261 Quotes by Max Brooks

As stated before, in Western – particularly American – culture, there is the myth of the individual superbeing. One man or woman, well-armed and highly skilled, with nerves of steel, can conquer the world. In truth, anyone believing this should simply strip naked, holler for the undead, then lay down on a silver platter.

In a radiated planet, the walking dead might be the only creatures left “alive.” We.

Survival is the key word to remember – not victory, not conquest, just survival.

I think the general anxiety of the 1960s – ’70s spawned our interest in the living dead. When people worry about the end of their world, they need a safe vessel for all their fears. Zombies provide that vessel because they’re ’safe.

I tried to go back online. Isn’t that funny? All I could think about was trying to escape again, getting back to my world, being safe.

He knew that fear was the only weapon he had left to save my life and if I didn’t fear the threat of the plague, then dammit, I was going to fear him!

For starters, you must understand the inherent difference between a castle and a palace. A.

People only see the present through the lenses of their personal pasts.” Her lips soured. “Maybe that’s my problem too.

And with the final question, “Why didn’t they fight back?” came the inevitable dismissal. “Because it would not have made a difference.