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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.
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- “We are biology. We are reminded of this at the beginning and the end, at birth and at death. In between we do…”Mary Roach
- “I'm drawn to the taboos that surround the human body. I find it fascinating that we are repelled by many of t…”Mary Roach
- “Chew on this: Human teeth can detect a grain of sand or grit 10 microns in diameter. A micron is 1/25,000 of…”Mary Roach
- “A space station is a rangy monstrosity, a giant erector set built by a madman.”Mary Roach
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- “I used to live in the Bronx, then I lived uptown on 106th St. and Broadway, and finally I moved to Harlem rig…”Regina Hall
- “If you show up every day to a job you hate, and you are doing nothing to change that - you've got no one to b…”Mel Robbins
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Books by Mary Roach
Stiff
2004
Bonk
2008
Packing for Mars
2011
Grunt
2016
Gulp
2014