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Ray Bradbury absolutely loves books! He, himself, spent many years in libraries which got him interested, at one point in time or another, in dinosaurs, fantasy, dancer, and outer space. He wants everyone to go to a library and read to become the author and transport to a different time and place. He condemns book burning. He believes reading is the way to knowledge needed to vote and is therefore the foundation of democracy. Some of his favorite books are the Wizard of Oz and Tarzan. Some of his favorite authors are Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Edgar Allan Poe, and Charles Dickens. He has been writing since he was twelve years old. He writes to live forever through his writing, which will last forever. When he writes, he claims he is not
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