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title: "12 Really Quotes By Mary Roach"
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> [I didn't really realize that writing... would be fun and people would pay you to do it. Being an astronaut is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-roach/i-didn-t-really-realize-that-writing-would-be-fun-and-people-would/)

[Mary Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-roach/)

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> [If you get a colonoscopy, you should really insist they give you no drugs - then you do get to see what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-roach/if-you-get-a-colonoscopy-you-should-really-insist-they-give-you-no/)

[Mary Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-roach/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12c/mary-roach-635_colonoscopy_if-you-get-a-colonoscopy-you-should-real_2373112.png)

> [LOL is rarely OL, or even really L. A real out-loud laugh - not the forced social variety, which is closer to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-roach/lol-is-rarely-ol-or-even-really-l-a-real-out-loud-laugh-not-the/)

[Mary Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-roach/)

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> [All of my books tend to be about things going on in labs that you wouldn't really expect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-roach/all-of-my-books-tend-to-be-about-things-going-on-in-labs-that-you/)

[Mary Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-roach/)

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> [Astronauts are like these mythic legends, but really, they are just regular people, people who wear chinos.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-roach/astronauts-are-like-these-mythic-legends-but-really-they-are-just/)

[Mary Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-roach/)

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> [Every now and then, someone will tell me that one of my books has made them laugh out loud. I never believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-roach/every-now-and-then-someone-will-tell-me-that-one-of-my-books-has-made/)

[Mary Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-roach/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db6/mary-roach-635_because_every-now-and-then-someone-will-tell-me_57158.png)

> [There are three kinds of people in this world: 1) People who make lists, 2) People who don't make lists, and 3)…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-roach/there-are-three-kinds-of-people-in-this-world-1-people-who-make-lists/)

[Mary Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-roach/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15d/mary-roach-635_carve_there-are-three-kinds-of-people-in-this_1028734.png)

> [I have not eaten a lot of insects. I ate a termite in Africa, but it was on a bet. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-roach/i-have-not-eaten-a-lot-of-insects-i-ate-a-termite-in-africa-but-it/)

[Mary Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-roach/)

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> [I get really excited about specific therapies, personalized therapies. Like, let's say, taking a piece of someone's tumor and testing a bunch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-roach/i-get-really-excited-about-specific-therapies-personalized-therapies/)

[Mary Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-roach/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73c/mary-roach-635_able_i-get-really-excited-about-specific-ther_1652089.jpg)

> [Any time you can take a book a little beyond the realm of pure entertainment, I think it's a good thing. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-roach/any-time-you-can-take-a-book-a-little-beyond-the-realm-of-pure/)

[Mary Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-roach/)

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> [When I was a kid, I hated everything. I was really skinny, and I'd have a milkshake with an egg in it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-roach/when-i-was-a-kid-i-hated-everything-i-was-really-skinny-and-i-d-have/)

[Mary Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-roach/)

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> [I think by and large, humans prefer to think of themselves as minds from the neck up. We don't really like to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-roach/i-think-by-and-large-humans-prefer-to-think-of-themselves-as-minds/)

[Mary Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-roach/)

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## Other authors on Really

## More by Mary Roach

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-roach/rawson-points-out-that-although-snakes-can-t-taste-they-have-a/)

[Mary Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-roach/)

> [“As the number of Inuit who hunt has dwindled, so has the consumption of organs (and other anatomy not available for purchase at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-roach/as-the-number-of-inuit-who-hunt-has-dwindled-so-has-the-consumption/)

[Mary Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-roach/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-roach/for-the-most-part-if-somebody-approaches-me-and-says-i-d-like-to/)

[Mary Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-roach/)

> [To me, death is dark, pain, grief.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-roach/to-me-death-is-dark-pain-grief/)

[Mary Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-roach/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-roach/if-you-look-at-survivable-crashes-it-s-rare-that-even-half-the/)

[Mary Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-roach/)

> [“…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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-roach/he-was-doing-a-breath-hydrogen-test-if-you-know-the-amount-of/)

[Mary Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-roach/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-roach/viagra-isn-t-the-only-drug-being-prescribed-off-label-for-women-with/)

[Mary Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-roach/)

> [Sharing a room with a cadaver is only mildly different from being in a room alone. They are the same sort of company as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-roach/sharing-a-room-with-a-cadaver-is-only-mildly-different-from-being-in/)

[Mary Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-roach/)

> [Every now and then, someone will tell me that one of my books has made them laugh out loud. I never believe them because:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-roach/every-now-and-then-someone-will-tell-me-that-one-of-my-books-has-made/)

[Mary Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-roach/)

> [“panel applicants at the initial screening were asked not only to describe the cat foods but also to rate them according to how much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-roach/panel-applicants-at-the-initial-screening-were-asked-not-only-to/)

[Mary Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-roach/)

> [“\* Kissing is a less aggressive form of bacterial transplant. Studies of three different gingivitis-causing bacteria have documented migration from spouse to spouse. Periodontically…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-roach/kissing-is-a-less-aggressive-form-of-bacterial-transplant-studies-of/)

[Mary Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-roach/)

> [“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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-roach/nirlungayuk-reached-a-similar-conclusion-i-tracked-him-down-seventeen/)

[Mary Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-roach/)

> [Astronauts are like these mythic legends, but really, they are just regular people, people who wear chinos.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-roach/astronauts-are-like-these-mythic-legends-but-really-they-are-just/)

[Mary Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-roach/)

> [“Olive trees grow in the same climate and soil conditions as grapes. The olive oil people have been up in Napa Valley all along,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-roach/olive-trees-grow-in-the-same-climate-and-soil-conditions-as-grapes/)

[Mary Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-roach/)

> [“A patient on the way to surgery travels at twice the speed of a patient on the way to the morgue. Gurneys that ferry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-roach/a-patient-on-the-way-to-surgery-travels-at-twice-the-speed-of-a/)

[Mary Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-roach/)

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