We could have built a colony on the moon and moved on to Mars. We need something larger than ourselves — that's a real religious activity. That's what space travel can be — relating ourselves to the universe. … NASA is to blame — the entire government is to blame — and the end of the Cold War really pulled the plug, draining any passion that remained.


Playboy interview (1996)

Ray Bradbury Quotes

We could have built a colony on the moon and moved on to Mars. We need something larger than ourselves — that's a real religious activity. That's...

We could have built a colony on the moon and moved on to Mars. We need something larger than ourselves — that's a real religious activity. That's...

We could have built a colony on the moon and moved on to Mars. We need something larger than ourselves — that's a real religious activity. That's...

We could have built a colony on the moon and moved on to Mars. We need something larger than ourselves — that's a real religious activity. That's...