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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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- “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
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- “It’s like everyone has their own little recipe for happiness, but no one really seems all that happy.”Brent Jones
- “...Des felt a familiar feeling in the pit of his stomach. All soldiers felt the same thing going into battle,…”Drew Karpyshyn
- “I remember an hypothesis argued upon by the young students, when I was at St. Omer's, and maintained with muc…”Charles Lamb
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Books by Mary Roach
Stiff
2004
Bonk
2008
Packing for Mars
2011
Grunt
2016
Gulp
2014