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The Martian
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Here’s the cool part: I will eventually go to Schiaparelli and commandeer the Ares 4 lander. Nobody explicitly gave me permission to do this, and they can’t until I’m aboard Ares 4 and operating the comm system. After I board Ares 4, before
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“In front of us, those flames. In the air, the smell of burning flesh. It must have been around midnight. We had arrived. In Birkenau.”
― Night
― Night
“In all cases the old is better than the new except where the new is much better.”
― The Unexpurgated Code
― The Unexpurgated Code
“We are little flames poorly sheltered by frail walls against the storm of dissolution and madness, in which we flicker and sometimes almost go out. Then the muffled roar of the battle becomes a ring that encircles us, we creep in upon ourselves, and with big eyes stare into the night. Our only comfort is the steady breathing of our comrades asleep, and thus we wait for the morning.”
― All Quiet on the Western Front
― All Quiet on the Western Front
“But we are the good guys. Aren’t we, Uncle?” “I hope so. I hope we are.”
― All the Light We Cannot See
― All the Light We Cannot See
“It was only because I had to lie there with him so long,” I say. “After all, war is war.” Oellrich’s rifle cracks out sharply and dry.”
― All Quiet on the Western Front
― All Quiet on the Western Front
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