What is the sound of Perl? Is it not the sound of a wall that people have stopped banging their heads against?

Younger hackers are hard to classify. They're probably just as diverse as the old hackers are. We're all over the map.

At many levels, Perl is a 'diagonal' language.

Most of you are familiar with the virtues of a programmer. There are three, of course: laziness, impatience, and hubris.

For me, writing is a love-hate relationship.

Portability should be the default.

I think software patents are a bad idea. Many patents are given for trivial inventions.

Symmetry is overrated. Overrated is symmetry.

The Harvard Law states: Under controlled conditions of light, temperature, humidity, and nutrition, the organism will do as it damn well pleases.

Over the long term, symbiosis is more useful than parasitism. More fun, too. Ask any mitochondria.

Hubris itself will not let you be an artist.

When a man is in despair, it means that he still believes in something.

To radiate joy is to reveal deep compassion for hurting people

Stop reliant on human effort. Seek divine power.

The endless thing in the world is Love.That is Beautiful.

It is true of the Nation, as of the individual, that the greatest doer must also be a great dreamer.

I wondered what sort of woman loved a man like that.

What a strange power there is in clothing.

Hell is full of good wishes or desires.

Kissing is something that everybody does!

What is there in life except one's ideas, Good air, good friend, what is there in life?