I rarely listen to music while writing. I wish I could, but it distracts me. — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
I'm always imposing my taste in books on others. I hope that people enjoy being surprised by a book they might not… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
People are surprisingly off put just by saliva, the substance that you carry around in your mouth. You swallow it. You have… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
For the most part, if somebody approaches me and says, 'I'd like to interview you,' who am I to say no, when… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
I could have had a session of defecography, which is a diagnostic test in which X-rays are taken to assess anatomical problems… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
Dead people never seem to address the obvious - the things you'd think they'd be bursting to talk about, and the things… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
Most of us pass our lives never once laying eyes on our own organs, the most precious and amazing things we own.… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
Picking my topics is sort of a process of elimination for me. Most things don't work for me. I like to cover… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
Every now and then, someone will tell me that one of my books has made them laugh out loud. I never believe… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
My husband recently made me try on a bikini. A bikini is not so much a garment as a cloth-based reminder that… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
When someone tells me, 'Oh, we have so many problems on Earth; space exploration costs too much money,' I say, 'I absolutely… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
“Rawson points out that although snakes can’t taste, they have a primitive sense of smell. They’ll extend their tongue to gather volatile molecules and… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
“As the number of Inuit who hunt has dwindled, so has the consumption of organs (and other anatomy not available for purchase at the… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
For the most part, if somebody approaches me and says, 'I'd like to interview you,' who am I to say no, when I spend… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
“If you look at survivable crashes, it’s rare that even half the emergency exits open,” says Shanahan. “Plus, there’s a lot of panic and… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
“…he was doing a breath hydrogen test. If you know the amount of hydrogen someone is exhaling orally, it's a simple matter to extrapolate… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
“Viagra isn't the only drug being prescribed off-label for women with arousal problems. Los Angeles urologist Jennifer Berman told me some doctors are prescribing… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
Sharing a room with a cadaver is only mildly different from being in a room alone. They are the same sort of company as… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
Every now and then, someone will tell me that one of my books has made them laugh out loud. I never believe them because:… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
“panel applicants at the initial screening were asked not only to describe the cat foods but also to rate them according to how much… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
“* Kissing is a less aggressive form of bacterial transplant. Studies of three different gingivitis-causing bacteria have documented migration from spouse to spouse. Periodontically… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
“Nirlungayuk reached a similar conclusion. I tracked him down, seventeen years later, and asked him what the outcome of his country-foods campaign had been.… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
