“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
― A Dance with Dragons
― A Dance with Dragons
“I told NASA what I did. Our (paraphrased) conversation was: Me: “I took it apart, found the problem, and fixed it.” NASA: “Dick.”
― The Martian
― The Martian
“To be careful with people and with words was a rare and beautiful thing.”
― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
“I started with a large rigid sample container (or “plastic box” to people who don’t work at NASA).”
― The Martian
― The Martian
“Dead kids are put on pedestals, but mentally ill kids get hidden under the rug.”
― Challenger Deep
― Challenger Deep
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