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Ernest Cline Quotes

I have a thing for evil bald bad guys. The Kurgan is too sexy Picture Quote #1

I spent most of my childhood welded to my Atari 2600, until I got my first computer, a TRS-80 Picture Quote #1

The clans began to bombard the outer force field with rockets, missiles, nukes, and harsh language Picture Quote #1

My characters are all kind of geek archetypes of people I’ve encountered at gaming and comic book conventions Picture Quote #1

For one quarter, Black Tiger lets me escape from my rotten existence for three glorious hours. Pretty good deal Picture Quote #1

I was watching a collection of vintage 80s cereal commercials when I paused to wonder why cereal manufacturers no longer included toy prizes inside every box. It was a tragedy, in my opinion. Another sign that civilization was going straight down the tubes Picture Quote #1

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Everybody uses pop culture as a shorthand Picture Quote #1

I was one of the boys who made passes at girls who wore glasses. Any girl who was smarter than me - that was a huge turn-on Picture Quote #1

I was just starting out, trying to become a screenwriter, and I became the Austin slam champion three times. For a nerdy, kind of a socially awkward guy, that did wonders for my self esteem Picture Quote #1

Everybody uses pop culture as a shorthand. You might make an obscure reference to Monty Python or Iron Eagle that only some people will get, but if they do it conveys a world of meaning Picture Quote #1

I’ve been invited to speak at about 20 colleges. There’s always this moment when I’m having dinner with the college president: ‘Ernie, where’d you go to school?’ Picture Quote #1

Everybody has this fond association with the car from Back to the Future, but most people have never seen one. I’ve seen people drive off the berm trying to take pictures. It ends up being dangerous Picture Quote #1

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I feel like I was hit by all of geek culture at once while I was growing up in the 70s and 80s. Saturday morning cartoons like ‘Star Blazers’ and ‘Robotech.’ Live action Japanese shows like ‘Ultraman’ and ‘The Space Giants.’ Picture Quote #1

My favorite video game of all time is called ‘Black Tiger’. It’s a Capcom Dungeons and Dragons game from 1987. I have the actual arcade version sitting in my office Picture Quote #1

If I was feeling depressed or frustrated about my lot in life, all I had to do was tap the Player One button, and my worries would instantly slip away as my mind focused itself on the relentless pixelated onslaught on the screen in front of me Picture Quote #1

A river of words flowed between us Picture Quote #1

No one in the world gets what they want and that is beautiful Picture Quote #1

One person can keep a secret, but not two Picture Quote #1

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Going outside is highly overrated Picture Quote #1

Video games paid for my house. What am I saying? Go ahead and keep playing! Picture Quote #1

It’s so much better to hand over a finished book than having all these people waiting Picture Quote #1

Cops pull me over just to get a better look. They never give me a ticket, even if I’m speeding, but they will ask to take pictures Picture Quote #1

As far as my house, I have a ton of video games and three or four old consoles Picture Quote #1

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I wanted to be able to write in the voice that I talk to my friends and assume that everybody would know what I was talking about Picture Quote #1

Very well! he said. You shall prove your worth by facing me in a joust! I’d never heard of an undead lich king challenging someone to a joust. Especially not in a subterranean burial chamber. All right, I said uncertainly. But won’t we be needing horses for that? Not horses, he replied, stepping away from his throne. Birds Picture Quote #1

Whenever I saw the sun, I reminded myself that I was looking at a star. One of over a hundred billion in our galaxy. A galaxy that was just one of billions of other galaxies in the observable universe. This helped me keep things in perspective Picture Quote #1

As we continued to talk, going through the motions of getting to know each other, I realized that we already did know each other, as well as any two people could. We’d known each other for years, in the most intimate way possible. We’d connected on a purely mental level. I understood her, trusted her, and loved her as a dear friend. None of that had changed, or could be changed by anything as inconsequential as her gender, or skin color, or sexual orientation Picture Quote #1

You’re probably wondering what’s going to happen to you. That’s easy. The same thing is going to happen to you that has happened to every other human being who has ever lived. You’re going to die. We all die. That’s just how it is Picture Quote #1

I was obsessed. I wouldn’t quit. My grades suffered. I didn’t care Picture Quote #1

