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“I could find something sharp in here and poke a hole in the glove of my EVA suit. I could use the escaping air as a thruster and fly my way to you. The source of thrust would be on my arm, so I’d be able to direct it pretty easily.” “How does he come up with this shit?” Martinez interjected. “Hmm,” Lewis said. “Could you get forty-two meters per
... See moreAndy Weir • The Martian: A Novel
Because it was through trivia that the mind was anchored in reality, as the largest oak tree was rooted, ultimately, in a system of rootlets no larger than the silver hairs on the president’s head.
Neal Stephenson • Seveneves: A Novel
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Frank Herbert • Dune Messiah


“Any man who retreats into a cave which has only one opening deserves to die,” the Fremen said.
Frank Herbert • Dune: The inspiration for the blockbuster film (The Dune Sequence Book 1)
The first human expedition to Mars was selected on the theory that the greatest danger to man was man himself.
Robert A. Heinlein • Stranger in a Strange Land
You deal in the behavior of systems at their surfaces, infer the machinery beneath from its reflections above. That is the secret of your success: You understand the system by understanding the boundaries that contain it. Now imagine you encounter someone who has ripped a hole in those boundaries and bled beyond them. Robert Cunningham’s flesh
... See morePeter Watts • Blindsight (Firefall Book 1)
