Project Hail Mary: A Novel

bunk.

hefty

stubble

giddy.

shudder,

If I never see another chain again in my life, it will be too soon.

Cool thing about pendulums: The time it takes for one to swing forward and backward—the period—won’t change, no matter how wide it swings. If it’s got a lot of energy, it’ll swing farther and faster, but the period will still be the same.

And a pack instinct is required for a species to become intelligent.

They say hunger is the greatest seasoning. When you’re starving, your brain rewards you handsomely for finally eating. Good job, it says, we get to not die for a while!