Find quotes from this novel, with commentary from Shmoop. Pick a theme below to begin.
Isolation Quotes
I don't even know who'll read this. I guess someone will find it eventually. Maybe a hundred years from now. (1.5)
Fear Quotes
I wonder if they'll ever find out what really happened. I've been so busy staying alive I never thought of what this must be like for my parents. (2.63)
Sacrifice Quotes
It wasn't your fault [...] In your position I would have done the same thing. I don't blame you, and I'm glad your survived. (1.13)
Perseverance Quotes
I don't have a plan for surviving four years on one year of food [...] For now, I'm well fed and have a purpose: Fix the damn radio. (2.21)
Science Quotes
Half the people who studied botany were hippies [...] I didn't like them. I've always been in it for the science. (2.35)
Man Versus the Natural World Quotes
People have speculated on how to make crop soil out of Martian dirt for decades. I'll just be putting it to the test for the first time. (2.46)
The Home Quotes
In other news, today is Thanksgiving. My family will be gathering in Chicago for the usual feast at my parents' house. (2.62)
Friendship Quotes
Thanksgiving was going to happen [...] and NASA's shrinks thought it would be good for us to make a meal together. (3.30)