沙漠不仅仅是一个地方；它是一种心境，是想象力的广阔画布。

The database is the most important piece of software in the enterprise, and the most important piece of software in the enterprise is the database.

He who refuses to do arithmetic is doomed to talk nonsense.

作家必须是一个异端，一个质疑所有绝对的人。