I understood her, trusted her, and loved 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 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.
I quickly lost track of time. I forgot that my avatar was sitting in Halliday’s bedroom and that, in reality, I was sitting in my hideout, huddled near the electric heater, tapping at the empty air in...
I need to tell you one last thing before I go. Something I didn't figure out for myself until it was too late. I created the oasis because I never felt at home in the real world. I didn't know how to...
I gave her another salute—then, like a goofball, I pretended to poke myself in the eye as I did, just to hear the sound of her laugh.
Helpful Help-desk Incorporated took millions of calls a day, from all over the world, 24-7, 365. One angry, befuddled cretin after another. There was no down time between the calls because there were...
Ernest Cline lives in Austin, Texas, where he devotes a large portion of his time to geeking out. This is his first novel.
Elhagyni az otthonunkat súlyosan túlértékelt cselekvés.
Busted, I said, raising my hands in a gesture of guilt. That’s what you get
Being human totally sucks most of the time. Videogames are the only thing thatmake life bearable.
At first, I couldn't understand why the media was making such a big deal of the billionaire's death. After all, the people of Planet Earth had other concerns. The ongoing energy crisis. Catastrophic c...
As terrifying and painful as reality can be, it's also the only place where you can find true happiness.
About how we were all created by a super-powerful dude named God who lives up in the sky? Total bullshit. The whole God thing is actually an ancient fairy tale that people have been telling one anothe...
Sentía debilidad fetichista por las chicas guapas y raritas que tocaban el ukelele,
Now had a cure for all forms of cancer, which had eradicated the disease in a matter of weeks.
Mouthed the lyrics to the Queen song playing on my headset as I blasted one Glaive after another right out of the sky. And another one gone, another one gone, another one bites the
All of
Yeah. I was on a roll. In less than six months, I’d managed to wreck both of my closest friendships.
Y, sin poder evitarlo, me eché a reír. Era una risa absurda, sin sentido, y sabía que ella se daba cuenta, porque al momento vi que relajaba un poco los hombros y soltaba un suspiro de alivio. Y enton...
Where are the others? I asked. They all snuck off to bone each other, Milo announced. Whoadie and Chén slipped away first, then Debbie snuck off with Graham. I had no idea how to respond to this infor...