Quotes from Rick Cook

Moira nodded vigorously. She didn't know what BASIC or COBOL were, except that Wiz said they caused brain damage in those who used them.

Jerry thought about what a letter of recommendation from a council of wizards would look like in his resume file. "Totally secret," he said firmly.

You're not dealing with people," Jerry told him. "These are programmers, boy. Programmers!