My mom once told me that my dad had given me an alliterative name, Wade Watts, because he thought it sounded like the secret identity of a superhero.
My accusation seemed to detonate on his face like a bomb. His features began to contort, but I turned my back on him so I wouldn’t have to see the rest of his reaction. I walked out of there as fast a...
Like any classic videogame, the Hunt had simply reached a new, more difficult level. A new level often required an entirely new strategy. I
I understood her, trusted her, and lover 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.
I thought. You’re going to turn it into a fascist corporate theme park
I reminded myself that I was a man of science, even if I did usually get a C in it.
I preferred to crash in the laundry room anyway. It was warm, it afforded me a limited amount of privacy, and the wireless reception wasn’t too bad. And, as an added bonus, the room smelled like liqui...
I don’t want to work with you. I leveled a finger at him. You give me the creeps. But if your superiors are willing to fire your ass and give me your position, I’m in. It’s a done deal. Silence.
I devoured each of what Halliday referred to as The Holy Trilogies: Star Wars (original and prequel trilogies, in that order), Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, Mad Max, Back to the Future, and Indiana J...
I cleared my throat and recited my pass phrase. Each word appeared on my display as I said it. No one in the world ever gets what they want and that is beautiful.
Era el nacimiento de una nueva era, una era en la que casi toda la humanidad pasaba su tiempo libre en un videojuego.
Era el nacimiento de una nueva era, una era en la que casi toda la humanidad pasaba la mayor parte de su tiempo libre dentro de un videojuego.
El plan era tan disparatado que suponía que nadie podía haberlo previsto.
Cuando Halliday todavía dirigía la empresa, GSS había logrado que prevaleciera el derecho a no desvelar la identidad de los usuarios de Oasis tras un fallo histórico del Tribunal Supremo. Cuando
Casi siempre, la vida del ser humano es repugnante.Los videojuegos son lo único que la hacen soportable
Besides, now that everyone could vote from home, via the OASIS, the only people who could get elected were movie stars, reality TV personalities, or radical televangelists. I
And you can bet that Galileo, Newton, and Einstein never would have made their discoveries if they hadn’t first been able to clear their heads by slapping the salami (or knocking a few protons off the...
All I could do was stand there and wait for it to dissipate. You’re evil, you know that? I said. She grinned and shook her head. Chaotic Neutral, sugar. I
Joder, tía, sabes un montón.+Gracias. Ser obsesiva y compulsiva ayuda. Sin vida propia.
É preciso deixar um pouco mais difícil essa conquista, para que a vitória fácil demais não desmereça o preço.