"Life contains these things: leakage and wickage and……" — Mary Roach
"Life contains these things: leakage and wickage and discharge, pus and snot and slime and gleet. We are biology. We are reminded of this at the beginning and the end, at birth and at death. In between we do what we can to forget."
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Mary Roach
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71 Quotes by Mary Roach
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Softball is the reason Washing Machines and Bleach are so popular. Don't think so? Just ask a softball Mom.
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Wisdom comes with age, but keep it to yourself.
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The point is that no matter what you choose to do with your body when you die, it won't, ultimately,…
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My books are not really books; theyre endless chains of distraction shoved inside a cover. Many of them begin at…
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Normally I object to strangers beaming force fields into my brain.
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It's this mood, these sentiments - the excitement of exploration and the surprises and delights of travel to foreign locales…
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Every mode of travel has its signature mental aberration.
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Every crazy fad from the 1800s comes back or they never go away. It's like fashion, like everything's already been…
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In 'Packing for Mars,' I tried to convey the importance of getting young people interested in science.
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The broader the topic, the easier it is, not only to fill a book, but to set the bar pretty…
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There are people who would love to spend their last ten years, or five years, or whatever it is, on…
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To me, NASA is kind of the magical kingdom. I was sort of a geek, and you go there, and…
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