Ready Player One

Book · 5 characters · 64 quotes · 2008

Quotes from Ready Player One

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"I was addicted to the OASIS, and I didn't care."
Wade Watts (Parzival) Technology
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"The future belonged to those brave enough to take it."
Wade Watts (Parzival) Courage
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"I never thought I'd find love in a virtual world."
Wade Watts (Parzival) Love
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"In the OASIS, you could be anyone you wanted to be."
Wade Watts (Parzival)
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"I had to sacrifice everything to win."
Wade Watts (Parzival) Success
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"The real treasure was the friends we made along the way."
Wade Watts (Parzival) Friendship
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"I finally understood what Halliday was trying to teach us."
Wade Watts (Parzival) Wisdom
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"The hunt had consumed my entire life."
Wade Watts (Parzival)
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"I was just a kid trying to change the world."
Wade Watts (Parzival)
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"Money was the root of all evil in this world."
Wade Watts (Parzival) Money
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"I had to believe in myself when no one else did."
Wade Watts (Parzival) Perseverance
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"The contest was a test of our hearts, not our skills."
Wade Watts (Parzival) Truth
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"I was finally in control of my own destiny."
Wade Watts (Parzival) Freedom
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"The key was hidden somewhere in the OASIS."
James Halliday
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"I had nothing left to lose."
Wade Watts (Parzival) Courage
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"In the end, it was all about the adventure."
Wade Watts (Parzival) Adventure
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"Art3mis was everything I'd ever wanted."
Wade Watts (Parzival) Love
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"I needed to win this contest more than I needed to breathe."
Wade Watts (Parzival) Motivation
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"I was a god in the OASIS."
Wade Watts (Parzival) Power
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"Knowledge is the ultimate weapon."
James Halliday Knowledge
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"The OASIS had turned us all into addicts."
Wade Watts (Parzival) Technology
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"I had spent three years of my life living in a virtual world."
Wade Watts (Parzival) Technology
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"Most of the time, I had no idea what I was doing."
Wade Watts (Parzival) Humor
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"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."
Wade Watts (Parzival) Dreams
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"Being human totally sucks sometimes. But it can also be pretty amazing."
Wade Watts (Parzival) Life
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"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."
Wade Watts (Parzival) Freedom
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"I did something I'd never done before. I planned ahead."
Wade Watts (Parzival) Wisdom
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"We're all stories in the end."
Art3mis (Samantha Cook) Literature
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"The most important thing is that you kept moving forward."
Aech Perseverance
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"I'd read that the lottery is a tax on poor people who are bad at math."
Wade Watts (Parzival) Money