Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)

by Ernest Cline

“No one in the world ever gets what they want and that is beautiful.”

This is a lyric from the song “Don’t Let’s Start” by They Might Be Giants, one of my (and Wade’s) favorite bands. It’s a very happy-sounding song with some very dark lyrics, and this seemed like the perfect line for Wade to recite as his password every time he logs into the OASIS, perhaps as a subtle reminder to himself that he’s probably never going to find find Halliday’s Easter egg and that he should prepare himself for that eventuality.