Andy Weir Quotes

My life is now a desperate struggle for survival…with occasional titration.

Grumpy. Angry. Stupid. How long since last sleep, question?

They say once you grow crops somewhere, you have officially ‘colonised’ it. So technically, I colonised Mars.
In your face, Neil Armstrong!

I can't wait till I have grandchildren. When I was younger, I had to walk to the rim of a crater. Uphill! In an EVA suit! On Mars, ya little shit! Ya hear me? Mars!

With no magnetic field, Mars has no defense against harsh solar radiation. If I were exposed to it, I’d get so much cancer, the cancer would have cancer.

Also, I have duct tape. Ordinary duct tape, like you buy at a hardware store. Turns out even NASA can’t improve on duct tape.

God damn it! I yelled to him. Will you stop wining about your problems during my murder!

When stupid ideas work, they become genius ideas.

It seemed to work well. The seal looked strong and the resin was rock-hard. I did, however, glue my hand to the helmet.

I admit it’s fatally dangerous,” Watney said. “But consider this: I’d get to fly around like Iron Man.” “We’ll keep working on ideas,” Lewis said. “Iron Man, Commander. Iron Man.

If a hiker gets lost in the mountains, people will coordinate a search. If a train crashes, people will line up to give blood. If an earthquake levels a city, people all over the world will send emergency supplies. This is so fundamentally human that it's found in every culture without exception. Yes, there are assholes who just don't care, but they're massively outnumbered by the people who do.

The battery was a lithium thionyl chloride non-rechargeable. I figured that out from some subtle clues: the shape of the connection points, the thickness of the insulation, and the fact that it had “LiSOCl2 NON-RCHRG” written on it.

It’s all part of the life-cycle of an economy. First it’s lawless capitalism until that starts to impede growth. Next comes regulation, law enforcement, and taxes. After that: public benefits and entitlements. Then, finally, overexpenditure and collapse.

"Přicházela noc. "Jaké to asi je?" uvažoval. "Zůstal tam trčet. Myslí si, že je úplně sám a že jsme ho hodili přes palubu. Jak se to může podepsat na lidské psychice?"
Otočil se zpátky k Venkatovi. "Zajímalo by mě, co se mu právě teď honí hlavou."

DENÍKOVÝ ZÁZNAM: SOL 61

Jak může Aquaman ovládat velryby? Jsou to přece savci! Nedává to smysl."

And like all good plans, it required a crazy Ukrainian guy.