"I love doing this. I'm not denying it."
"Another day on Mars, another improbable adventure."Adventure
"I'm pretty much f***ed."
"There are a lot of things that have to go right for this to work."
"Time to cowboy up and be a man."Courage
"I'm absolutely, completely, thoroughly in the dark about whether this will work."
"I'm gonna make a barter system with myself."Humor
"Isolation is the great test of a man's humanity."Philosophy
"I don't actually have infinite water."
"Every sol is a victory."Gratitude
"I'm gonna live out my days as a botanist on Mars."
"Physics is wonderful because it makes no distinction between the beautiful and the ugly."Science
"The closest I'll get to having a friend is this computer."Solitude
"I'm gonna have to trust my math on this one."Faith
"I'm the best botanist on Mars. Therefore, I'm the best botanist anywhere."Humor
"Water is not the issue. Calories are the issue."
"I'm not stranded. I'm going to colonize the crap out of this place."Inspiration
"I'd have to be really, really smart to pull this off."
"Humans are adaptable animals."Strength
"I love what I do. I have to do what I love to survive."
"Mars owes me nothing. I owe Mars nothing."
"The rover can go 35 kilometers per hour. That's almost enough."
"I'm going to be honest about my mistakes."
"I'm just trying to stay alive long enough to get rescued."Hope
"I can't believe this is my life now."
"There's no place like home, but Mars isn't bad."
"I need to keep my sanity. Boredom is the great killer of the mind."
"Every problem is just an opportunity in disguise."Motivation
"I'm going to science this planet until it gives up its secrets."
"Mistakes happen when you rush."Wisdom