陆地上空的云块这时候像山冈般耸立着，海岸只剩下一长条绿色的线，背后是些灰蓝色的小山。海水此刻呈现深蓝色，深得几乎发紫。

数据库应该是现实的忠实模型，而不是对现实的扭曲。

作家最伟大的工具不是笔，而是通过他人的眼睛看世界的能力。

The competent programmer is fully aware of the strictly limited size of his own skull; therefore he approaches the programming task in full humility, and among other things he avoids clever tricks like the plague.

Oil and gas will remain part of the energy mix for decades to come, but we must produce them as cleanly as possible.

We must embrace change to stay ahead in this competitive industry.

写作是一种爱的行为，是对居住在我们体内并定义我们的词语的完全奉献。

The desire for recognition, the thymotic part of the soul, cannot be satisfied by economic activity alone.

Because I understand, I am compassionate.