Create your own flashcards or choose from millions created by other students. I often wonder if God recognizes his own son the way weve dressed him up, or is it dressed him down? 20% For if we are destroyed, the knowledge is dead, perhaps for good Right now we have a horrible job; were waiting for the war to begin and, as quickly, end. Dont have an account? Quotes tagged as "fahrenheit-451" Showing 1-30 of 73. It doesnt matter what you do, he said, so long as you change something from the way it was before you touched it into something thats like you after you take your hands away. When we reach the city. image-0= headline-1=h3 question-1=What is Ray Bradburys famous quote? answer-1=If you dont write stories you love, youll never make it. And I want you to teach me to understand what I read., Im antisocial, they say. Get books for your students and raise funds for your classroom. Your subscription will continue automatically once the free trial period is over. It burned Time. By the time the consequences catch up with you, its too late, isnt it, It all depends on what you mean by social, doesnt it? I just want someone to hear what I have to say. In Fahrenheit 451, the contrast between passive entertainment (television) and critical thought (books) is a central concern. "'Fahrenheit 451' Quotes Explained." Additionally, Bradburys use of symbolism gives readers a deeper understanding of the more complex themes present throughout the novel. I said nothing. Subscribe now. No use going through all that agony for a baby. Each man the image of every other; then all are happy, for there are no mountains to make them cower, to judge themselves against., ~Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, about: society, ignorance (Character: Captain Beatty), Page 55, With school turning out more runners, jumpers, racers, tinkerers, grabbers, snatchers, fliers, and swimmers instead of examiners, critics, knowers, and imaginative creators, the word intellectual, of course, became the swear word it deserved to be., ~Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, about: society, ignorance, censorship (Character: Captain Beatty), Page 55, A book is a loaded gun in the house next doorWho knows who might be the target of the well-read man?, ~Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, about books, censorship (Character: Captain Beatty), Page 56, [Firemen] were given a new job, as custodians of our peace of mind, the focus of our understandable and rightful dread of being inferior; official censors, judges, and executors., Coloured people dont like Little Black Sambo. You can view our. More pictures. Ask for no guarantees, ask for no security, there never was such an animal. (Part 3). The world must reproduce, you know, the race must go on. Its not pleasant, but then were not in control, were the odd minority crying in the wilderness. Then, in the twentieth century, speed up your camera. Yes., ~Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, (Character: Montag, thoughts told by narrator), Page 158, [sc_fs_multi_faq headline-0=h3 question-0=What is the last quote in Fahrenheit 451? answer-0=And on either side of the river was there a tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month. Sometimes it can end up there. And some day well remember so much that well build the biggest steam-shovel in history and dig the biggest grave of all time and shove war in and cover it up. We stand against the small tide of those who want to make everyone unhappy with conflicting theory and thought., ~Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, about: censorship, ignorance (Character: Captain Beatty), Page 59, Putting out the stars and extinguishing the sun., ~Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, aboutignorance (Character: Captain Beatty), Page 59, No front porches. He doesn't seem to mind too much that he's missing the big things, but rather . It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.". Digests, Tabloids. Magazines became a nice blend of vanilla tapioca. I dont mix. "So it was the hand that started it all. Thats sad, said Montag, quietly, because all we put into it is hunting and finding and killing. | Have you ever tried it?, ~Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, (Character: Clarisse McClellan), Page 20, Youre not like the others. Its real beauty is that it destroys responsibility and consequences., ~Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, about: fire, (Character: Captain Beatty) Page 109, At least you were a fool about the right things, said Faber., ~Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, about: ignorance (Character: Faber) Page 124, The river was mild and leisurely, going away from the people who ate shadows for breakfast and steam for lunch and vapors for supper., ~Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, about: society (Character: Montag, thoughts told by narrator), Page 133, The sun burned every day. A man had to think them up. Today, thanks to them, you can stay happy all the time, you are allowed to read comics, the good old confessions, or trade journals., ~Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, about: books, censorship, society (Character: Captain Beatty), Page 55, We must all be alike. Or a garden planted. "If you hide your ignorance, no one will hit you and you'll never learn." 