My characters are all kind of geek archetypes of people I've encountered at gaming and comic book conventions.
Ernest ClineI 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.
Ernest ClineI wanted to be able to write in the voice that I talk to my friends and assume that everybody would know what I was talking about.
Ernest ClineThe clans began to bombard the outer force field with rockets, missiles, nukes, and harsh language.
Ernest ClineAs we continued to talk, going through the motions of getting to know each other, I realized that we already did know each other, as well as any two people could. We’d known each other for years, in the most intimate way possible. We’d connected on a purely mental level. I understood her, trusted her, and loved her as a dear friend. None of that had changed, or could be changed by anything as inconsequential as her gender, or skin color, or sexual orientation.
Ernest Cline