Quotes from Ernest Cline

Christ, who the fuck cares, man?" Lex hissed back.

You know: "dogs and cats living together … mass hysteria!

This was not how I wanted to die. Not even close. And then my ex-girlfriend fell out of the sky.

I noticed that Halliday had added an old eight-track tape player to the cockpit control panel. There was also a rack of eight-track tapes mounted over my right shoulder. I grabbed one and slapped it into the deck. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by AC/DC began to blast out of the robot's internal and external speakers, so loud it made my chair vibrate.

I studied Monty Python. And not just Holy Grail, either. Every single one of their films, albums, and books, and every episode of the original BBC series. (Including those two "lost" episodes they did for German television.)

That's the first rule of online romances, pal. No one ever looks anything like their avatar.

Han will have that shield down,' Ãƒ¢Ã¢'¬Ã‚ Aech quoted. " Ãƒ¢Ã¢'¬Ã‹œWe've got to give him more time!' 

I realized, as painful as reality can be, it's also the only place where you can find true happiness.

We are coming here to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and we have no more bubblegum!

I would argue that masturbation is the human animal's most important adaptation. The very cornerstone of our technological civilization.

I created the OASIS because I never felt at home in the real world. I didn't know how to connect with the people there. I was afraid, for all of my life, right up until I knew it was ending. That was when I realized, as terrifying and painful as reality can be, it's also the only place where you can find true happiness. Because reality is real.

She grinned. "Don't you want to build a huge interstellar spaceship, load it full of videogames, junk food, and comfy couches, and then get the hell out of here?" "I'm up for that, too," I said. "if it means I get to spend the rest of my life with you.