The design of a system should be guided by the principle of least surprise, where the behavior of components is intuitive and predictable.

每个犯罪都有一个故事，每个故事都有一个真相。

在我们的内心深处被唤起的，就是那个久远的背景——古老的人类心理模式，它们源于遗传而非后天习得，我们从业已模糊的往日世代继承了它们。

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am not.

Optimizing compilers are a lot like nuclear power plants. They are both very powerful and very dangerous.