Mark Watney

"I will not die here."

"The Martian landscape is beautiful in its desolation."

"I am the greatest botanist on Earth and I'm on Mars."

"Survival is my only mission now."

"I'm pretty much f***ed"

"I'm gonna have to science the sh*t out of this"

"In the face of overwhelming odds, I'm left with only one option: I'm gonna have to science the sh*t out of this"

"Everything comes down to the FAP. And I'm not talking about a Frequently Asked Questions list"

"I'm not gonna die here"

"The Martian sun is just a pinprick"

"I admit it's fatally dangerous, but I do it anyway because I'm a very genuine idiot"

"If I died here on Mars, people would write novels about me"

"Tiendesitas! You're my greatest creation!"

"I'm not dying here. And when this is over, and I'm old and sitting on a beach somewhere, this is the part I'll remember"

"Just science the sh*t out of problems"

"I'm a pirate!"

"The laws of physics are negotiable in a great cause"

"I'll just have to live like I'm in an RV"

"Sol 61: I'm not gonna make it back"

"I have to physics my way out"

"I can't wait to tell people about this"

"The key to staying sane is to have a goal"

"Everything that happens is either a blessing or a lesson"

"I'm pretty much f***ed."

"I'm in a f***ing greenhouse on Mars. I can't imagine a better hole to be stranded in."

"At some point, everything's gonna go south on you and you're going to say, this is it. This is how I end. Now you can either accept that, or you can get to work."

"I'm going to have to science the sh*t out of this."

"If I die here, it'll be from my own stupidity. Which is embarrassing."

"The hab is wonderful. I have room to walk around. There's even a small window."

"I don't have the power to call for help, and even if I did, there's no one to call."