As soon as they saw Aech’s score increase, they would have…

“Halliday’s favorites, like WarGames, Ghostbusters, Real Genius, Better Off Dead, or Revenge of the Nerds”

— Ernest Cline

“Not trusting my instincts any further, I loaded up a piece of high-end avatar dance software called Travoltra, which I’d downloaded and tested earlier…

— Ernest Cline

I notice when I'm at a party where I don't know anybody - even if I have nothing in common with somebody - we…

— Ernest Cline

“tried to keep my cool. I tried to remain skeptical. I reminded myself that I was a man of science, even if I did…

— Ernest Cline

The clans began to bombard the outer force field with rockets, missiles, nukes, and harsh language.

— Ernest Cline

“Something Daito had left to me in his will.”

— Ernest Cline

Everybody uses pop culture as a shorthand.

— Ernest Cline

I've heard Stephen King say that when you write a novel you end up revealing everything about yourself.

— Ernest Cline

“I fired a last volley of plasma bolts at the unprotected enemy ship, which was already vibrating from the buildup of power in its…

— Ernest Cline

“Dilettantes,’ Art3mis said. ‘It’s their own fault for not knowing all the Schoolhouse Rock! lyrics by heart.”

— Ernest Cline

“I understood her, trusted her, and loved her as a dear friend. None of that had changed, or could be changed by anything as…

— Ernest Cline

My characters are all kind of geek archetypes of people I've encountered at gaming and comic book conventions.

— Ernest Cline

“Besides, what if BSG and Firefly took place in the same universe? You ever consider that?” I”

— Ernest Cline

“Ray seemed to subsist primarily on a diet of high-fructose junk food and old videogames. It was hard not to love the guy. Back”

— Ernest Cline

I burned through all of my extra lives in a matter of minutes, and my two least-favorite words appeared on the screen: GAME OVER.

— Ernest Cline