Andrew Plotkin quotes:

It's not virtual reality until you can be tortured to death in it.

If you already know what recursion is, just remember the answer. Otherwise, find someone who is standing closer to Douglas Hofstadter than you are; then ask him or her what recursion is.

If C++ has taught me one thing, it's this: Just because the system is consistent doesn't mean it's not the work of Satan.

I believe there's something in the Bible about 'Thou shalt not call anyone insane who owns and is competent with more firearms than you own sharp sticks.'