&quot;its whole syntax is the literal representation of one of it&#x27;s core datatypes, the linked list&quot;<p>&quot;Your average Lisp process is code running on a Lisp VM, and the VM allows you to modify the running code&quot;<p>Thank you. As a non-Lisper, this is probably the clearest explanation of Lisp&#x27;s qualities I&#x27;ve ever read.