The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-trust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciple.

If you want something done right, do it yourself.

Change is inevitable, but growth is optional.

To be a poet is to have a soul so quick to discern, that no shade of quality escapes it.

We are all alone, born alone, die alone, and—in spite of True Romance magazines—we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way.

理论计算机科学的美在于它能够抽象并解决看似不可逾越的问题。