261 Quotes by Max Brooks

When you think about the CIA, you probably imagine two of our most popular and enduring myths. The first is that our mission is to search the globe for any conceivable threat to the United States, and the second is that we have the power to perform the first.

The human heart can only absorb so much pain.

And yes, I know I saw something. We both did. But knowing you saw something is different from knowing what you saw.

After all, why would a doctor worry about the confidentiality of her patient if she didn’t believe that patient was still alive?

Selfless suffering feels good for short crusades, but as a way of life, it’s unsustainable.

I remember I used to come up to my teacher crying because I couldn't read. She would say: 'You can do this. You just don't want to do this.'

I wanted to serve. It was Desert Storm. I thought, 'I was a rich kid, and America's been good to me.'

I actually wrote my first zombie book way before I got the job on 'Saturday Night Live.'

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.'