“The once-great country into which I'd been born now resembled its former self in name only. It didn't matter who was in charge. Those people were rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic and everyone knew it.”
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“'Cause, like Halliday said, 'reality is the only thing that's real.'”
“I'm taking the leap.”
“I created the OASIS because I never felt at home in the real world.”
“He made it through the first gate and avatars are gonna be on him like hoes on Santa.”