Mary Roach, Stiff: The Curious Lives Of Human Cadavers

Quotes

• “The point is that no matter what you choose to do with your body when you die, it won't, ultimately, be very appealing. ...”
• “Not that there's anything wrong with just lying around on your back. In it's way, rotting is interesting too, as we will...”
• “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 ca...”
• “Many people will find this book disrespectful. There is nothing amusing about being dead, they will say. Ah, but there i...”
• “There wasn't an anhydrous lacrimal gland in the room...”