“You know you've totally screwed up your life when your whole world turns to shit and the only person you have to… — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
Before I became a full-time writer, I worked in tech support in those giant cubicle farms you see. I was surrounded by… — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
For one quarter, Black Tiger lets me escape from my rotten existence for three glorious hours. Pretty good deal. — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
I created the OASIS because I never felt at home in the real world. I didn't know how to connect with the… — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
“If I was feeling depressed or frustrated about my lot in life, all I had to do was tap the Player One… — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
You'd be amazed how much research you can get done when you have no life whatsoever. — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
“What happens when you die? Well, we're not completely sure. But the evidence seems to suggest that nothing happens. You're just dead,… — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
“So now the polar ice caps are melting, sea levels are rising, and the weather is all messed up. Plants and animals… — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
Being human totally sucks most of the time. Videogames are the only thing that make life bearable. — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
“If I was feeling depressed or frustrated about my lot in life, all I had to do was tap the Player One… — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
“I was just another sad, lost, lonely soul, wasting his life on a glorified videogame.” — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
“The hour or so after I woke up was my least favorite part of each day, because I spent it in the… — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
“There, inside the game’s two-dimensional universe, life was simple: It’s just you against the machine. Move with your left hand, shoot with… — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
“Halliday’s favorites, like WarGames, Ghostbusters, Real Genius, Better Off Dead, or Revenge of the Nerds” — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“Besides, what if BSG and Firefly took place in the same universe? You ever consider that?” I” — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
My characters are all kind of geek archetypes of people I've encountered at gaming and comic book conventions. — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“Dilettantes,’ Art3mis said. ‘It’s their own fault for not knowing all the Schoolhouse Rock! lyrics by heart.” — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
I've heard Stephen King say that when you write a novel you end up revealing everything about yourself. — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
The clans began to bombard the outer force field with rockets, missiles, nukes, and harsh language. — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
