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
I felt like a kid standing in the world's greatest video arcade without any quarters, unable to do anything but walk around… — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
I was a painfully shy, awkward kid, with low self-esteem and almost no social skills. Online, I didn't have a problem talking… — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
I was always obsessed with the 'Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai,' this weird little cult movie. There was this promised sequel before the… — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
I have to avoid things like 'World of Warcraft' or 'Minecraft', otherwise I'd never get any work done. — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
Everybody uses pop culture as a shorthand. You might make an obscure reference to Monty Python or Iron Eagle that only some… — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
Once the people of planet Earth are all hanging out together online in a virtual world without any borders, I think it… — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
“In the far reaches of the world, under a lost and lonely hill, lies the TOMB OF HORRORS. This labyrinthine crypt is… — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
Steven Spielberg making a Ready Player One movie is going to change the course of human history as pertains to how quickly… — 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
