Larry Wall (1954) American computer programmer and author, creator of Perl
[199709242015.NAA10312@wall.org, 1997]
Usenet postings, 1997
“about clichés. Avoid them like the plague.”
— Khaled Hosseini, book The Kite Runner
Source: The Kite Runner
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