“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.'” FeelsShowsActionCultureStarsSpaceMorningGrowing UpGrowingGiantsSaturdayCartoon80sGeekBlazersSaturday Morning 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
“...now that everyone could vote from home, via the OASIS, the only people who could get elected were movie stars, reality TV personalities, or radical televangelists.” PeopleHomeRealityStarsTvsPersonalityVoteRadicalMovie StarReality TvOasis Book:Ready Player One Source: Ready Player One
“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.” LifeUniverseStarsSunSawsPerspectiveHundredBillionsJust OneGalaxy Book:Ready Player One Source: Ready Player One