Quotes from Why The Lucky Stiff

when you don't create things, you become defined by your tastes rather than ability. your tastes only narrow & exclude people. so create.

programming is rather thankless. u see your works become replaced by superior ones in a year. unable to run at all in a few more.

Reality's kind of a medium, maybe greater than paper. We all want life to have the same texture that we read about in novels.

This was incredibly foolish. To live just to die. And to die so easily.

There is no use in trying to judge everything but the condition you are in right now. You are absolutely delusional if you think that you know anything right now.

if you program and want any longevity to your work, make a game. all else recycles, but people rewrite architectures to keep games alive.

Sometimes I do believe in predestination. I feel helpless to do anything but what I am compelled to do.