What kind of programmer is so divorced from reality that she thinks she'll get complex software right the first time?

What kind of programmer is so divorced from reality that she thinks she'll get complex software right the first time?

You don’t free yourself from duty by running away. That only increases the weight on your shoulders.

Having a perilous adventure is always better than comatose safety. Always, always, always, always, always.

Lawyers will always buckle under to something, whether its bribes, violence, court orders, or the weight of their own bullshit.

Everyone's life is a mess. Everyone's. We all make mistakes . . . and not just little slip-ups. Major mistakes that hurt us and other people.

I hated relying on luck. When it worked, it made me feel so damned eerie.