Author: Mary Roach

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I have a nice little office, with a nice little window in it, but I do basically spend huge amounts of time in what you could consider solitary confinement.

I have a nice little office, with a nice little window in it, but I do basically spend huge amounts of time in what you could consider solitary confinement.

- Mary Roach

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.'

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

A space station is a rangy monstrosity, a giant erector set built by a madman.

A space station is a rangy monstrosity, a giant erector set built by a madman.

- Mary Roach

There are people who would love to spend their last ten years, or five years, or whatever it is, on the surface of Mars.

There are people who would love to spend their last ten years, or five years, or whatever it is, on the surface of Mars.

- Mary Roach

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.

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

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