Top 500 Andy Weir Quotes (2026 Update)
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401. “It was right where I left it, in a hole four kilometers away. Only an idiot would keep that thing near the Hab. So anyway, I brought it back to the Hab.”

— Andy Weir

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

— Andy Weir

403. “Well,” he said. “It was funded by New Zealand. But the idea was to provide power for Africa.” “Why would New Zealand pay a bunch of money to help Africa?” I asked. “Because we’re nice,” Redell said. “Wow,” I said. “I know New Zealand is pretty cool but – ” “And it was going to be a New Zealand–owned company that charged for the power,” Redell said. “There it is.”

— Andy Weir

404. “Staying alive isn’t about oxygen, it’s about getting rid of CO2.”

— Andy Weir

405. “I’ve gone from “sole-surviving space explorer” to “guy with wacky new roommate.”

— Andy Weir

406. “Everything just changed. Watney’s headed for Pathfinder.”

— Andy Weir

407. “The Hail Mary has always looked like something out of a Heinlein novel.”

— Andy Weir

408. “I have a much bigger problem. The farm is dead.”

— Andy Weir

409. “But more important, they’ll be cooked. When you cook food, the proteins break down, and the food becomes easier to digest. I’ll get more calories out of it, and I need every calorie I can get my hands on.”

— Andy Weir

410. “Thing is,” Chuck continued, “without the dish, a signal would have to be really strong – ” “Like, melting-the-pigeons strong,” Morris supplied. “ – for him to get it,” Chuck finished.”

— Andy Weir

411. “Sure enough, the water heated up. That’s not really a surprise, but it’s nice to see thermodynamics being well behaved.”

— Andy Weir

412. “I’m such a dumb-ass for not thinking of it! And my dumb-assery almost got me killed! I’m really going to have to be more careful.”

— Andy Weir

413. “Human brains are amazing things. We can get used to just about anything.”

— Andy Weir

414. “That’s really the limiting factor to life support. Not the amount of oxygen you bring with you, but the amount of CO2 you can remove.”

— Andy Weir

415. “Cool thing about pendulums: The time it takes for one to swing forward and backward – the period – won’t change, no matter how wide it swings. If it’s got a lot of energy, it’ll swing farther and faster, but the period will still be the same. This is what mechanical clocks take advantage of to keep time.”

— Andy Weir

416. “I suppose I’ll think of something. Or die.”

— Andy Weir

417. “Hurray for standardized valve systems!”

— Andy Weir

418. “Nobody at NASA thought, “Hey, let’s allow a fatal lack of oxygen that will make everyone drop dead!”

— Andy Weir

419. “Well, I didn’t die.”

— Andy Weir

420. “Despite what you see in action movies and comics, bigger really is better. A six-foot man just has too much of an edge over two slim women.”

— Andy Weir

421. “And the American people may be sentimental, but their government is not. The US State Department won’t trade anything major for one man’s life.”

— Andy Weir

422. “Martinez was first out of his bunk. An air force man, he could match Lewis’s navy schedule with ease.”

— Andy Weir

423. “Back on Earth, universities and governments are willing to pay millions to get their hands on Mars rocks. I’m using them as ballast.”

— Andy Weir

424. “The moon is a nice place to pass out. You hit the ground very gently.”

— Andy Weir

425. “Don’t worry about it.” I climbed out of the basin and dropped four meters to the ground. I pulled a chair toward me, spun it around, and straddled it. I rested my chin on my palm and got lost in thought. Trond sidled over. “So?” “Thinking,” I said. “Do women know how sexy they look when they sit like that?” “Of course.” “I knew it!” “Trying to concentrate.” “Sorry.”

— Andy Weir

426. “First off, Dad, it’s not petty vandalism. It’s extreme vandalism.”

— Andy Weir

427. “The walls were lined with thick plastic sheets, all held together with some kind of special tape.”

— Andy Weir

428. “La gente ha estado usando detritos humanos como fertilizante durante siglos.”

— Andy Weir

429. “So what do we do, then? He’s not going to decompose. He’ll be there forever.” “Not forever,” Teddy said. “Within a year, he’ll be covered in sand from normal weather activity.”

— Andy Weir

430. “I have to assume friendly intent at this point. I mean, they’re going out of their way to say hi and be accommodating. Besides, if there is hostile intent, what would I do about it? Die. That’s what I’d do. I’m a scientist, not Buck Rogers.”

— Andy Weir

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— Andy Weir

432. “Mitch poked the table with his finger. “They deserve to know. You think Commander Lewis can’t handle the truth?”

— Andy Weir

433. “One thing I have in abundance here are bags. They’re not much different than kitchen trash bags, though I’m sure they cost $50,000 because of NASA.”

— Andy Weir

434. “Only an idiot would keep that thing near the Hab. So anyway, I brought it back to the Hab.”

— Andy Weir

435. “I wish there were a way to spend more time on the surface. But oh well. 31 sols will have to do.”

— Andy Weir

436. “If Bruce can pull a rabbit out of a hat and get done sooner, Maurice can do some inspections.”

— Andy Weir

437. “After setting up the solar panels today, I went for a little walk. I never left sight of the rover; the last thing I want to do is get lost on foot. But I couldn’t stomach crawling back into that cramped, smelly rat’s nest. Not right away. It’s a strange feeling. Everywhere I go, I’m the first. Step outside the rover? First guy ever to be there! Climb a hill? First guy to climb that hill! Kick a rock? That rock hadn’t moved in a million years!”

— Andy Weir

438. “There’s one in each arm, one in each leg, one in my “gentlemen’s equipment,” and two that disappear under my thigh. I’m guessing one of them is up where the sun doesn’t shine.”

— Andy Weir

439. “During the trip I’ll need to breathe, eat, and drink.”

— Andy Weir

440. “Why doesn’t Rosco just go to the Duke farm and arrest them when they’re not in the car?”

— Andy Weir

441. “God damn it! I yelled to him. Will you stop wining about your problems during my murder!”

— Andy Weir

442. “Kick a rock? That rock hadn’t moved in a million years!”

— Andy Weir

443. “So,” Martinez said, “we’re talking about going directly against NASA’s decision?”

— Andy Weir

444. “It wouldn’t be so bad if the MAV blew up. I wouldn’t know what hit me, but if I miss the intercept, I’ll just float around in space until I run out of air. I have a contingency plan for that. I’ll drop the oxygen mixture to zero and breathe pure nitrogen until I suffocate. It wouldn’t feel bad. The lungs don’t have the ability to sense lack of oxygen. I’d just get tired, fall asleep, then die.”

— Andy Weir

445. “Turns out even NASA can’t improve on duct tape.”

— Andy Weir

446. “I mean, come on!” Morris said. “What are the odds?” Chuck turned to him. “One in three, based on empirical data. That’s pretty bad if you think about it.”

— Andy Weir

447. “It’s only one-sixth Earth’s gravity. Walking doesn’t take much energy.”

— Andy Weir

448. “Yeah, I definitely pulled something in my back. I woke up in agony. So I took a break from rover planning. Instead, I spent the day taking drugs and playing with radiation.”

— Andy Weir

449. “The computer finishes its boot process and brings up a screen I’ve never seen before. I can tell it means trouble, because the word “TROUBLE” is in large type across the top.”

— Andy Weir

450. “Were you followed?” “Of course,” I said. “And I led them straight to you. Turns out I’m not very bright.” “Smartass.” “Dumbass.”

— Andy Weir