“Every time you victimized someone,” I said, “you were victimizing yourself. Every act of kindness you’ve done, you’ve done to yourself. Every happy and sad moment ever experienced by any human was, or will be, experienced by you.”

“I’m calling it the Watney Triangle because after what I’ve been through, shit on Mars should be named after me.”

“Actually, I was the very lowest ranked member of the crew. I would only be “in command” if I were the only remaining person.”What do you know? I’m in command”

“If ruining the only religious icon I have leaves me vulnerable to Martian vampires, I’ll have to risk it.”

“As with most of life’s problems, this one can be solved by a box of pure radiation.”