Mary Roach Quotes

A collection of quotes by Mary Roach.

Mary Roach is an American author known for her witty and informative non-fiction books. Born on March 20, 1959, she has written on various topics including the science of the afterlife, sex research, space exploration, and the human digestive system. With a unique ability to make complex subjects accessible and entertaining, Roach has penned acclaimed works such as "Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers," "Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal," and "Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void." Her engaging writing style and humor have earned her a loyal following and numerous accolades.

Footnote: In 1998, a woman in Saline, Michigan received a pa

Footnote: In 1998, a woman in Saline, Michigan received a patent for a Decorative Penile Wrap...The patent included three pages of drawings, including a penis wearing a ghost outfit, another in the robes of the Grim Reaper, and one dressed up to look like a snowman.

I walk up and down the rows. The heads look like rubber hall

I walk up and down the rows. The heads look like rubber halloween masks. They also look like human heads, but my brain has no precedent for human heads on tables or in roasting pans or anywhere other than on top of a human bodies, and so I think it has chosen to interpret the sight in a more comforting manner. - Here we are at the rubber mask factory. Look at the nice men and woman working on the masks.

Humor Funny Science

It is the mind that speaks a woman's heart, not the vaginal

It is the mind that speaks a woman's heart, not the vaginal walls.

In my experience, the most staunchly held views are based on

In my experience, the most staunchly held views are based on ignorance or accepted dogma, not carefully considered accumulations of facts. The more you expose the intricacies and realtities of the situation, the less clear-cut things become.

Facts Science Dogma Spook

We are biology. We are reminded of this at the beginning and

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.

Life Death Science Biology Mary Roach

The paper does not provide the exact number of penises eaten

The paper does not provide the exact number of penises eaten by ducks, but the author says there have been enough over the years to prompt the coining of a popular saying: 'I better get home or the ducks will have something to eat.

The point is that no matter what you choose to do with your

The point is that no matter what you choose to do with your body when you die, it won't, ultimately, be very appealing. If you are inclined to donate yourself to science, you should not let images of dissection or dismemberment put you off. They are no more or less gruesome, in my opinion, than ordinary decay or the sewing shut of your jaws via your nostrils for a funeral viewing.

Science Funeral Cadaver Dissection