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Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 14 quotes by Mary Roach Mary Roach is an author, specializing in popular science. As of 2014 , she has published six books: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (2003), Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife (2005) (published in some markets as Six Feet Over: Adventures in the Afterlife), Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex (2008), Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void (2010), My Planet: Finding Humor in the Oddest Places, and Gulp:... Read full biography of Mary Roach → 1 2 Ctrl → I don't write on topics that require a lot of urgency. But in 'Stiff,' I wanted to change people's hearts about organ donation.... → 0 I very much was inspired by Bill Bryson. He does cover science, but more often, it's a mixture of science and travel, and whatever he happens to... → 0 You won't see me writing about particle physics, or even planetary geology, or chemistry. I practically failed chemistry, and if I had to write a... → 0 To me, NASA is kind of the magical kingdom. I was sort of a geek, and you go there, and there are just these wondrously strange things and people. 0 The broader the topic, the easier it is, not only to fill a book, but to set the bar pretty high for really great stuff. 0 All the clothes in my closet are Oakland, California, clothes. You can't wear those anywhere else. The barometric pressure drops and then where... → 0 For the scientists, they're kind of puzzled and pleased that somebody finds their work interesting. It makes it fun for me. I feel like I've... → 0 I've read plenty of amazing science pieces where the writers don't hang out in labs. I just have fun doing it. And I get rewarded for it; I... → 0 If you could really guarantee that the money would be spent on something more worthwhile, I'd say, absolutely, scrap the space program, but it... → 0 There are people who would love to spend their last ten years, or five years, or whatever it is, on the surface of Mars. 0 In 'Packing for Mars,' I tried to convey the importance of getting young people interested in science. 0 My books are not really books; they're endless chains of distraction shoved inside a cover. Many of them begin at the search box of Pub Med, an... → 0 Bodily fluids and solids are universally the most disgusting things we as human beings can come upon, but as long as they are inside us, it's... → 0 1 2 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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