Ray Bradbury (Ray Douglas Bradbury) Quotes

Men are nuts. Young men are crazy. We all love toys. I'm toy oriented. I write about toys. I've got a lot of toys. Hundreds of things. But computers are toys, and men like to mess around with smart dumb things. They feel creative.

Ray Bradbury

• Writing
• Crazy
• Smart
• Creative
• Dumb
• Computer

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• Men are nuts. Young men are crazy. We all love toys. I'm toy oriented. I write about toys. I've got a lot of toys. Hundreds of things. But computers are toys, and men like to mess around with smart dumb things. They feel creative.

  

  Ray Bradbury
  • Writing
  • Crazy
  • Smart