Common Lisp is politics, not art.

If you can't take the heat, don't tickle the dragon.

In case you're not a computer person, I should probably point out that 'Real Soon Now' is a technical term meaning 'sometime before the heat-death of the universe, maybe'.

Common Lisp is politics, not art.

If you want a language that tries to lock up all the sharp objects and fire-making implements, use Pascal or Ada: the Nerf languages, harmless fun for children of all ages, and they won't mar the furniture.

If you are always pressing the envelope, you will suffer many paper cuts.