4. A child or a book or a painting or a house or a wall built or a pair of shoes made. Life is immediate, the job counts, pleasure lies all about after work. He drove forty miles an hour and they jailed him for two days (9). Mildreds shallowness and emptiness will eventually poison the fresh blood one way or another. I sometimes think drivers dont know what grass is, or flowers, because they never see them slowlyIf you showed a driver a green blur, Oh yes! However, once Faber sees the book that Montag has brought with him, some life comes back into his face. The good writers touch life often. Weve started and won two atomic wars since 2022! Free trial is available to new customers only. Ive had TWO children by Caesarian section. Montag 's wife. Of course., ~Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, about books, fire, censorship, ignorance (Characters: Clarisse McClellan and Guy Montag), Pages 5, 6, 20 Fahrenheit 451 Quotes About Censorship With Page Numbers, Monday burn Millay, Wednesday Whitman, Friday Faulkner, burn em to ashes, then burn the ashes. The first part of the statement implores the listener to see, experience, and learn about as much of the world as possible. Youve successfully purchased a group discount. The world was bankrupted of ten million fine actions the night he passed on., Were going to meet a lot of lonely people in the next week and the next month and the next year. (2021, February 9). One column, two sentences, a headline! Oh, they dont miss me, she said. Why cant Montag and Mildred remember how they met? It tastes just like wine. Nineteenth-century man with his horses, dogs, carts, slow motion. It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed. If you don't see it, please check your spam folder. The others would walk off and leave me talking. Millie's complaint that books "aren't people" is supposed to contrast with the human contact she feels when watching television. White people don't feel good about Uncle Tom's Cabin. Quick with the kerosene! To Montag, in order to fully appreciate and understand something, it needs to be real enough that he can practically feel that he is inhaling it into his bloodstream, symbolizing his desire to learn and absorb all he can. More than 50 million students study for free with the Quizlet app each month. Better yet, give him none., Books were only one type of receptacle where we stored a lot of things we were afraid we might forget. The mediocre ones run a quick hand over her. How does Beatty learn about Montags book stash? Ray Bradburys writing style is accessible and engaging, allowing readers to immerse themselves in the story easily. It had summed up everything, hadnt it? My uncle says there used to be front porches. They run us so ragged by the end of the day we cant do anything but go to bed or head for a Fun Park to bully people around, break windowpanes in the Window Smasher place or wreck cars in the Car Wrecker place with the big steel ball. Or talking about how strange the world is. By signing up you agree to our terms and privacy policy. The bad ones rape her and leave her for the flies. Because they have quality. The things youre looking for, Montag, are in the world, but the only way the average chap will ever see ninety-nine percent of them is in a book. And when they ask us what were doing, you can say, Were remembering. Contact us That way lies melancholy., ~Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, about: ignorance, censorship (Character: Captain Beatty), Page 58, Any man who can take a TV wall apart and put it back together again, and most men can nowadays, is happier than any man who tries to slide-rule, measure, and equate the universe, which just wont be measured or equated without making man feel bestial and lonely., ~Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, about: technology, ignorance, society (Character: Captain Beatty), Page 58, If you dont want a man unhappy politically, dont give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Strange. You were simply cleaning up. We know the damn silly thing we just did. Preview Fahrenheit 451by Ray Bradbury Fahrenheit 451 Quotes Showing 271-300 of 1,289 "It is computed that eleven thousand persons have at several times suffered death rather than submit to break eggs at the smaller end." Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 7 likes Like "We'll go on the river. No matter what age we are, what draws us to it?The thing man wanted to invent, but never didIf you let it go on, itd burn our lifetimes out. I am one of the innocents who could have spoken up and out when no one would listen to the guilty, but I did not speak and thus became guilty myself., ~Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, about: society (Character: Faber), Page 78, Nobody listens anymore. Why learn anything save pressing buttons, pulling switches, fitting nuts and bolts?, ~Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, about books, knowledge, censorship, ignorance (Character: Captain Beatty), Page 52, The zipper displaces the button and a man lacks just that much time to think while dressing at dawn, a philosophical hour, and thus a melancholy hour., ~Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, about: ignorance (Character: Captain Beatty), Page 53, More sports for everyone, group spirit, fun and you dont have to think, eh? Burn it. Often I think what wonderful carvings never came to birth because he died. (one code per order). $18.74/subscription + tax, Save 25% Thats against the law! And me not sleeping tonight or tomorrow night or any night for a long while, now that this has started. All the minor minor minorities with their navels to be kept clean. You'll also receive an email with the link. Burn it. A time to keep silence and a time to speak. Related Characters: Guy Montag (speaker) Related Symbols: Fire. You are intuitively right, thats what counts., ~Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, about books, knowledge (Character: Faber), Pages 78, 79, Do you know why books such as this are so important? Out of the nursery into the college and back to the nursery; theres your intellectual pattern for the past five centuries or more. Mildred arose and began to move around the room, picking things up and putting them down. Often I think, what wonderful carvings never came to birth because he died. Fahrenheit 451 Quotes 1. Its more fantastic that any dream made or paid for in factories., We cannot tell the