"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 go to school?'"

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Source : "Author Ernie Cline Was Told Video Games Would Rot His Brain, But Who Holds the High Score Now?". Interview with Michael Mechanic, www.motherjones.com. July 10, 2015.

Ernest Cline

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“The Europeans look down on raising your hands. They don't like the end-zone dance. I think that's unfortunate. That feeling - the finish line, the last couple of meters - is what motivates me.”
“You asked me once if I would still love you when your lips were puckered with age and your eyes were faded. I can assure you that I will still love you when I have only the strength (and the scant teeth) left to gum those puckered lips. I shall love you when your bones are sharp enough to pierce my fragile flesh. I shall love you when the light in my own eyes fades for good and yours is the last sweet face I see. Because I am and ever shall beâ€¦”
“reach isnâ€™t describable in terms of cause and effect anymore: itâ€™s simultaneous.”
“When I was a young kid I loved Don Rickles, Buddy Hackett and Jackie Vernon.”
“The passion of the Italian or the Italian-American population is endless for food and lore and everything about it.”

Source : "The Traditions of the Table". Interview with Bruce Cole, www.neh.gov. January/February 2004.
“The experience I gained at age 21 would be useful if I were ever 21 again. But I'm 71 and new at it and keep making age 71 mistakes.”
“But I love you, â€œ he whispered. â€œDoesn't that matter?â€ â€œOf course it matters. So much. Can't you see? That only makes it moreâ€¦ necessary.â€ His eyes flashed open. â€œIs it so unbearable to have me love you? Is that it? I can keep my mouth shut, Wanda. I won't say it again. You can be with Jared, if that's what you want. Just stay.”
“I have made some of the best friends that I've got in this business.”

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