As we pulled into the Columbus bus terminal, my OASIS connection cut out. As I pulled off my visor and filed off the bus with the other passengers, the reality of my situation finally began to hit hom...
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
AA 241:87—I would argue that masturbation is the human animal’s most important adaptation. The very cornerstone of our technological civilization.
Не важно, какая партия там у руля - эти люди всё равно занимаются перестановкой шезлонгов на палубе Титаника, и все это прекрасно осознают.
With humanity? If this was how we treated each other, how much kindness could we possibly show to some race of bug-eyed beings from beyond?
Tried to keep my cool. I tried to remain skeptical. I reminded myself that I was a man of science, even if I did usually get a C in it.
Life was simple: It’s just you against the machine. Move with your left hand, shoot with your right, and try to stay alive as long as possible.
Flash of silver as the craft streaked laterally
As terrifying and painful as reality can be, it’s also the only place where you can find true happiness. Because reality is real.
As had the graffiti spray-painted in red on one of the corridor walls: THE CAKE IS A LIE.
All dressed in mid-1980s attire. A woman with a giant ozone-depleting hairdo bobbed her head to an oversize Walkman. A
Against the velvet rope force fields that kept everyone without an invitation at bay. As I walked toward the entrance, the crowd bombarded me with a mix of insults, autograph requests, death threats,...
You're welcome.
You could shove it up your ass and pretend you’re a corn dog. COURTESY VIOLATION—RESPONSE MUTED—VIOLATION LOGGED.
Whenever I saw the sun, I reminded myself that I was looking at a star. One of over a hundred billion stars in our galaxy. A galaxy that was just one of billions of other galaxies in the observable un...
Unlike their real-world counterparts, most of the OASIS public school teachers seemed to genuinely enjoy their job,
To be honest, the future doesn’t look too bright. You were born at a pretty crappy time in history. And it looks like things are only gonna get worse from here on out. Human civilization is in ‘declin...
Those stories you heard? About going to a wonderful place called ‘heaven’ where there is no more pain or death and you live forever in a state of perpetual happiness? Also total bullshit. Just like al...
Then she snapped her fingers and we were standing on Europa, discussing the possibility of extraterrestrial life beneath the moon’s icy crust. I