The Martian

"I'm going to outlive this planet if I have to."

"Surviving alone on Mars has taught me that I'm stronger than I ever knew."

"I'm a pioneer, whether I like it or not."

"The only law on Mars is physics, and I'm going to use every advantage it gives me."

"I need to think like an engineer and a botanist and a mechanic all at once."

"Sometimes the simplest solution is the best one."

"I'm not dying on Mars without a fight."

"The human mind is capable of incredible things when it has to be."

"I'm going to turn this into a survivable situation or I'm going to die trying."

"Failure isn't an option—it's just part of the process."

"I choose to believe I can make it through this."

"My only company is this planet and my thoughts."

"I'm going to document everything in case someone comes looking for me."

"The moment I stop working is the moment I actually die."

"Math, science, and stubbornness got me this far."

"I'm not giving up. I'm too stubborn to die."

"Every piece of equipment on this rover is going to get a workout."

"The beauty of Mars is in its hostility—it forces you to be better."

"I'm going to need to be creative and clever to survive this."

"You have to embrace the suck and move on."

"My biggest enemy is myself and my own mind."

"I had to stop caring about what was possible and focus on what I needed to do."

"Every sol is a victory just by surviving it."

"I'm the only scientist on Mars, so I get to decide what gets studied."

"The potatoes will keep me alive long enough to figure this out."

"I'm going to die on this planet. But not today."

"You can't let fear paralyze you. You have to keep moving."

"My life as a botanist just became very complicated."

"Every problem has a solution, I just have to find it."

"I'm going to have to rely on nothing but ingenuity and hard work."