precise moment when friendship is formed. Someones written a book on tobacco and cancer of the lungs? After Mildred overdoses on sleeping pills and has her blood replaced, Montag notices how full of life she suddenly looks as opposed to how she looked before. Right now she was pulling at his shoulder to try to get him to move so she could take the pillow out and fix it nicely and put it back. Because investing in your health pays lifelong dividends. Oh. This theme is shown throughout the novel. When people ask your age, he said, always say seventeen and insane., ~Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, humor, (Character: Clarisse McClellan), Page 5, Clarisse McClellan Quotes With Page Numbers, One time, as a child in a power failure, his mother had found and lit a last candle and there had been a brief hour of rediscovery, of such illumination that space lost its vast dimensions and drew comfortably around them, and they, mother and son, alone, transformed, hoping that the power might not come on again too soon, ~Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, about: knowledge (Character: Montag, thoughts told by narrator), Page 5, Her face, turned to him now, was fragile milk crystal with a soft and constant light in it. The quote contains details about Montag using his flamethrower to destroy a stock of illegal books, but the language the quote employs contains much more depth. Explanation of the famous quotes in Fahrenheit 451, including all important speeches, comments, quotations, and monologues. He wanted above all, like the old joke, to shove a marshmallow on a stick in the furnace, while the flapping pigeon-winged books died on the porch and lawn of the house. Its so strange. The televisor is real. It is immediate, it has dimension. By entering your email address you agree to receive emails from SparkNotes and verify that you are over the age of 13. And I thought about books. Were nothing more than dust jackets for books, of no significance otherwise., ~Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, about books, (Character: Granger), Page 146, And when the wars over, someday, some year, the books can be written again, the people will be called in, one by one, to recite what they know and well set it up in type until another Dark Age, when we might have to do the whole damn thing over again. Bang! Caesarians or not, children are ruinous; youre out of your mind, said Mrs. Phelps. https://www.thoughtco.com/fahrenheit-451-quotes-4175957 (accessed March 4, 2023). You werent hurting anyone, you were hurting only things! Besides, they sometimes look just like you, and thats nice. Free trial is available to new customers only. And what does the word quality mean? I never have. Why are people so violent in Fahrenheit 451? I put up with them when they come home three days a month; its not bad at all. (one code per order). Books cut shorter. Let's take a look at some of the most thought-provoking quotes. It would be funny if it were not serious. Coloured people don't like Little Black Sambo. Contact us Books, so the damned snobbish critics said, were dishwater. He was an important man. See the world. Smack! He must have been first cousin to Man. About something important, about something real?, ~Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, about: society, ignorance (Character: Guy Montag), Page 49, Once, books appealed to a few people, here, there, everywhere. My uncle drove slowly on a highway once. Get personalized recommendations. 10 Fahrenheit 451 Quotes Explained Though relatively short at less than 200 pages, Fahrenheit 451 is definitely a heavy read, packed full with symbolism and insightful dialogue about censorship and liberal thinking. Authors, full of evil thoughts, lock up your typewriters. Theres dew on the grass in the morning. He suddenly couldnt remember if he had known this or not, and it made him quite irritable. The way Montag sees it, blood is a symbol for life and vitality, and Fabers thirst for knowledge is what brings the blood back to his face and brain. These lines serve as a declaration of the central motif of the novel: the belief that humans prefer the easy, gratifying path over anything that requires effort. Ace your assignments with our guide to Fahrenheit 451! This Study Guide consists of approximately 41 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Fahrenheit 451. He shaped the world. Fahrenheit 451 Quotes Part 1: The Hearth and the Salamander What are some important quotes from Fahrenheit 451 Part 1? PDFs of modern translations of every Shakespeare play and poem. Many of the quotes in Fahrenheit 451 emphasize Bradbury's argument that passive entertainment is mind-numbing and even destructive, as well as his belief that worthwhile knowledge requires effort and patience. So if he burned things with the firemen and the sun burned Time, that meant that everything burned!, ~Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, about: fire (Character: Montag, thoughts told by narrator), Page 134, Better to keep it in the old heads, where no one can see it or suspect it. Here, Montags thoughts reveal that seeing and learning things arent enough: He wants to ingest them, to merge with them, to make these new experiences and places a part of him, circulating in his bloodstream. The loud, flashy, and virtually meaningless TV shows in the world of Fahrenheit 451, are a prime example of media that does nothing more than "talk[ing] things.". He laughed. its all over., We stand against the small tide of those who want to make everyone unhappy with conflicting theory and thought., No one has time any more for anyone else., If you dont want a house built, hide the nails and wood. Your group members can use the joining link below to redeem their group membership. Quote: White blurs are houses. I sit here and know I'm alive." Ray Bradbury author Fahrenheit 451 book character life talking meaning concepts 