“Whenever I saw the sun, I reminded myself that I was looking at a star. One of over a hundred billion in our galaxy. A galaxy that was just one of billions of other galaxies in the observable universe. This helped me keep things in perspective.”
― Ready Player One
― Ready Player One
“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
“Going outside is highly overrated.”
― Ready Player One
― Ready Player One
“Politicians cover their mistakes with money; cooks cover their mistakes with mayonnaise; doctors cover theirs with dirt.”
― Marsbound
― Marsbound
“Virtual sex, no matter how realistic, was really nothing but glorified, computer-assisted masturbation.”
― Ready Player One
― Ready Player One
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