Last night I thought about all that kerosene I've used in the past ten years. And I thought about books. And for the first time I realized that a man was behind each one of the books. A man had to think them up. A man had to take a long time to put them down on paper. And I'd never even thought that thought before." He got out of bed." It took some man a lifetime maybe to put some of his thoughts down, looking around at the world and life and then I come along in two minutes and boom! it's all over."" Let me alone, " said Mildred. "I didn't do anyt. Ray Bradbury
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The last thing a man should think about is being a burden on his children. The last thing a man should think about is the amount of work it took to write that book. The last thing a man should think about is how he felt about doing all of that work. Instead, men should be thinking about the things that matter.

They should be thinking about their family and being a great dad or husband. They should remember that they have been given a gift and they have been blessed with the ability to create something. They should be so grateful for this opportunity to create something wonderful and use it as a way to inspire young people.

Source: Fahrenheit 451

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