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Mary Roach Quotes

Mushy food is a form of sensory deprivation. In the same way that a dark, silent room will eventually drive you to hallucinate, the mind rebels against bland, single-texture foods, edibles that do not engage the oral device Picture Quote #1

My husband recently made me try on a bikini. A bikini is not so much a garment as a cloth-based reminder that your parts have been migrating all these years. My waist, I realized that day in the dressing room, has completely disappeared beneath my rib cage, which now rests directly on my hips. I’m exhibiting continental drift in reverse Picture Quote #1

Bodily fluids and solids are universally the most disgusting things we as human beings can come upon, but as long as they are inside us, it’s part of you Picture Quote #1

To keep your he-man jaw muscles from smashing your precious teeth, the only set you have, the body evolved an automated braking system faster and more sophisticated than anything on a Lexus. The jaw knows its own strength. The faster and more recklessly you close your mouth, the less force the muscles are willing to apply Picture Quote #1

When I was 16, I had a job on the cleaning crew at a local hospital. I wore a pink uniform and cleaned bathrooms and buffed the hallway linoleum. Oddly, I don’t recall hating the job. I recall getting choked up at the end of the summer when I went to turn in my uniform and say goodbye to the ladies Picture Quote #1

A fine book, in the perfect setting, when there’s all the time in the world to read it: Life holds greater joys, but none come to mind just now Picture Quote #1

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The suffix ‘naut’ comes from the Greek and Latin words for ships and sailing. Astronaut suggests ‘a sailor in space.’ Chimponaut suggests ‘a chimpanzee in sailor pants’ Picture Quote #1

I very much was inspired by Bill Bryson. He does cover science, but more often, it’s a mixture of science and travel, and whatever he happens to be writing about - Shakespeare, Australia, the United Kingdom, or when he covers science in ‘A Short History Of Nearly Everything’ - he has an incredible ability to be both entertaining and enlightening Picture Quote #1

I don’t write on topics that require a lot of urgency. But in ‘Stiff,’ I wanted to change people’s hearts about organ donation. Whenever I get a chance, I try to talk about that Picture Quote #1

All the clothes in my closet are Oakland, California, clothes. You can’t wear those anywhere else. The barometric pressure drops and then where are you? Picture Quote #1

To me, NASA is kind of the magical kingdom. I was sort of a geek, and you go there, and there are just these wondrously strange things and people Picture Quote #1

Yes, the money could be better spent on Earth. But would it? Since when has money saved by government redlining been spent on education and cancer research? It is always squandered. Let’s squander some on Mars. Let’s go out and play Picture Quote #1

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Here is the secret to surviving one of these [airplane] crashes: Be male. In a 1970 Civil Aeromedical institute study of three crashes involving emergency evacuations, the most prominent factor influencing survival was gender (followed closely by proximity to exit). Adult males were by far the most likely to get out alive. Why? Presumably because they pushed everyone else out of the way Picture Quote #1

The simplest strategy for bouts of noxious flatus is to not care. Or perhaps to take advantage of a gastroenterologist I know: get a dog. (To blame.) Picture Quote #1

Ultimately, the problem is that sex is perceived as a personal, intimate thing, not in the realm of science. But that’s not true. It’s physiology; it’s anatomy. It deserves to be studied Picture Quote #1

When someone tells me, ‘Oh, we have so many problems on Earth; space exploration costs too much money,’ I say, ‘I absolutely agree with you. But I still hope we do it.’ Picture Quote #1

Wisdom comes with age, but keep it to yourself Picture Quote #1

Normally I object to strangers beaming force fields into my brain Picture Quote #1

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Every mode of travel has its signature mental aberration Picture Quote #1

Sexual desire is a state not unlike hunger Picture Quote #1

Hormones are nature’s three bottles of beer Picture Quote #1

Death. It doesn’t have to be boring Picture Quote #1

I would have sold my wife and children into slavery for a ride into space Picture Quote #1

It is the mind that speaks a woman’s heart, not the vaginal walls Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

Instead, I quietly excused myself and went to the bar, to commune with spirits I know how to relate to Picture Quote #1

You are a person and then you cease to be a person, and a cadaver takes your place Picture Quote #1

Sharing a room with a cadaver is only mildly different from being in a room alone. They are the same sort of company as people across from you on subways or in airport lounges, there but not there. Your eyes keep going back to them, for lack of anything more interesting to look at, and then you feel bad for staring Picture Quote #1

The way I see it, being dead is not terribly far off from being on a cruise ship. Most of your time is spent lying on your back. The brain has shut down. The flesh begins to soften. Nothing much new happens, and nothing is expected of you Picture Quote #1

Many people will find this book disrespectful. There is nothing amusing about being dead, they will say. Ah, but there is Picture Quote #1

