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About Mary Roach
American author of popular science and humor
Mary Roach is an American author of popular science and humor. She is known for writing bestselling books that turn science into accessible, often playful nonfiction. 138 quotes on the site. Her books include Stiff, Spook, Bonk, Packing for Mars, Gulp, Grunt, Fuzz, and Replaceable You, all New York Times bestsellers. Her work often explores unusual corners of science, from human cadavers and the afterlife to sex, space, digestion, war, nature, and anatomy.
More from Mary Roach (138 quotes) →Other sayings from Mary Roach
- “Many people will find this book disrespectful. There is nothing amusing about being dead, they will say. Ah,…”Mary Roach
- “My husband recently made me try on a bikini. A bikini is not so much a garment as a cloth-based reminder that…”Mary Roach
- “When I was a kid, I hated everything. I was really skinny, and I'd have a milkshake with an egg in it. Growin…”Mary Roach
- “Where do you find a stomach on a Thursday afternoon in Reno? "Chinatown?" suggests someone. "Costco?" "Butche…”Mary Roach
Nature: more sayings
- “forest paths – flat labyrinths – and gentle plains invite the walker’s body to softness, to languor. And memo…”Frédéric Gros
- “Mother Nature is the great equalizer. You can't get away from it.”Christopher Heyerdahl
- “How inferior the human machine is, compared to man-made machines. They can be decoked, unscrewed, oiled and p…”Joris-Karl Huysmans
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Books by Mary Roach
Stiff
2004
Bonk
2008
Packing for Mars
2011
Grunt
2016
Gulp
2014