Astronauts are like these mythic legends, but really, they are just regular people, people who wear chinos. — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
All of my books tend to be about things going on in labs that you wouldn't really expect. — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
I didn't really realize that writing... would be fun and people would pay you to do it. Being an astronaut is a… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
If you get a colonoscopy, you should really insist they give you no drugs - then you do get to see what… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
I get really excited about specific therapies, personalized therapies. Like, let's say, taking a piece of someone's tumor and testing a bunch… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
Any time you can take a book a little beyond the realm of pure entertainment, I think it's a good thing. But… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I hated everything. I was really skinny, and I'd have a milkshake with an egg in it.… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
I think by and large, humans prefer to think of themselves as minds from the neck up. We don't really like to… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
There are three kinds of people in this world: 1) People who make lists, 2) People who don't make lists, and 3)… — 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
I have not eaten a lot of insects. I ate a termite in Africa, but it was on a bet. It was… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
LOL is rarely OL, or even really L. A real out-loud laugh - not the forced social variety, which is closer to… — 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
