Data abstraction is the reduction of a particular body of data to a simplified representation of the whole.

Life is not fair, get used to it.

Before a dream is realized, the Soul of the World tests everything that was learned along the way. It does this not because it is evil, but so that we can, in addition to realizing our dreams, master the lessons we've learned as we've moved toward that dream. That's the point at which most people give up. It's the point at which, as we say in the language of the desert, one 'dies of thirst just when the palm trees have appeared on the horizon.'

The most important thing in the programming world is to make sure that the software we create is reliable and efficient.

Love is or it ain't. Thin love ain't love at all.

The poor dream all their lives of getting enough to eat and looking like the rich. And what do the rich dream of? Losing weight and looking like the poor.

Power is not just about what you can do, but what you can make others do.