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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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- “Follow your instincts. Do the kind of writing you love to do and do best. 'Stiff' was an oddball book - I mea…”Mary Roach
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- “That seductive aroma of unchecked power was more than enough to commit genocide and mass sexual assault while…”M.B. Dallocchio
- “I read pretty well in French and Spanish. I don't want to read a book written in French or Spanish in transla…”Mark Kurlansky
- “I think in French, but I get angry in Spanish.”Antoine Griezmann
The Soul: more sayings
- “Although I write in English, and despite the fact that I’m from America, I consider myself an Armenian writer…”William Saroyan
- “Music is an agreeable harmony for the honor of God and the permissible delights of the soul.”Johann Sebastian Bach
- “When the soul is consciously awakened can it comprehend the acquiescence of Muhammad, the unshakable foundati…”AainaA-Ridtz
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Books by Mary Roach
Stiff
2004
Bonk
2008
Packing for Mars
2011
Grunt
2016
Gulp
2014