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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) →More quotes by Mary Roach
- “When someone tells me, 'Oh, we have so many problems on Earth; space exploration costs too much money,' I say…”Mary Roach
- “Follow your instincts. Do the kind of writing you love to do and do best. 'Stiff' was an oddball book - I mea…”Mary Roach
- “In 'Packing for Mars,' I tried to convey the importance of getting young people interested in science.”Mary Roach
- “People are surprisingly off put just by saliva, the substance that you carry around in your mouth. You swallo…”Mary Roach
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- “Time the great destroyer of other men's happiness, only enlarges the patrimony of literature to its possessor.”Isaac D'Israeli
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Books by Mary Roach
Stiff
2004
Bonk
2008
Packing for Mars
2011
Grunt
2016
Gulp
2014