02 Share "They say you retain knowledge even when you're sleeping, if someone whispers in your ear." Montag?, ~Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, about: society (Characters: Montag and Captain Beatty), Pages 109, 110, What is it about fire thats so lovely? Were not out to incite or anger anyone yet. Her poisoned and corrupted blood, that part of humanity that the society is trying to destroy, is easily replaced by something artificial, just like the society is trying to replace humanity with something artificial and fake. Theres no reason to change if I do that., ~Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, (Character: Montag), Page 88, Howre your children, Mrs. Phelps? he asked. What page is this quote on in Fahrenheit 451? White blurs are houses. You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you. image-1= headline-2=h3 question-2=What is the slogan for Fahrenheit 451? answer-2=Monday burn Millay, Wednesday Whitman, Friday Faulkner, burn em to ashes, then burn the ashes. image-2= headline-3=h3 question-3=What is the first line of Fahrenheit 451? answer-3=It was a pleasure to burn. image-3= headline-4=h3 question-4=There must be something in books things we cant imagine page number. answer-4=This line is on page 48 by Guy Montag in Fahrenheit 451. image-4= headline-5=h3 question-5=Is Fahrenheit 451 hard to read? answer-5=No, Fahrenheit 451 is not hard to read. "It was a pleasure to burn. I dont think Id like that, he said. The magic is only in what books say, how they stitched the patches of the universe together into one garment for us., A book is a loaded gun in the house next door. No wonder books stopped selling, the critics said. Not everyone born free and equal, as the Constitution says, but everyone made equal. Explore books by genre, topic, reading level, or series to find your next read. The statement underscores what Bradbury sees as the slippery slope leading to dystopia: intolerance of ideas that cause discomfort or unease. Part I: The Hearth and the Salamander, Section 1, Part I: The Hearth and the Salamander, Section 2, Part I: The Hearth and the Salamander, Section 3, Part I: The Hearth and the Salamander, Section 4, Part I: The Hearth and the Salamander, Section 5, Part II: The Sieve and the Sand, Section 1, Part II: The Sieve and the Sand, Section 2. The public itself stopped reading of its own accord., And I thought about books. to start your free trial of SparkNotes Plus. Fahrenheit 451 Quotes Showing 1-30 of 1,307 "Why is it," he said, one time, at the subway entrance, "I feel I've known you so many years?" "Because I like you," she said, "and I don't want anything from you." Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 tags: friendship , relationships 4877 likes Like And the hours late. The bad ones rape her and leave her for the flies., ~Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, about: books (Character: Faber), Page 79, So now do you see why books are hated and feared? Sometimes I even go to Fun parks and ride in the jet cars when they race on the edge of town at midnight and the police dont care as long as theyre insured. Stand back from the centrifuge., ~Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, about: society (Character: Faber), Page84, Those who dont build must burn. Books were only one type or receptacle where we stored a lot of things we were afraid we might forget. Were going to meet a lot of lonely people in the next week and the next month and the next year. them, eh? When I said something about the moon, you looked at the moon, last night. Books - Faber explains the importance of books, that they represent the quality of life. Renews March 11, 2023 The people in this book, this play, this TV serial are not meant to represent any actual painters, cartographers, mechanics anywhere. The lawn-cutter might just as well not have been there at all; the gardener will be there a lifetime., ~Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, about books, (character: Granger), Pages 149,150, Stuff your eyes with wonder, he said, live as if youd drop dead in ten seconds. Cite this Quote. Fire - Fire represents destruction, of books, of people, of society. In essence, it's the temperature at which society burns. Purchasing Millie's statement encapsulates what Bradbury sees as part of the problem of passive entertainment like television: it creates the illusion of community and activity. Youve successfully purchased a group discount. I exaggerate, of course. If the government is inefficient, top-heavy, and tax-mad, better it be all those than that people worry over it. Montag meets Clarisse a few pages in and immediately starts to realize what he's missing. 3578 likes. And the wars begun. Thats supposed to prove Im abnormal. He shaped the world. It must be, right. While the books went up in sparkling whirls and blew away on a wind turned dark with burning., ~Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, about: fire, books, (Character: Montag, thoughts told by narrator), Page 1, Further Reading: Fahrenheit 451 Quotes About Books, Kerosene, he said, because the silence had lengthened, is nothing but perfume to me., ~Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, about: fire, (Character: Guy Montag), Page 4, Im seventeen and Im crazy. We are all bits and pieces of history and literature and international law. Unlike Mildred, who was full of easily replaceable blood that she could only poison from the inside, Montag wishes his bloodhis inner selfto be purified and strengthened by the outside world. But lets not talk about People dont talk about anything., ~Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, about: society, ignorance (Character: Clarisse McClellan), Page 28, They crashed the front door and grabbed at a woman, though she was not running, she was not trying to escape. for a group?
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