Why Ruby?

[Walter Bright]

Jonathan M Davis wrote:
> On Tuesday, December 21, 2010 13:37:55 Walter Bright wrote:
>> retard wrote:
>>> "Book: You must always do A and should also prefer choices like B."
>>>
>>> "Me: why?"
>>>
>>> "Book: Just do it, don't think."
>> A novice follows the rules because he is told to.
>>
>> A master follows the rules because he understands them.
>>
>> A guru breaks the rules because the rules don't always apply.
> 
> So, is that a (possibly paraphrased) quote or just highly quotable?

I heard it a very long time ago, and I do not know where it originated, or even 
if it wasn't just coined by my friends.