“Most people don't believe something can happen until it already has. That's not stupidity or weakness, that's just human nature.”
―
Max Brooks,
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“Lies are neither bad nor good. Like a fire they can either keep you warm or burn you to death, depending on how they're used.” ― Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“The only rule that ever made sense to me I learned from a history, not an economics, professor at Wharton. "Fear," he used to say, "fear is the most valuable commodity in the universe." That blew me away. "Turn on the TV," he'd say. "What are you seeing? People selling their products? No. People selling the fear of you having to live without their products." Fuckin' A, was he right. Fear of aging, fear of loneliness, fear of poverty, fear of failure. Fear is the most basic emotion we have. Fear is primal. Fear sells.” ― Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“I think that most people would rather face the light of a real enemy than the darkness of their imagined fears.” ― Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“Use your head; cut off theirs.” ― Max Brooks, Zombie Survival Guide, The: Complete Protection From The Living Dead
“The monsters that rose from the dead, they are nothing compared to the ones we carry in our hearts” ― Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“Often, a school is your best bet-perhaps not for education but certainly for protection from an undead attack.” ― Max Brooks, Zombie Survival Guide, The: Complete Protection From The Living Dead
“There's a word for that kind of lie. Hope.” ― Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“Remember; no matter how desperate the situation seems, time spentthinking clearly is never time wasted.” ― Max Brooks, Zombie Survival Guide, The: Complete Protection From The Living Dead
“1. Organize before they rise!2. They feel no fear, why should you?3. Use your head: cut off theirs.4. Blades don't need reloading.5. Ideal protection = tight clothes, short hair.6. Get up the staircase, then destroy it.7. Get out of the car, get onto the bike.8. Keep moving, keep low, keep quiet, keep alert!9. No place is safe, only safer.10. The zombie may be gone, but the threat lives on.” ― Max Brooks, The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead
“I don't know if great times make great men, but I know they can kill them.” ― Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“Sometimes you find your path, sometimes it finds you.” ― Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“Imagine what could be accomplished if only the human race would shed its humanity.” ― Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“[...]you don’t have to be Sun freakin Tzu to know that real fighting isn’t about killing or even hurting the other guy, it’s about scaring him enough to call it a day.” ― Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“You can't blame anyone else, ... , no one but yourself. You have to make your own choices and live every agonizing day with the consequences of those choices.” ― Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“If you believe you can accomplish everything by "cramming" at the eleventh hour, by all means, don't lift a finger now. But you may think twice about beginning to build your ark once it has already started raining” ― Max Brooks, The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead
“To know is always better, no matter what the answer might be.” ― Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“When I believe in my ability to do something, there is no such word as no.” ― Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“Whatever bro, tell it to the whales” ― Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“Lies are neither bad nor good. Like a fire they can either keep you warm or burn you to death, depending on how they're used.” ― Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“The only rule that ever made sense to me I learned from a history, not an economics, professor at Wharton. "Fear," he used to say, "fear is the most valuable commodity in the universe." That blew me away. "Turn on the TV," he'd say. "What are you seeing? People selling their products? No. People selling the fear of you having to live without their products." Fuckin' A, was he right. Fear of aging, fear of loneliness, fear of poverty, fear of failure. Fear is the most basic emotion we have. Fear is primal. Fear sells.” ― Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“I think that most people would rather face the light of a real enemy than the darkness of their imagined fears.” ― Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“Use your head; cut off theirs.” ― Max Brooks, Zombie Survival Guide, The: Complete Protection From The Living Dead
“The monsters that rose from the dead, they are nothing compared to the ones we carry in our hearts” ― Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“Often, a school is your best bet-perhaps not for education but certainly for protection from an undead attack.” ― Max Brooks, Zombie Survival Guide, The: Complete Protection From The Living Dead
“There's a word for that kind of lie. Hope.” ― Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“Remember; no matter how desperate the situation seems, time spentthinking clearly is never time wasted.” ― Max Brooks, Zombie Survival Guide, The: Complete Protection From The Living Dead
“1. Organize before they rise!2. They feel no fear, why should you?3. Use your head: cut off theirs.4. Blades don't need reloading.5. Ideal protection = tight clothes, short hair.6. Get up the staircase, then destroy it.7. Get out of the car, get onto the bike.8. Keep moving, keep low, keep quiet, keep alert!9. No place is safe, only safer.10. The zombie may be gone, but the threat lives on.” ― Max Brooks, The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead
“I don't know if great times make great men, but I know they can kill them.” ― Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“Sometimes you find your path, sometimes it finds you.” ― Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“Imagine what could be accomplished if only the human race would shed its humanity.” ― Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“[...]you don’t have to be Sun freakin Tzu to know that real fighting isn’t about killing or even hurting the other guy, it’s about scaring him enough to call it a day.” ― Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“You can't blame anyone else, ... , no one but yourself. You have to make your own choices and live every agonizing day with the consequences of those choices.” ― Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“If you believe you can accomplish everything by "cramming" at the eleventh hour, by all means, don't lift a finger now. But you may think twice about beginning to build your ark once it has already started raining” ― Max Brooks, The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead
“To know is always better, no matter what the answer might be.” ― Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“When I believe in my ability to do something, there is no such word as no.” ― Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“Whatever bro, tell it to the whales” ― Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
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