325 Quotes by Ernest Cline

"Virtual sex, no matter how realistic, was really nothing but glorified, computer-assisted masturbation."

"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."

"The clans began to bombard the outer force field with rockets, missiles, nukes, and harsh language."

"A river of words flowed between us."

"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."

"I was obsessed. I wouldn't quit. My grades suffered. I didn't care."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"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."