Dreams I don't read good books anymore, it seems; I just buy them and put them on the shelf and every now and then walk over and pet them. I'm like the... Mary Roach 18
Smile Every now and then, someone will tell me that one of my books has made them laugh out loud. I never believe them because: a.) my books don't make me... Mary Roach 28
Death I don't fear death so much as I fear its prologues: loneliness, decrepitude, pain, debilitation, depression, senility. After a few years of those, I... Mary Roach 23
Lose 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... Mary Roach 16
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