We shall never prevent the abuse of power if we are not prepared to limit power in a way which occasionally may prevent its use for desirable purposes.

Fiction is the truth inside the lie.

Symmetry is a complexity-reducing concept (co-routines include subroutines); seek it everywhere.

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."

文章是用来阐明道理的。

The best literature is always subversive, unsettling what is established, questioning authority.