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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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- “What is life? It departs covertly. Like a thief Death took him.”John Gunther
- “Because Dad told you he'd be here forever. Because I thought forever was like Mars -- far away.”Kwame Alexander
- “Home is where I take up such a tiny portion of the memory foam; home is a splintered word. His pillow is a sw…”Karen Green
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- “Books choose their authors”the act of creation is not entirely a rational and conscious one.
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Books by Mary Roach
Stiff
2004
Bonk
2008
Packing for Mars
2011
Grunt
2016
Gulp
2014