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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) →Keep reading Mary Roach
- “It's called the FATLOSE trail. FATLOSE stands for 'Fecal Administration To LOSE weight,' an example of PLEASE…”Mary Roach
- “For the most part, if somebody approaches me and says, 'I'd like to interview you,' who am I to say no, when…”Mary Roach
- “The slang for the rectum is "prison wallet".”Mary Roach
- “A fine book, in the perfect setting, when there's all the time in the world to read it: Life holds greater jo…”Mary Roach
Water: more sayings
- “The Safe Drinking Water Act was passed in 1974 after tests discovered carcinogens, lead and dangerous bacteri…”Charles Duhigg
- “When I started walking and I looked down and I saw on the floor this water, which looked like, you know, wate…”William Scranton
- “Like the ripples from a stone tossed into the pond from the water’s edge, the effects of our choices extend i…”Justin Young
More Science quotes
- “As scientific truths put us in an intelligent relaton with the cosmos, as historic truth puts us in temporal…”Fulton J. Sheen
- “The gas man came one day, and he said, 'What does your husband do?' so I told him, and he said, 'What's the u…”Jane Hawking
- “When will women not be compelledto view their bodies as science projects,gardens to be weeded, dogs to be tra…”Marge Piercy
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Books by Mary Roach
Stiff
2004
Bonk
2008
Packing for Mars
2011
Grunt
2016
Gulp
2014