Andy Weir Quotes

born 1972 United States

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.

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I don’t think there’s ever a good time for the sun to get dimmer.

Project Hail Mary (2021)

As you can see, this plan provides many opportunities for me to die in a fiery explosion.

The Martian (2014)

This outfit would severely limit Rocky’s ability to move freely, but hey, fashion isn’t about comfort or convenience.

Project Hail Mary (2021)

Science rule number 1: If something is changing unexpectedly, document it.

Project Hail Mary (2021)

You’re lying, insane, or a combination of the two.

Project Hail Mary (2021)

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

Project Hail Mary (2021)

Got to love computers. They do all the thinking for you so you don’t have to.

Project Hail Mary (2021)

Of course, I wired it backward at first and the LED didn’t light up. That’s pretty much a rule in electronics: you never get the diodes right on the first try.

Project Hail Mary (2021)

An Eridian body is a nearly impenetrable fortress.
But a human body is more like a borderless police state.

Project Hail Mary (2021)

I started the day with some nothin’ tea. Nothin’ tea is easy to make. First, get some hot water, then add nothin’.

The Martian (2014)

He pursed his lips. “And just like that another climate denier is born. See how easy it is? All I have to do is tell you something you don’t want to hear.”

Project Hail Mary (2021)

It takes a couple of hours, but I finally see results. They are exactly what I expected and the opposite of what I’d hoped.

Project Hail Mary (2021)

I don’t need to reinvent the wheel. I just need to put it on a different car.

Project Hail Mary (2021)

Then I sat for a moment, dumbstruck that my plan had actually worked.

The Martian (2014)

As a chemist, Vogel knew how to make a bomb. In fact, much of his training was to avoid making them by mistake.

The Martian (2014)

You started my training by buying me a beer. For breakfast. Germans are awesome.

The Martian (2014)

This allowed me to do what writers treasure more than anything else: catch the reader off-guard. There’s nothing better than knowing you’re going to outwit with the reader. And the type of people who read sci-fi are very difficult to outwit.

The Martian (2014)

There will be wars. Fought for the same reason most wars in ancient times were fought for: food. They’d use religion or glory or whatever as an excuse, but it was always about food. Farmlands and people to work that land.

Project Hail Mary (2021)

“We’re part of the ecology, Ms. Stratt. We’re not outside it. The plants we eat, the animals we ranch, the air we breathe—it’s all part of the tapestry. It’s all connected. As the biomes collapse, it’ll have a direct impact on humanity.”

Project Hail Mary (2021)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Andy Weir (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.