Make no mistake about it: Computers process numbers - not symbols. We measure our understanding (and control) by the extent to which we can arithmetize an activity.
毫无疑问：计算机处理数字-而不是符号。我们通过对活动进行数字化的程度来衡量我们的理解（和控制）。
历史不是过去。历史就是现在。我们随身携带着历史。
Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.
The city is the ultimate expression of our civilization.
每部小说都是举向社会面孔的一面镜子——有时它映照出美好，更多时候它显示出我们试图忽视的裂痕。
"We are most alive when we're in love."