It sounds like Ray Bradbury had a life filled with joy and challenges and positive response to his writing. He seems to have loved many people and had many interests, and his childlike playfulness never left him, indeed he treasured his boyhood self and used material from it for his stories. I remember first reading the "Martian Chronicles" and "Farenheit 451" and having goosebumps. He was speaking to me politically, creatively and with such empathy and heart. I'm glad he lived a long interesting life, and had so much fun. He's one of those who transcended the genre, as they say. I never liked sci fi, or fantasy, yet I read everything he ever wrote. I adore the film of 451 and have images of it burned into my consciousness. I remember watching the Chronicles on TV, and feeling it was a major event. And now knowing how heartfelt and compassionate he was makes me feel I sensed that as well in his writing.
Mr. Emperio (who at a fair tapped him with a sword and predicted his immortality) maybe didn't succeed in making him live forever, but Bradbury's writing certainly will.
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