The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true.

理论必须是美丽的。

记忆是我们无法被驱逐的唯一天堂。

He who refuses to do arithmetic is doomed to talk nonsense.

编程语言中最重要的东西是名字。没有好名字的语言不会成功。