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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
- “One of the maddening ironies of writing books is that it leaves so little time for reading others'. My bedsid…”Mary Roach
- “I make lists to keep my anxiety level down. If I write down 15 things to be done, I lose that vague, nagging…”Mary Roach
- “Spacewalking is a little like rock climbing in that everything, including and especially oneself, must be tet…”Mary Roach
- “There, just beyond his open palm, was our mother’s face. I wasn’t expecting it. We hadn’t requested a viewing…”Mary Roach
Hope: more sayings
- “You can victoriously overcome any situation by faith and hope.”Lailah Gifty Akita
- “The only way to find out how far you can trust a person is by wholeheartedly trusting him or her.”Debasish Mridha
- “I truly believe in positive synergy, that your positive mindset gives you a more hopeful outlook, and belief…”Russell Wilson
Books: more sayings
- “The things that I love about you aren't going to go away when you go on your book tour, and they're not going…”Christina Lauren
- “Books are but waste paper unless we spend in action the wisdom we get from thought - asleep. When we are wear…”William Butler Yeats
- “The first time I read a crime novel - I think it may have been an Elmore Leonard book - it took some time for…”Alastair Reynolds
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Books by Mary Roach
Stiff
2004
Bonk
2008
Packing for Mars
2011
Grunt
2016
Gulp
2014