Wade Watts (Parzival)

"Being human totally sucks sometimes. But change the way you think, and suddenly it doesn't."

"The only thing that really mattered was how good you were at solving puzzles and fighting monsters. It was another world entirely, and I liked it a lot more than the real one."

"I was afraid, for the first time in years. Not of death, but of failure."

"I'd read that the lottery is a tax on poor people who are bad at math."

"I did something I'd never done before. I planned ahead."

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."

"Being human totally sucks sometimes. But it can also be pretty amazing."

"I finally realized what my true dream was. It wasn't to escape reality; it was to be a part of one worth staying in."

"Most of the time, I had no idea what I was doing."

"I had spent three years of my life living in a virtual world."

"The OASIS had turned us all into addicts."

"I was a god in the OASIS."

"I needed to win this contest more than I needed to breathe."

"Art3mis was everything I'd ever wanted."

"In the end, it was all about the adventure."

"I had nothing left to lose."

"I was finally in control of my own destiny."

"The contest was a test of our hearts, not our skills."

"I had to believe in myself when no one else did."

"Money was the root of all evil in this world."

"I was just a kid trying to change the world."

"The hunt had consumed my entire life."

"I finally understood what Halliday was trying to teach us."

"The real treasure was the friends we made along the way."

"I had to sacrifice everything to win."

"In the OASIS, you could be anyone you wanted to be."

"I never thought I'd find love in a virtual world."

"The future belonged to those brave enough to take it."

"I was addicted to the OASIS, and I didn't care."

"The contest was the only thing that mattered anymore."