Everybody uses pop culture as a shorthand.

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.

I created the OASIS because I never felt at home in the real world. I didn't know how to connect with the people there.

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

I've heard Stephen King say that when you write a novel you end up revealing everything about yourself.

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.

You'd be amazed how much research you can get done when you have no life whatsoever.