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? I’m in command

— Andy Weir

Also, I'll lose half a liter of water per day to breathing until the humidity in the Had reaches its maximum and water starts condensing on every surface. Then I'll be licking the walls. Yay.

— Andy Weir

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

— Andy Weir

Back in the days of Apollo, sending humans to the moon was the only viable way to get the scientific data we wanted. But now, with our computer and robotics technology, there's very little an astronaut can do on Mars that a well-designed rover can't.

— 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.

— 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 the light of the new forces these tools would have to endure. Space flight would have to take several steps back before moving forward again.

— Andy Weir

Hey,” Wanna said over the radio, “I've got an idea.”“Of course you do,” Lewis said. “What do you get?”“I could find something sharp in here and poke a hole in the glove of my EVA suit. I could use the escaping air as a thruster and fly my way to you. The source of thrust would be on my arm, so I'd be able to direct it pretty easily.”“How does he come up with this shit?” Martinez interjected.“Hmm,” Lewis said. “Could you get 42 meters per second that way?”“No idea,” Wanna said.”I can't see you having any control if you did that,” Lewis said. “You'd be eyeballing the intercept and using a thrust vector you can barely control.”“I admit it's fatally dangerous,” Wanna 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.

— Andy Weir

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

— Andy Weir

If I could have anything, it would be a radio to ask NASA the safe path down the Ramp. Well, if I could have anything, it would be for the green-skinned yet beautiful Queen of Mars to rescue me so she can learn more about this Earth thing called “lovemaking.

— Andy Weir

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

— Andy Weir