“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.” TryingKindSelfGuyThreeWonderSelf EsteemStartingEsteemChampionAwkwardThree TimesScreenwritersSlamStarting OutAustinNerdySocially Awkward Author:Ernest Cline
“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.” PeopleTryingEndsDangerousCarAssociation Author:Ernest Cline
“I've retroactively made all that wasted time rotting my brain into research. It makes me a hypocrite when I try to tell my own daughter, "I don't know, I think we've played a little too much Mario."” ThinkingKnowsTryingLittlesMadeMy OwnBrainToo MuchResearchDaughterHypocriteWasted TimeRottingMario 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
