The Martian Chronicles

by Ray Bradbury

Marriage made people old and familiar, while still young.

“‘Drink to me only with thine eyes, and I will pledge with mine,’”

Or leave a kiss within the cup, and I’ll not ask for wine.’”

“—and when she got there, the cupboard was bare, And so her poor dog had none!”

“I’m not speaking, I’m thinking,” she said. “Telepathy! Good day!”

“Even the agreement for euthanasia if final decision on such a step is necessary.”

you old son of a bitch!”

I’m looking forward to when this term is no longer used.

What if the Martians took the memories of a town exclusively from my mind?

Chicken pox. It did things to the Martians it never did to Earth Men.

This is very unfortunate. Were they not vaccinated? Even with vaccines, could an earth person infect a Martian?

Biggs weaved to the rim of the Martian canal. He carried six empty bottles and dropped them one by one into the deep blue canal waters.

The pollution starts.