“The problem in our country isn't with books being banned, but with people no longer reading. You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.”

American science fiction writer and short story author of the mid-20th century, Bradbury crafted vivid, poetic visions of the future and human nature. His works like *Fahrenheit 451* and *The Martian Chronicles* explore themes of censorship, memory, and the boundaries between reality and imagination.