"The world is a mirror, and it reflects what we choose to see."

Part of what you must learn is how to handle mistakes and new facts that change the odds.Life, in part, is like a poker game wherein you have to learn to quit sometimes when holding a much-loved hand.

The art of programming is the art of organizing complexity.

Hard work, under the old system, meant doing as little as possible.

"Innocence always calls mutely for protection when we would be so much wiser to guard ourselves against it: innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm."

"Through literature, we can explore the infinite possibilities of human experience."