Dystopian Author Quotes

Ernest Cline I was 7 years old when the ’80s began and 17 years old when they ended, so it was an incredibly formative decade for […]

Ernest Cline 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 […]

Ernest Cline Everybody uses pop culture as a shorthand. You might make an obscure reference to Monty Python or Iron Eagle that only some people will […]

Ernest Cline I was just starting out, trying to become a screenwriter, and I became the Austin slam champion three times. For a nerdy, kind of […]

Ernest Cline One person can keep a secret, but not two.

Ernest Cline Virtual sex, no matter how realistic, was really nothing but glorified, computer-assisted masturbation.

Ernest Cline I’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 […]

Ernest Cline Everybody uses pop culture as a shorthand.

Ernest Cline I burned through all of my extra lives in a matter of minutes, and my two least-favorite words appeared on the screen: GAME OVER.