• Author:: [[Andy Weir]]
• Full Title:: The Martian
• Category:: [[books]]
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• Highlights first synced by [[readwise]] [[September 2nd, 2020]]

  • every human being has a basic instinct to help each other out. It might not seem that way sometimes, but it’s true. If a hiker gets lost in the mountains, people will coordinate a search. If a train crashes, people will line up to give blood. If an earthquake levels a city, people all over the world will send emergency supplies. This is so fundamentally human that it’s found in every culture without exception. Yes, there are assholes who just don’t care, but they’re massively outnumbered by the people who do. And because of that, I had billions of people on my side. Pretty cool, eh? (Location 5955)
  • Q. Star Wars or Star Trek? A. Doctor Who. (Location 6053)

The Martian

Metadata

• Author: [[Andy Weir]]
• Full Title: The Martian
• Category: #books

Highlights

• Yes, of course duct tape works in a near-vacuum. Duct tape works anywhere. Duct tape is magic and should be worshiped. (Location 3573)