Arcade Machine Quotes

“Sam felt a peacefulness come over him when he was playing Donkey Kong in his grandparents' pizza parlor. When he could time the little Japanese Italian plumber's jumps and ascend the staircases at the right pace, it felt as if the universe was capable of being ordered. It felt as if it were possible to achieve a perfect timing. It felt like synchronicity.”
― Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

“You know the best thing about Donkey Kong?" Sadie asked.
"That it's named for the villain? The innovative use of barrels as weapons?"
"The necktie," she said. "It's brilliant design. Without it, the question of his dick would always be hanging out there."
"Literally.”
― Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow