Without doubt, at least in my mind, Ray Bradbury is one of the best writers ever. Something Wicked This Way Comes, Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles  and more — all amazed me as a young reader. In this snippet from an old interview, I learned something about his life and his writing.

Ray Bradbury on Storytelling, Friendship, and Why He Never Learned to Drive: A Lost Vintage Interview, Found and Animated | Brain Pickings.
http://www.brainpickings.org/2015/05/07/ray-bradbury-blank-on-blank-interview/