Why Lisp?

The Wizard on SICP.

A book would not become famous just because it is written in a popular language. At the end of the day, ideas behind the words are what matter the most. The same concept applies to programming languages, too. A good programming language should be able to describe the abstract beings that inhabit a man's mind simply. By conjuring the recursive combinations made of simple primitives, Lisp simplifies even the most complicated computational processes that inhabit a human's brain. Just like how Bob Dylan's poems simplify the most complex and obscure human emotion.