Dinge wie "World of Warcraft" oder "Minecraft" muss ich meiden, sonst würde ich niemals irgendwas erledigt bekommen.
I have to avoid things like "World of Warcraft" or "Minecraft", otherwise I'd never get any work done.
MinecraftErnest ClineAlles was man sich nur wünschen kann, ist mir passiert als 'Ready Player One' veröffentlicht wurde.
Everything you could ever want to happen happened to me when 'Ready Player One' came out.
Ernest ClineMany species lack the ability to defy their own animal instincts and allow their intellect to prevail.
IntelligenzErnest Cline in ArmadaThe apple had fallen right next to the crazy tree.
Ernest Cline in ArmadaI know that the future is scary at times. But there's just no escaping it.
ZukunftErnest Cline in ArmadaI’d spent my entire life overdosing on uncut escapism, willingly allowing fantasy to become my reality.
FantasieErnest Cline in ArmadaIf there were other civilizations out there, why would they ever want to make contact with humanity? If this was how we treated each other, how much kindness could we possibly show to some race of bug-eyed beings from beyond?
Ernest Cline in ArmadaNow whenever I watched a Star Wars film, I found myself wondering how the Empire had the technology to make long-distance holographic phone calls between planets light-years apart, and yet no one had figured out how to make a remote-controlled TIE Fighter or X-Wing yet.
Zitate über Star WarsErnest Cline in ArmadaThat’s how you know you’ve mastered a videogame - when a bunch of butt-hurt crybabies start to accuse you of cheating in an effort to cope with the beatdown they’ve just suffered at your hands.
VideospieleErnest Cline in ArmadaThat was when I realized, as terrifying and painful as reality can be, it’s also the only place where you can find true happiness. Because reality is real.
Realität & WirklichkeitErnest Cline in Ready Player OneIch mag die Wirklichkeit nicht, aber sie ist immer noch der einzige Ort, wo es etwas Vernünftiges zu essen gibt.
I’m not crazy about reality, but it’s still the only place to get a decent meal.
Essen, Realität & WirklichkeitErnest Cline in Ready Player OneFor a bunch of hairless apes, we've actually managed to invent some pretty incredible things.
FortschrittErnest Cline in Ready Player OnePeople who live in glass houses should shut the fuck up.
Ernest Cline in Ready Player OneNach draußen zu gehen wird gemeinhin überschätzt.
Going outside is highly overrated.
Ernest Cline in Ready Player OneNo one in the world gets what they want and that is beautiful.
ZufriedenheitErnest Cline in Ready Player OneWhenever 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 in Ready Player OneYou'd be amazed how much research you can get done when you have no life whatsoever.
Ernest Cline in Ready Player OneEs ist wirklich ätzend, ein Mensch zu sein, meistens jedenfalls. Videospiele sind das Einzige, was das Leben erträglich macht.
Being human totally sucks most of the time. Videogames are the only thing that make life bearable.
VideospieleErnest Cline in Ready Player One'You’re evil, you know that?' I said.
She grinned and shook her head. 'Chaotic Neutral, sugar.'
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 in Ready Player One