“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.” PeopleIfsWorldUseMightCulturePopsIronObscureEaglesPop CulturePythonShorthandMonty Author:Ernest Cline
“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.” IfsGivingLooksAsksGive MeCopTicketsSpeeding Author:Ernest Cline
“I notice when I'm at a party where I don't know anybody - even if I have nothing in common with somebody - we can still talk because we were raised by the same TV and cartoons and movies.” IfsKnowsStillsPartyCommonTvsRaisedCartoon Author:Ernest Cline
“I don't know if the '80s were unique, but we certainly got original, groundbreaking stuff at the time with movies like 'Back to the Future' and 'Star Wars' - movies that became classics.” IfsKnowsWarStarsStuffUniqueOriginals80sWar MovieGroundbreakingStar Wars Movie Author:Ernest Cline
“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. 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 your right, and try to stay alive as long as possible.” IfsTryingMindLongTwoFeelingsHandsMovingUniverseGamesLeftSimpleWorryAlivePlayerFrontsMachinesFocusedScreensSlipsFrustratedButtonsRelentlessYou AgainStaying AliveLeft HandFeeling Depressed Author:Ernest Cline
