335 Quotes by Larry Wall

And don't tell me there isn't one bit of difference between null and space, because that's exactly how much difference there is.

You want it in one line? Does it have to fit in 80 columns?

The purpose of most computer languages is to lengthen your resume by a word and a comma.

Well, coffee is my drug of choice, generally, with a little bit of Pepsi here and there, if I need more sugar. But yeah, if I could do intravenous coffee, I would. But I guess that's pretty standard.

Unix is like a toll road on which you have to stop every 50 feet to pay another nickel. But hey! You only feel 5 cents poorer each time.

"Lurking" is one metaphor that the Omniscience has allowed us to borrow.

Real theology is always rather shocking to people who already think they know what they think. I'm still shocked myself.

I've had to learn kind of sense when the questions would be coming and be ready to handle them. There's a lot of education and reiteration that happens on these online channels and sometimes it's tempting to just say, "Well, just go and read the documentation," but you know, people appreciate being led along and taught and mentored.

Call me bored, but don't call me boring.