I've heard Stephen King say that when you write a novel you end up revealing everything about yourself.
Ernest ClineVirtual sex, no matter how realistic, was really nothing but glorified, computer-assisted masturbation.
Ernest ClineI created the OASIS because I never felt at home in the real world. I didn't know how to connect with the people there.
Ernest ClineI was watching a collection of vintage '80s cereal commercials when I paused to wonder why cereal manufacturers no longer included toy prizes inside every box. It was a tragedy, in my opinion. Another sign that civilization was going straight down the tubes.
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