I have to avoid things like 'World of Warcraft' or 'Minecraft', otherwise I'd never get any work done. Ernest Cline avoidminecraftthing Change image and share on social
I've wanted to own a DeLorean since I was 10 years old, but it always seemed like a silly daydream. Like owning the 'A-Team' van or something. Ernest Cline daydreamdeloreanhave Change image and share on social
Before I became a full-time writer, I worked in tech support in those giant cubicle farms you see. I was surrounded by people who played video games all the time - sometimes actually in the call centers, playing online multiplayer games. I saw friends of mine who began to feel that going online was more compelling to them than real life. Ernest Cline begincallcenter share on social
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 Cline cartooncommonmovie Change image and share on social
I think it's a bit silly to brand the Internet as the 'downfall of youth.' Ernest Cline bitebranddownfall Change image and share on social
I noticed in the late 1990s that my friends and I were already nostalgic for the 1980s, and by the turn of the century, VH1's 'I Love the '80s' gave all of us an accelerated nostalgia for our generation. Ernest Cline 1980s1990s80s share on social
I'm incredibly nostalgic for the '80s, because I think that's when Geek Culture really kicked in to high gear. Ernest Cline 80sculturegear Change image and share on social
I was 7 years old when the '80s began and 17 years old when they ended, so it was an incredibly formative decade for me. Ernest Cline 80sbegindecade Change image and share on social
My favorite video game of all time is called 'Black Tiger'. It's a Capcom Dungeons and Dragons game from 1987. I have the actual arcade version sitting in my office. Ernest Cline actualarcadeblack Change image and share on social
I spent most of my childhood welded to my Atari 2600, until I got my first computer, a TRS-80. Ernest Cline atarichildhoodcomputer Change image and share on social