“A book is a loaded gun in the house next door.”
Part 1
Fahrenheit 451 (1953)
Help us to complete the source, original and additional information
Ray Bradbury 401
American writer 1920–2012Related quotes

“Load up on guns, bring your friends.”
Song lyrics, Nevermind (1991)

“Western civilization is a loaded gun pointed at the head of this planet.”

"He cuts prices."
"In Our Block" (1965); later in Nine Hundred Grandmothers (1970)

“Secrets with girls, like loaded guns with boys,
Are never valued till they make a noise.”
"The Maid's Story", line 84 (1819).
Tales of the Hall (1819)