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.
From Mary Roach
Most of the people who are engaged in the subjects that I look into are pretty interesting. Whether its sex researchers or someone who's devoted their career to saliva or somebody who does research with cadavers, there's an inherent fascination in the subject matter of their work.
I talk to a lot of people who, when you try to sum them up in a couple of sentences, seem like they must be insane.
For the most part, if somebody approaches me and says, 'I'd like to interview you,' who am I to say no, when I spend all my days going, 'Hello, you don't know me. I'd like to ask you some questions. Do you have a little time?'
The Internet is a boon for hypochondriacs like me.
It is interesting to come across people who feel that a ghost communicating via a spell-checker is less far-fetched than a software glitch.
I rarely listen to music while writing. I wish I could, but it distracts me.
I'm always imposing my taste in books on others. I hope that people enjoy being surprised by a book they might not otherwise read - I enjoy the surprise myself when others do this to me.
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