We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. Medicine, law, business, engineering: these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love...these are what we stay alive for.
The design of a system should be guided by the principle of least surprise, where the behavior of components is intuitive and predictable.
所有这些说明的目的是引导探索者的心智朝向它们背后的唯一实相。
Mathematics teaches us to think logically and creatively at the same time.