• Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

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• "And it's not just sudden terror. It's a cozy, comfortable terror with a permanent seat at the table. I've felt it for a long time."
• "I fall to the floor and put my head in my hands. I can't hold anything back. I cry like a child."
• "I wish to God this wasn't on my shoulders."
• "We all have to make sacrifices. If I have to be the world's whipping boy to secure our salvation, then that's my sacrifice to make."
• "I'm lucky to be alive. There's no other way to put it. Anything I do beyond that moment is a gift from the universe to me."