“As with most of life's problems, this one can be solved by a box of pure radiation.”

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

“Actually, I was the very lowest ranked member of the crew. I would only be in command if I were the only remaining person.What do you know? Im in command”

“I'm calling it the Watney Triangle because after what I've been through, shit on Mars should be named after me.”

“Log Entry: SOL 118My conversation with NASA about the Water Reclaimer was boring and riddled with technical details. So I'll paraphrase for you:Me: "This is obviously a clog. How about I take it ap...”

“How did I end up in this situation? I'm the district sales manager of a napkin factor. Why is my daughter in space?”

“We realized that among us, among all the races, we had a staggering fund of knowledge and of techniques - that working together, by putting together all this knowledge and capability, we could arri...”

“It seems to me, Golan, that the advance of civilization is nothing but an exercise in the limiting of privacy.”

“Science fiction at its best should be crazy and dangerous, not sane and safe.”