Ted Nelson

Computers liberate the mind from the chains of paper.

Berners-Lee's web is a shadow of Xanadu's light.

Every idea deserves its eternal home in hyperspace.

The joy of invention is in the pursuit, not the product.

Transpointing: the art of reference without replication.

Society needs dreamers like me to push the envelope.

The book is dead; long live the hyperbook.

In the world of bits, ownership is an illusion.

My life's work: connecting the unconnectable.

Humor helps when code doesn't compile.

Hypertext is democracy for ideas.

The universe of knowledge is non-linear; our tools must reflect that.

I laugh at the simplicity of search engines.

Reflections on failure: it's the fertilizer for innovation.

Letters to the future: build better links.

In interviews, I always say: dream big, code small.

The meaning of life? Intertwingled connections.

Art in algorithms: that's the beauty of computing.

Comeback to critics: my ideas outlive your doubts.

Wisdom from decades: persistence pays in pixels.