在任何一个有读过历史的人眼中，公民抗命是人类原始的美德。人类历史是通过公民抗命才能取得进展的，要不是经由公民抗命，就得经过军事起义了。

每个读者都为故事带来不同的东西。

In a flash, all of the past away from you, the rest of the only memories.

The theory of computation provides a foundation for understanding what can and cannot be computed.

I'm drawn to a lovely quote by St. Augustine in "The City of God," where he says, "It's a sin to judge any man by his post." In modern English that would mean it's a sinto come to any view of who you should talk to, dependent on their business card. It's not the post that should count. According to St. Augustine, only God can really put everybody in their place; he's going to do that on the Day of Judgment, with angels and trumpets, and the skies will open. Insane idea, if you're a secularist person, like me. But something very valuable in that idea, nevertheless.