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\nA<\/span>t a lecture many years ago, I heard Ray Bradbury say, “your job is to collect metaphors”.<\/p>\n

Apparently, nobody I was with there heard it. So I always assumed he was talking to me.<\/p>\n

Eternal rest, Mr Bradbury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At a lecture many years ago, I heard Ray Bradbury say, “your job is to collect metaphors”. Apparently, nobody I was with there heard it. So I always assumed he was talking to me. 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