我们今天开采的石料，就是留给后世的遗产。

和那些叫喊饥饿的人相比，那么吃饱了自然就快乐；和呼叫寒冷的人相比，那么得到温暖自然就快乐；和患病者相比，那么健康就会快乐；和祸患者相比，那么平安就快乐；和死去的人相比，活着就会快乐。

Core technologies cannot be bought; they must be developed independently.

软件架构的目标是尽量减少构建系统所需的知识量。

We are in a universe where there is more and more information, and less and less meaning.

"In literature, we find the truth of our own existence."