“Sometimes when things get taken away from you it feels like there's a hole at your centre where you can feel the wind blow through, that's sure.”
― Medicine Walk
― Medicine Walk
“We live in stories, and in stories, we are subject to phenomena beyond the mechanisms of space and time. Fear and love, death and wrath and wisdom, these are as much part of our universe as light and gravity.”
― Empire of Silence
― Empire of Silence
“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
“Consistency is the playground of dull minds.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“He’s stuck out there. He thinks he’s totally alone and that we all gave up on him. What kind of effect does that have on a man’s psychology?” He turned back to Venkat. “I wonder what he’s thinking right now.”
LOG ENTRY: SOL 61 How come Aquaman can control whales? They’re mammals! Makes no sense.”
― The Martian
LOG ENTRY: SOL 61 How come Aquaman can control whales? They’re mammals! Makes no sense.”
― The Martian
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