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read in October 2014
Ellen said:
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I can't breathe. This was so exceptional. I'm crying. I'm laughing. I'm shaking. Holy shit that was one of the best books I've ever read.
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(page 59 of 390)
"Rereading this since I feel like smiling and crying simultaneously." — Nov 28, 2015 08:49AM
"Rereading this since I feel like smiling and crying simultaneously." — Nov 28, 2015 08:49AM
“As with most of life's problems, this one can be solved by a box of pure radiation.”
― The Martian
― The Martian
“I guess you could call it a "failure", but I prefer the term "learning experience".”
― The Martian
― The Martian
“Maybe I’ll post a consumer review. “Brought product to surface of Mars. It stopped working. 0/10.”
― The Martian
― The Martian
“Yes, of course duct tape works in a near-vacuum. Duct tape works anywhere. Duct tape is magic and should be worshiped.”
― The Martian
― The Martian
“Could you do a glamour and turn into something smaller?" I asked it. "Preferably not a chain, since it's no longer the 1990s?"
The sword didn't reply (duh), but I imagined it was humming at a more interrogative pitch, like, Such as what?
"I dunno. Something pocket-size and innocuous. A pen, maybe?"
The sword pulsed, almost like it was laughing. I imagined it saying, A pen sword. That is the stupidest thing I've ever heard.”
― The Sword of Summer
The sword didn't reply (duh), but I imagined it was humming at a more interrogative pitch, like, Such as what?
"I dunno. Something pocket-size and innocuous. A pen, maybe?"
The sword pulsed, almost like it was laughing. I imagined it saying, A pen sword. That is the stupidest thing I've ever heard.”
― The Sword of Summer
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