The most important thing in the programming language is the name. A language will not succeed without a good name. I have recently invented a very good name and now I am looking for a suitable language.

"The novel is the great democratic art form. It's the one place where you can be anyone, do anything, and say anything."

You have to believe in yourself when no one else does—that's what makes you a winner.

"The truth is rarely pure and never simple."

Writing is a way to make sense of the world.