“I know you've heard it a thousand times before. But it's true — hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don't love something, then don't do it.”

— Ray Bradbury

As quoted in Ray Bradbury: The Uncensored Biography (2006) by Gene Beley, p. 284

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