I used to walk down the street like I was a star... I want people to walk around delusional about how great they can be - and then to fight so hard for it every day that the lie becomes the truth.

每一次挫折都是为了更好的回归做准备。

Giving up on assembly language was the apple in our Garden of Eden: Languages whose use squanders machine cycles are sinful. The LISP machine now permits LISP programmers to abandon bra and fig-leaf.

关上门。写作时不要让别人看着你的肩膀。不要试图弄清楚别人想从你这里听到什么；弄清楚你要说什么。这是你唯一能提供的东西。