Andy Weir

“Message reads: 'Houston, be advised: Rich Purnell is a steely-eyed missile man.”

— Andy Weir

“How dare you call me lazy? I'd come up with a scathing retort but, meh, I'm just not motivated.”

— Andy Weir

“You don’t expect J. Worthalot Richbastard III to clean his own toilet, do you? I’m one of the little people.”

— Andy Weir

“I didn't want to spend any more time inside the mind of an economist. It was dark and disturbing.”

— Andy Weir

There's nothing I would like more than to watch a manned Mars landing.

— Andy Weir

“because after what I’ve been through, stuff on Mars should be named after me.”

— Andy Weir

“My coffin isn't going to be featured in Better Homes and Moonscapes anytime soon, but it's all I can afford.”

— Andy Weir

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

— Andy Weir

“As usual, I'm working with stuff that was deliberately designed not to burn. But no amount of careful design by NASA can…

— Andy Weir

“Put ice water in a saucepan and cook it. The water temperature will stay at 0°C until the last ice cube melts.”

— Andy Weir

“It came out so fast, half of it liquefied into fog particles from the cooling that comes with rapid expansion.”

— Andy Weir

“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…

— Andy Weir

“I had no idea what the juice was, but I went ahead and drank it. Turns out it was reconstituted carrot-apple juice.…

— Andy Weir

“Me: “This is obviously a clog. How about I take it apart and check the internal tubing?” NASA: (after five hours of…

— Andy Weir

“I wonder what NASA would think about me fucking with the RTG like this. They'd probably hide under their desks and cuddle…

— Andy Weir

“But really, they did it because every human being has a basic instinct to help each other out. It might not seem…

— Andy Weir

“The screen went black before I was out of the airlock. Turns out the “L” in “LCD” stands for “Liquid.” I guess…

— Andy Weir

“Just three words? Nothing about his physical health? His equipment? His supplies?' 'You got me,' she said. 'He left a detailed status…

— Andy Weir

“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,…

— Andy Weir

Designing a station with artificial gravity would undoubtedly be a daunting task. Space agencies would have to re-examine many reliable technologies under…

— Andy Weir

If a hiker gets lost in the mountains, people will coordinate a search. If a train crashes, people will line up to…

— Andy Weir

“Wait. I’m everyone!?” “Now you’re getting it,” I said, with a congratulatory slap on the back. “I’m every human being who ever…

— Andy Weir

“We can rescue him with Ares 4. It's very risky. We ran the idea by the Ares 4 crew. Not only are…

— Andy Weir

Research into manned spaceflight is shifting from low-Earth orbit to destinations much further away, like Mars and the asteroid belt. But society…

— Andy Weir

“Live Another Sol would be an awesome name for a James Bond movie.”

— Andy Weir

“But no idiot-proofing can overcome a determined idiot.”

— Andy Weir

“If ruining the only religious icon I have leaves me vulnerable to Martian vampires, I'll have to risk it.”

— Andy Weir

“When you can’t get off the ground in the moon’s gravity, you are seriously out of it.”

— Andy Weir

“but things weren’t hot enough in the bedroom. Story of my life.”

— Andy Weir

“There’s never been a pressure loss in Artemis’s history.”

— Andy Weir

“Ayyyyyy!” Annie mocked. “Why would he do that?” “Have you met Mark Watney?”

— Andy Weir

“Travel’s a bitch. Even when it’s a once-in-a-lifetime vacation”

— Andy Weir

“An ironic death for someone with a leaky space suit: too much oxygen.”

— Andy Weir

“Nothing like a language barrier to make people leave you alone.”

— Andy Weir

“I was there every day and my sparkling personality was hard to forget.”

— Andy Weir

“I’m getting pretty good at this. Maybe when all this is over I could be a product tester for Mars rovers.”

— Andy Weir

“Sorry for the delay," Vogel said. "I was required to make a bomb.”

— Andy Weir

“If you want to play it safe all the time, go join an insurance company.”

— Andy Weir

“Quality is quality,” Jin said. “Age is irrelevant. No one bitches about Shakespeare fans.”

— Andy Weir

“My cart is a pain in the ass to control, but it’s good at carrying heavy things. So I decided it was…

— Andy Weir