Share & Save
Meaning
Not documented yet.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Not documented yet.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
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) →More quotes by Mary Roach
- “Editors are more concerned with the first chapters of a book; that's what everyone reads first in the booksto…”Mary Roach
- “With the rise of classical Greece, the soul debate evolved into the more familiar heart-versus-brain, the liv…”Mary Roach
- “When you buy my books, you kind of know what you're in for. It's kind of self-selecting. If you have a delica…”Mary Roach
- “Literally thousands of e-mails over the course of a book go out to people I've never met, people who might en…”Mary Roach
More Time quotes
- “I’m going to tell you a story,” she whispered. “There once was a beautiful woman named Amber, who lived alone…”Giselle Fox
- “He reached out a long arm and drew me in, holding me close against him. I put my arms around him and felt the…”Diana Gabaldon
- “Silence. It flashed from the woodwork and the walls; it smote him with an awful, total power, as if generated…”Philip K. Dick
READ THE SOURCE
Books by Mary Roach
Stiff
2004
Bonk
2008
Packing for Mars
2011
Grunt
2016
Gulp
2014