"One purpose of CRC cards [a design tool] is to fail early, to fail often, and to fail inexpensively. It is a lot cheaper to tear up a bunch of cards that it would be to reorganize a large amount of source code."

-- Cay S. Horstmann

#Learning Quotes #Design Quotes #Tears Quotes

“I have a tendency to say yes to a script or no to a script. Not yes based on a rewrite.”
“Mirth, and even cheerfulness, when employed as remedies in low spirits, are like hot water to a frozen limb.”
“Each person is an island unto himself, in a very real sense; and he can only build bridges to other islands if he is first of all willing to be himself and permitted to be himself.”
“A poet may be a good companion, but, so far as I know, he is ever the worst of fathers.”

Source : Irving Bacheller (2008). “D'ri and I”, p.1, ReadHowYouWant.com
“The most important thing is to remain active and to love what you are doing.”
“As good as I am, I'm nothing without my band.”
“First of all, you can make the argument that there's no such thing as the past. Nobody lived in the past.”

Source : Interview with Bruce Cole, www.neh.gov.
“Your problem, it is not here' - he pointed the pen at Max-Ernest's throat - 'it is here' - he pointed the pen at Max-Ernest's chest. 'My heart is heavy, too. But you must be strong. This situation, it is very serious. It is not only Cass's life that is at stake. If she dies, the Secret, it will die too.”

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