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Esther’s Quotes

“Deadline-induced quality issues: a problem all over the galaxy.”
― Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary

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“It’s a good thing those numbers were right. If they hadn’t been, there would have been some serious scrambling when the orbital insertion went wrong. Maybe even some dying.”
― Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary

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“When European mariners first came across Asian mariners, no one was surprised they both used sails.”
― Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary

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“Of course the Eridian language has no words for colors. Why would it? I never thought of colors as a mysterious thing. But if you’ve never heard of them before, I guess they’re pretty weird. We have names for frequency ranges in the electromagnetic spectrum. Then again, my students all have eyes and they were still amazed when I told them “x-rays,” “microwaves,” “Wi-Fi,” and “purple” were all just wavelengths of light.”
― Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary

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“Before leaving the cockpit, I take one last look at the Telescope screen. I don’t know why—I guess I just like to keep track of what extraterrestrial ships in my vicinity are up to. The Blip-A spins in space. It rotates end-over-end, probably at the exact same rate as the Hail Mary. I guess they saw me spin up the centrifuge and figured it was another communication thing. Humanity’s first miscommunication with an intelligent alien race. Glad I could be a part of it.”
― Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary

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