“Zombies are like credit card payments. If you keep getting rid of the minimum amount, you'll never win.”
―
Peter Clines,
Ex-Heroes
“I took in a deep breath, and smoke twisted around my head as I let it slip through my teeth. “Do you know what my favorite show was when I was a little kid?”The look again. “I would have no idea.”“Doctor Who. British sci-fi show.”“I am familiar with it. Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, and Matt—““No,” I said. “The new show’s great, but I grew up on the old one. The low-budget, rubber monster show with Tom Baker and Peter Davison. I watched it on PBS all the time as a kid.”I looked out at the dark ruins of Hollywood, at the stumbling shadows dotting the streets as far as you could see. The only other living person within half a mile was standing behind me, her eyes boring into my head.“The Doctor didn’t have super-powers or weapons or anything like that. He was just a really smart guy who always tried to do the right thing. To help people, no matter what. That struck me when I was a kid. The idea that no matter how cold and callous and heartless the world seemed, there was somebody out there who just wanted to make life better. Not better for worlds or countries in some vague way. Just better for people trying to live their lives, even if they didn’t know about him.”I turned back to her and tapped my chest. “That’s what this suit’s always been about. Not scaring people like you or Gorgon do. Not some sort of pseudo-sexual roleplay or repressed emotions. I wear this thing, all these bright colors, because I want people to know someone’s trying to make their lives better. I want to give them hope.” ― Peter Clines, Ex-Heroes
“People could say a lot of negative things about the apocalypse, but there was no arguing the air quality in Los Angeles had really improved.” ― Peter Clines, Ex-Heroes
“Hung herself in the closet.""Hanged," said Nate."Don't be one of those people.” ― Peter Clines, 14
“In one of the earlier Sherlock Holmes mysteries, Arthur Conan Doyle (not yet a Sir) made an observation on logical deduction. When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. There is, however, a specific flaw in that maxim. It assumes people can recognize the difference between what is impossible and what they believe is impossible.” ― Peter Clines, Ex-Heroes
“Almost any concept or idea in the world can be expressed through comparison with a classic Warner Bros. cartoon.” ― Peter Clines, The Fold
“Nate had realized a while back that nobody talked with each other at such gatherings. People just took turns talking at each other. He never got the sense anyone was listening.” ― Peter Clines, 14
“We're looking for quantum donuts," said Mike.” ― Peter Clines, The Fold
“Nobody sane loves working in an office, It’s against human nature to be locked up in a cubicle all day long.” ― Peter Clines, 14
“A ladder's a flag pole with delusions of grandeur.” ― Peter Clines, 14
“Your voice is familiar,” said Barry. “I couldn’t place it and then I realized you sound like the guy in my dreams. Which sounds very different than I intended out loud.” ― Peter Clines, Ex-Purgatory
“Arbogast had then assembled a dream team of creative consultants and contractors to help make his bold claim a reality, luring some of the videogame industry’s brightest stars away from their own companies and projects, with the sole promise of collaborating on his groundbreaking new MMOs. That was how gaming legends like Chris Roberts, Richard Garriott, Hidetaka Miyazaki, Gabe Newell, and Shigeru Miyamoto had all wound up as consultants on both Terra Firma and Armada—along with several big Hollywood filmmakers, including James Cameron, who had contributed to the EDA’s realistic ship and mech designs, and Peter Jackson, whose Weta Workshop had rendered all of the in-game cinematics.” ― Ernest Cline, Armada
“It had a bow tie.” “Hey,” Clive said, “bow ties are cool.” ― Peter Clines, 14
“I respect your beliefs Andrew, and I'm glad they make you happy. But I'm not up here to be lectured at or spoken down to. Clear?” ― Peter Clines, 14
“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. Like Peter Parker or Clark Kent.” ― Ernest Cline, Ready Player One
“The idea that no matter how cold and callous and heartless the world seemed, there was somebody out there who just wanted to make life better. Not better for worlds or countries in some vague way. Just better for people trying to live their lives, even if they didn’t know about him.” ― Peter Clines, Ex-Heroes
“Everyone saying something does not make it true. You are old enough to know this.” ― Peter Clines, Ex-Communication
“You know when you’re in a rush and you put a T-shirt on backward? Even if there’s no tag in it, you don’t have to look in the mirror to know it’s on wrong. You can just feel it.” ― Peter Clines, The Fold