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Mushy food is a form of sensory deprivation. In the same way that a dark, silent room will eventually drive you to hallucinate, the mind rebels against bland, single-texture foods, edibles that do not engage the oral device. (Mary Roach Quotes) My husband recently made me try on a bikini. A bikini is not so much a garment as a cloth-based reminder that your parts have been migrating all these years. My waist, I realized that day in the dressing room, has completely disappeared beneath my rib cage, which now rests directly on my hips. I’m exhibiting continental drift in reverse. (Mary Roach Quotes) Bodily fluids and solids are universally the most disgusting things we as human beings can come upon, but as long as they are inside us, it’s part of you. (Mary Roach Quotes) To keep your he-man jaw muscles from smashing your precious teeth, the only set you have, the body evolved an automated braking system faster and more sophisticated than anything on a Lexus. The jaw knows its own strength. The faster and more recklessly you close your mouth, the less force the muscles are willing to apply. (Mary Roach Quotes) When I was 16, I had a job on the cleaning crew at a local hospital. I wore a pink uniform and cleaned bathrooms and buffed the hallway linoleum. Oddly, I don’t recall hating the job. I recall getting choked up at the end of the summer when I went to turn in my uniform and say goodbye to the ladies. (Mary Roach Quotes) A fine book, in the perfect setting, when there’s all the time in the world to read it: Life holds greater joys, but none come to mind just now. (Mary Roach Quotes) The suffix ‘naut’ comes from the Greek and Latin words for ships and sailing. Astronaut suggests ‘a sailor in space.’ Chimponaut suggests ‘a chimpanzee in sailor pants’ (Mary Roach Quotes) I very much was inspired by Bill Bryson. He does cover science, but more often, it’s a mixture of science and travel, and whatever he happens to be writing about - Shakespeare, Australia, the United Kingdom, or when he covers science in ‘A Short History Of Nearly Everything’ - he has an incredible ability to be both entertaining and enlightening (Mary Roach Quotes) I don’t write on topics that require a lot of urgency. But in ‘Stiff,’ I wanted to change people’s hearts about organ donation. Whenever I get a chance, I try to talk about that (Mary Roach Quotes) All the clothes in my closet are Oakland, California, clothes. You can’t wear those anywhere else. The barometric pressure drops and then where are you? (Mary Roach Quotes) To me, NASA is kind of the magical kingdom. I was sort of a geek, and you go there, and there are just these wondrously strange things and people (Mary Roach Quotes) Yes, the money could be better spent on Earth. But would it? Since when has money saved by government redlining been spent on education and cancer research? It is always squandered. Let’s squander some on Mars. Let’s go out and play (Mary Roach Quotes) Here is the secret to surviving one of these [airplane] crashes: Be male. In a 1970 Civil Aeromedical institute study of three crashes involving emergency evacuations, the most prominent factor influencing survival was gender (followed closely by proximity to exit). Adult males were by far the most likely to get out alive. Why? Presumably because they pushed everyone else out of the way (Mary Roach Quotes) The simplest strategy for bouts of noxious flatus is to not care. Or perhaps to take advantage of a gastroenterologist I know: get a dog. (To blame.) (Mary Roach Quotes) Ultimately, the problem is that sex is perceived as a personal, intimate thing, not in the realm of science. But that’s not true. It’s physiology; it’s anatomy. It deserves to be studied (Mary Roach Quotes) When someone tells me, ‘Oh, we have so many problems on Earth; space exploration costs too much money,’ I say, ‘I absolutely agree with you. But I still hope we do it.’ (Mary Roach Quotes) Wisdom comes with age, but keep it to yourself (Mary Roach Quotes) Normally I object to strangers beaming force fields into my brain (Mary Roach Quotes) Every mode of travel has its signature mental aberration (Mary Roach Quotes) Sexual desire is a state not unlike hunger (Mary Roach Quotes) Hormones are nature’s three bottles of beer (Mary Roach Quotes) Death. It doesn’t have to be boring (Mary Roach Quotes) I would have sold my wife and children into slavery for a ride into space (Mary Roach Quotes) It is the mind that speaks a woman’s heart, not the vaginal walls (Mary Roach Quotes) 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 (Mary Roach Quotes) Instead, I quietly excused myself and went to the bar, to commune with spirits I know how to relate to (Mary Roach Quotes) You are a person and then you cease to be a person, and a cadaver takes your place (Mary Roach Quotes) Sharing a room with a cadaver is only mildly different from being in a room alone. They are the same sort of company as people across from you on subways or in airport lounges, there but not there. Your eyes keep going back to them, for lack of anything more interesting to look at, and then you feel bad for staring (Mary Roach Quotes) The way I see it, being dead is not terribly far off from being on a cruise ship. Most of your time is spent lying on your back. The brain has shut down. The flesh begins to soften. Nothing much new happens, and nothing is expected of you (Mary Roach Quotes) Many people will find this book disrespectful. There is nothing amusing about being dead, they will say. Ah, but there is (Mary Roach Quotes)

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