Andy Weir Quotes

American writer (born 1972)

Andrew Taylor "Andy" Weir (born June 16, 1972) is an American novelist whose debut novel, The Martian, was later adapted into a film of the same name directed by Ridley Scott in 2015. He also worked as a computer programmer for much of his life. He received the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2016.

From: Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Pen Names: Jack Sharp

Alternative Names: Andrew Taylor Weir

From Wikidata (CC0)

Humanity’s first miscommunication with an intelligent alien race. Glad I could be a part of it.

I am smiling a great smile. The smile of a man who fucked with his car and didn’t break it.

Intelligence evolves to gives us an advantage over the other animals on our planet. But evolution is lazy. Once a problem is solved, the trait stops evolving.

"Does that mean it's not no? Is that another yes? Now I'm confused.
"No?" I ask
"No" he says in Eridian.
"So, 'yes'?"
"No, yes."
"Yes?"
"No. No."
"Yes, yes?"
"No!" he balls a fist at me, clearly frustrated.
Enough of this interspecies Abbott and Costello routine."

[09:09] MAV: You’re sending me into space in a convertible.
[09:24] HOUSTON: There will be Hab canvas covering the holes. It will provide enough aerodynamics in Mars’s atmosphere.
[09:38] MAV: So it’s a ragtop. Much better.

Anything, Tim?” “Totally,” he replied. “But we’re staring at this black screen because it’s way more interesting than pictures from Mars.” “You’re a smart-ass, Tim,” Venkat said. “Noted.

Blissful unconsciousness became foggy awareness which transitioned into painful reality.

People will trust a reliable criminal more readily than a shady businessman.

In other news, It’s seven sols till the harvest, and I still haven’t prepared. For starters, I need to make a hoe. Also, I need to make an outdoor shed for the potatoes. I can’t just pile them up outside. The next major storm would cause The Great Martian Potato Migration.

Another day, another staff meeting. Who would have thought saving the world could be so boring?

But I have to save humanity first. Stupid humanity. Getting in the way of my hobbies.

could have finished faster, but I figured caution’s best when setting fire to rocket fuel in an enclosed space.

When stupid ideas work, they become genius ideas.

I used a sophisticated method to remove sections of plastic (hammer), then carefully removed the solid foam insulation (hammer again).

Honestly, this is the best “bonus Mars time” we’ve had since the Opportunity lander. [09:02] WATNEY: Opportunity never went back to Earth. [09:17] JPL: Sorry. Bad analogy.

Andy Weir Quotes

Go Premium