Gravitation is the lust of the cosmos. Mary Roach cosmosgravitationlust Change image and share on social
Eighty percent of flavor comes from your nose, including a set of internal nostrils. When you chew food and hold it in your mouth, the gases that are released goes into these nostrils. People who wolf their food are missing some of the flavor. Mary Roach cheweightyflavor share on social
I make lists to keep my anxiety level down. If I write down 15 things to be done, I lose that vague, nagging sense that there are an overwhelming number of things to be done, all of which are on the brink of being forgotten. Mary Roach anxietybrinkforget share on social
Editors are more concerned with the first chapters of a book; that's what everyone reads first in the bookstore or in the online sample. Mary Roach bookbookstorechapter Change image and share on social
I write with a sense of my future readers being ever on the verge of setting down the book and pronouncing it a bore. Fear and insecurity are great motivators. Mary Roach bearbookfear Change image and share on social
Literally thousands of e-mails over the course of a book go out to people I've never met, people who might end up being the focus of a chapter. Mary Roach bookchapterend Change image and share on social
Any time you can take a book a little beyond the realm of pure entertainment, I think it's a good thing. But I don't really have it on my to-do list when I write a book. It just evolves naturally during the process of immersing yourself in a subject. Mary Roach bookentertainmentevolve share on social
I have not eaten a lot of insects. I ate a termite in Africa, but it was on a bet. It was a soldier termite. It was alive, and I don't really recommend the live soldier termite as something you want to start with if you're going to start exploring eating insects. Mary Roach africaalivebet share on social
I think that the women's magazines and a lot of those quick tips for better sex, I think that they do people a disservice, sometimes, because they become very focused on - they're thinking, 'Okay, I read that I should do this, and am I doing it right?' Mary Roach disservicefocuslot share on social
Spacewalking is a little like rock climbing in that everything, including and especially oneself, must be tethered or docked at all times. If you forget to tether a tool, it's gone. Ditto yourself. Mary Roach climbdittodock Change image and share on social
