diff --git a/1984/anonymous/README.md b/1984/anonymous/README.md
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--- a/1984/anonymous/README.md
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@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@ program.  What reads like a read may be written like a write!
 
 ## Author's comments:
 
-No comments were provided by the author.
+Some years after this entry was published we asked the author if they still
+wished to remain anonymous and they said:
+
+> Yes, I want to keep my anonymity.  But you can tell them that I am well known
+for my connection to the C language.'
 
 ## Copyright and CC BY-SA 4.0 License:
 
diff --git a/faq.md b/faq.md
index a8ca9b5ea..f71b0866d 100644
--- a/faq.md
+++ b/faq.md
@@ -448,8 +448,8 @@ While many have asked who it was, we have continued to follow the
 author's wish to remain anonymous.
 
 A few years ago, we asked the author if they still wanted to remain anonymous.
-They said: '_Yes, I want to keep my anonymity.  But you can tell them that I am a well known for my connection to the
-C language"_'. It was not until 2001 that another [anonymous
+They said: '_Yes, I want to keep my anonymity.  But you can tell them that I am well known for my connection to the
+C language_'. It was not until 2001 that another [anonymous
 entry](/years.html#2001_anonymous) received an award.
 
 BTW: The [1984 winner](/years.html#1984_mullender) remains one of my (Landon