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I have a thing for evil bald bad guys. The Kurgan is too sexy (Ernest Cline Quotes) I spent most of my childhood welded to my Atari 2600, until I got my first computer, a TRS-80 (Ernest Cline Quotes) The clans began to bombard the outer force field with rockets, missiles, nukes, and harsh language (Ernest Cline Quotes) My characters are all kind of geek archetypes of people I’ve encountered at gaming and comic book conventions (Ernest Cline Quotes) For one quarter, Black Tiger lets me escape from my rotten existence for three glorious hours. Pretty good deal (Ernest Cline Quotes) I was watching a collection of vintage 80s cereal commercials when I paused to wonder why cereal manufacturers no longer included toy prizes inside every box. It was a tragedy, in my opinion. Another sign that civilization was going straight down the tubes (Ernest Cline Quotes) Everybody uses pop culture as a shorthand (Ernest Cline Quotes) I was one of the boys who made passes at girls who wore glasses. Any girl who was smarter than me - that was a huge turn-on (Ernest Cline Quotes) I was just starting out, trying to become a screenwriter, and I became the Austin slam champion three times. For a nerdy, kind of a socially awkward guy, that did wonders for my self esteem (Ernest Cline Quotes) Everybody uses pop culture as a shorthand. You might make an obscure reference to Monty Python or Iron Eagle that only some people will get, but if they do it conveys a world of meaning (Ernest Cline Quotes) I’ve been invited to speak at about 20 colleges. There’s always this moment when I’m having dinner with the college president: ‘Ernie, where’d you go to school?’ (Ernest Cline Quotes) Everybody has this fond association with the car from Back to the Future, but most people have never seen one. I’ve seen people drive off the berm trying to take pictures. It ends up being dangerous (Ernest Cline Quotes) I feel like I was hit by all of geek culture at once while I was growing up in the 70s and 80s. Saturday morning cartoons like ‘Star Blazers’ and ‘Robotech.’ Live action Japanese shows like ‘Ultraman’ and ‘The Space Giants.’ (Ernest Cline Quotes) My favorite video game of all time is called ‘Black Tiger’. It’s a Capcom Dungeons and Dragons game from 1987. I have the actual arcade version sitting in my office (Ernest Cline Quotes) If I was feeling depressed or frustrated about my lot in life, all I had to do was tap the Player One button, and my worries would instantly slip away as my mind focused itself on the relentless pixelated onslaught on the screen in front of me. (Ernest Cline Quotes) A river of words flowed between us (Ernest Cline Quotes) No one in the world gets what they want and that is beautiful (Ernest Cline Quotes) One person can keep a secret, but not two (Ernest Cline Quotes) Going outside is highly overrated (Ernest Cline Quotes) Video games paid for my house. What am I saying? Go ahead and keep playing! (Ernest Cline Quotes) It’s so much better to hand over a finished book than having all these people waiting (Ernest Cline Quotes) Cops pull me over just to get a better look. They never give me a ticket, even if I’m speeding, but they will ask to take pictures (Ernest Cline Quotes) As far as my house, I have a ton of video games and three or four old consoles (Ernest Cline Quotes) I’d designed my avatar’s face and body to look, more or less, like my own. My avatar had a slightly smaller nose than me, and he was taller. And thinner. And more muscular. And he didn’t have any teenage acne. But aside from these minor details, we looked more or less identical (Ernest Cline Quotes) I wanted to be able to write in the voice that I talk to my friends and assume that everybody would know what I was talking about (Ernest Cline Quotes) Very well! he said. You shall prove your worth by facing me in a joust! I’d never heard of an undead lich king challenging someone to a joust. Especially not in a subterranean burial chamber. All right, I said uncertainly. But won’t we be needing horses for that? Not horses, he replied, stepping away from his throne. Birds (Ernest Cline Quotes) Whenever I saw the sun, I reminded myself that I was looking at a star. One of over a hundred billion in our galaxy. A galaxy that was just one of billions of other galaxies in the observable universe. This helped me keep things in perspective (Ernest Cline Quotes) As we continued to talk, going through the motions of getting to know each other, I realized that we already did know each other, as well as any two people could. We’d known each other for years, in the most intimate way possible. We’d connected on a purely mental level. I understood her, trusted her, and loved her as a dear friend. None of that had changed, or could be changed by anything as inconsequential as her gender, or skin color, or sexual orientation (Ernest Cline Quotes) You’re probably wondering what’s going to happen to you. That’s easy. The same thing is going to happen to you that has happened to every other human being who has ever lived. You’re going to die. We all die. That’s just how it is (Ernest Cline Quotes) I was obsessed. I wouldn’t quit. My grades suffered. I didn’t care (Ernest Cline Quotes)

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