“One of the tricks of being a good teacher, he’d learned, was not to overuse the Look.” ― Peter Clines, The Fold
“I took in a deep breath, and smoke twisted around my head as I let it slip through my teeth. “Do you know what my favorite show was when I was a little kid?”The look again. “I would have no idea.”“Doctor Who. British sci-fi show.”“I am familiar with it. Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, and Matt—““No,” I said. “The new show’s great, but I grew up on the old one. The low-budget, rubber monster show with Tom Baker and Peter Davison. I watched it on PBS all the time as a kid.”I looked out at the dark ruins of Hollywood, at the stumbling shadows dotting the streets as far as you could see. The only other living person within half a mile was standing behind me, her eyes boring into my head.“The Doctor didn’t have super-powers or weapons or anything like that. He was just a really smart guy who always tried to do the right thing. To help people, no matter what. That struck me when I was a kid. The idea that no matter how cold and callous and heartless the world seemed, there was somebody out there who just wanted to make life better. Not better for worlds or countries in some vague way. Just better for people trying to live their lives, even if they didn’t know about him.”I turned back to her and tapped my chest. “That’s what this suit’s always been about. Not scaring people like you or Gorgon do. Not some sort of pseudo-sexual roleplay or repressed emotions. I wear this thing, all these bright colors, because I want people to know someone’s trying to make their lives better. I want to give them hope.” ― Peter Clines, Ex-Heroes
“People could say a lot of negative things about the apocalypse, but there was no arguing the air quality in Los Angeles had really improved.” ― Peter Clines, Ex-Heroes
“Hung herself in the closet.""Hanged," said Nate."Don't be one of those people.” ― Peter Clines, 14
“In one of the earlier Sherlock Holmes mysteries, Arthur Conan Doyle (not yet a Sir) made an observation on logical deduction. When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. There is, however, a specific flaw in that maxim. It assumes people can recognize the difference between what is impossible and what they believe is impossible.” ― Peter Clines, Ex-Heroes
“Almost any concept or idea in the world can be expressed through comparison with a classic Warner Bros. cartoon.” ― Peter Clines, The Fold
“Nate had realized a while back that nobody talked with each other at such gatherings. People just took turns talking at each other. He never got the sense anyone was listening.” ― Peter Clines, 14
“We're looking for quantum donuts," said Mike.” ― Peter Clines, The Fold
“Nobody sane loves working in an office, It’s against human nature to be locked up in a cubicle all day long.” ― Peter Clines, 14
“A ladder's a flag pole with delusions of grandeur.” ― Peter Clines, 14
“Your voice is familiar,” said Barry. “I couldn’t place it and then I realized you sound like the guy in my dreams. Which sounds very different than I intended out loud.” ― Peter Clines, Ex-Purgatory
“Arbogast had then assembled a dream team of creative consultants and contractors to help make his bold claim a reality, luring some of the videogame industry’s brightest stars away from their own companies and projects, with the sole promise of collaborating on his groundbreaking new MMOs. That was how gaming legends like Chris Roberts, Richard Garriott, Hidetaka Miyazaki, Gabe Newell, and Shigeru Miyamoto had all wound up as consultants on both Terra Firma and Armada—along with several big Hollywood filmmakers, including James Cameron, who had contributed to the EDA’s realistic ship and mech designs, and Peter Jackson, whose Weta Workshop had rendered all of the in-game cinematics.” ― Ernest Cline, Armada
“It had a bow tie.” “Hey,” Clive said, “bow ties are cool.” ― Peter Clines, 14
“I respect your beliefs Andrew, and I'm glad they make you happy. But I'm not up here to be lectured at or spoken down to. Clear?” ― Peter Clines, 14
“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. Like Peter Parker or Clark Kent.” ― Ernest Cline, Ready Player One
“The idea that no matter how cold and callous and heartless the world seemed, there was somebody out there who just wanted to make life better. Not better for worlds or countries in some vague way. Just better for people trying to live their lives, even if they didn’t know about him.” ― Peter Clines, Ex-Heroes
“Everyone saying something does not make it true. You are old enough to know this.” ― Peter Clines, Ex-Communication
“You know when you’re in a rush and you put a T-shirt on backward? Even if there’s no tag in it, you don’t have to look in the mirror to know it’s on wrong. You can just feel it.” ― Peter Clines, The Fold
“One of the tricks of being a good teacher, he’d learned, was not to overuse the Look.” ― Peter Clines, The Fold
