--- title: "3 Decade Quotes By Ernest Cline" description: "3 Decade quotes by Ernest Cline. Plus more from Ernest Cline and more Decade sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e3/ernest-cline-1857_culture_i-m-incredibly-nostalgic-for-the-80s-bec_1936880.png" --- > [I'm incredibly nostalgic for the '80s, because I think that's when Geek Culture really kicked in to high gear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-cline/i-m-incredibly-nostalgic-for-the-80s-because-i-think-that-s-when-geek/) [Ernest Cline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-cline/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e3/ernest-cline-1857_culture_i-m-incredibly-nostalgic-for-the-80s-bec_1936880.png) > [I was 7 years old when the '80s began and 17 years old when they ended, so it was an incredibly formative…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-cline/i-was-7-years-old-when-the-80s-began-and-17-years-old-when-they-ended/) [Ernest Cline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-cline/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d1/ernest-cline-1857_decade_i-was-7-years-old-when-the-80s-began-and_2351474.png) > [I noticed in the late 1990s that my friends and I were already nostalgic for the 1980s, and by the turn of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-cline/i-noticed-in-the-late-1990s-that-my-friends-and-i-were-already/) [Ernest Cline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-cline/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac8/ernest-cline-1857_century_i-noticed-in-the-late-1990s-that-my-frie_2581760.png) ## Other authors on Decade ## More by Ernest Cline > [“Halliday’s favorites, like WarGames, Ghostbusters, Real Genius, Better Off Dead, or Revenge of the Nerds”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-cline/halliday-s-favorites-like-wargames-ghostbusters-real-genius-better/) [Ernest Cline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-cline/ray-seemed-to-subsist-primarily-on-a-diet-of-high-fructose-junk-food/) [Ernest Cline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-cline/) > [“Besides, what if BSG and Firefly took place in the same universe? You ever consider that?” I”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-cline/besides-what-if-bsg-and-firefly-took-place-in-the-same-universe-you/) [Ernest Cline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-cline/) > [My characters are all kind of geek archetypes of people I've encountered at gaming and comic book conventions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-cline/my-characters-are-all-kind-of-geek-archetypes-of-people-i-ve/) [Ernest Cline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-cline/i-understood-her-trusted-her-and-loved-her-as-a-dear-friend-none-of/) [Ernest Cline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-cline/) > [“Dilettantes,’ Art3mis said. ‘It’s their own fault for not knowing all the Schoolhouse Rock! lyrics by heart.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-cline/dilettantes-art3mis-said-it-s-their-own-fault-for-not-knowing-all-the/) [Ernest Cline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-cline/i-fired-a-last-volley-of-plasma-bolts-at-the-unprotected-enemy-ship/) [Ernest Cline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-cline/) > [I've heard Stephen King say that when you write a novel you end up revealing everything about yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-cline/i-ve-heard-stephen-king-say-that-when-you-write-a-novel-you-end-up/) [Ernest Cline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-cline/) > [Everybody uses pop culture as a shorthand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-cline/everybody-uses-pop-culture-as-a-shorthand/) [Ernest Cline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-cline/) > [“Something Daito had left to me in his will.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-cline/something-daito-had-left-to-me-in-his-will/) [Ernest Cline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-cline/) > [The clans began to bombard the outer force field with rockets, missiles, nukes, and harsh language.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-cline/the-clans-began-to-bombard-the-outer-force-field-with-rockets/) [Ernest Cline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-cline/tried-to-keep-my-cool-i-tried-to-remain-skeptical-i-reminded-myself/) [Ernest Cline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-cline/i-notice-when-i-m-at-a-party-where-i-don-t-know-anybody-even-if-i/) [Ernest Cline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-cline/not-trusting-my-instincts-any-further-i-loaded-up-a-piece-of-high-end/) [Ernest Cline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-cline/i-burned-through-all-of-my-extra-lives-in-a-matter-of-minutes-and-my/) [Ernest Cline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-cline/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decade/ernest-cline/#itemlist", "name": "3 Decade Quotes By Ernest Cline", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm incredibly nostalgic for the '80s, because I think that's when Geek Culture really kicked in to high gear.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ernest Cline" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-cline/i-m-incredibly-nostalgic-for-the-80s-because-i-think-that-s-when-geek/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e3/ernest-cline-1857_culture_i-m-incredibly-nostalgic-for-the-80s-bec_1936880.png", "contentUrl": 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