“It should be noted that no ethically -trained software engineer would ever consent to write a DestroyBaghdad procedure. Basic professional ethics would instead require him to write a DestroyCity procedure, to which Baghdad could be given as a parameter.”
“The ethical person should do more then he is required to do, and less than he is allowed to.”
“I would like to write a Book which would drive men mad, which would be like an open door leading them where they would never have consented to go, in short, a door that opens onto reality.”
“Don't wait for the muse. She has a lousy work ethic. Writers just write.”
“ first reaction to the indescribable, stupid, and undignified procedure required for procreation had been disappointment...”
“What would Jesus do with this gift of writing, this God-given love of writing? What would He write?”