133 Quotes by andy weir

Conclusion: I don't need the water reclaimer at all. I'll drink as needed and dump my waste outdoors. Yeah, that's right, Mars, I'm gonna piss and shit on you. That's what you get for trying to kill me all the time.

The NSA?""Yeah, they called and offered to help out. Same software they use for enhancing spy satellite imagery."Venkat shrugged. "It's amazing how much red tape gets cut when everyone's rooting for one man to survive.

It is of course dangerous to set off an explosive device on a spacecraft.

Chemistry is on my side.

Evolution is extremely good at filling every nook in the ecosystem

Problem is (follow me closely here, the science is pretty complicated), if I cut a hole in the Hab, the air won't stay inside anymore.

I penetrated the outer cell membrane with a nanosyringe.""You poked it with a stick?""No!" I said. "Well. Yes. But it was a scientific poke with a very scientific stick.

Mars and my own stupidity keep trying to kill me.

It's a weird feeling, scientific breakthroughs. There's no Eureka moment. Just a slow, steady progression toward a goal. But man, when you get to that goal is feels good.