Ready Player One Chapter 1 Quotes

Ready Player One Chapter 1 Quotes

How we cite the quotes:
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The real world sucked. (1.35)

This is Wade's opinion. If there is anything worthwhile about the real world that he's so dissatisfied with, he doesn't share it with us. But come on, there must be something redeemable.

Now you have to live the rest of your life knowing you're going to die someday and disappear forever. (1.31)

This is Wade's philosophy. As someone who doesn't believe in organized religion, it makes sense that Wade is unconsciously searching for another form of immortality: heroism, which he finds online.

Playing old videogames never failed to clear my mind and set me at ease. [...] There, inside the game's two-dimensional universe, life was simple. (1.7)

Even though Wade is miserable in his aunt's trailer, he's able to escape and feel safe inside the world of a videogame. Home is where the (virtual) heart is, we guess.