I notice when I'm at a party where I don't know anybody - even if I have nothing in common with somebody - we can still talk because we were raised by the same TV and cartoons and movies.
Ernest ClineThe clans began to bombard the outer force field with rockets, missiles, nukes, and harsh language.
Ernest ClineYou’re evil, you know that?” I said. She grinned and shook her head. “Chaotic Neutral, sugar.
Ernest ClineI've been invited to speak at about 20 colleges. There's always this moment when I'm having dinner with the college president: 'Ernie, where'd you go to school?'
Ernest ClineVery well! he said. You shall prove your worth by facing me in a joust! I'd never heard of an undead lich king challenging someone to a joust. Especially not in a subterranean burial chamber. All right, I said uncertainly. But won't we be needing horses for that? Not horses, he replied, stepping away from his throne. Birds.
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