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title: "1 Borrowed time Quotes By Robert Kirkman"
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> [“The second we put a bullet in the head of one of those undead monsters -- the moment one of us drove a hammer into one of their faces -- or cut a head off. We became what we are!…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kirkman/the-second-we-put-a-bullet-in-the-head-of-one-of-those-undead/)

[Robert Kirkman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kirkman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be1/robert-kirkman-11824_walking-dead_the-second-we-put-a-bullet-in-the-head-o_1788967.jpg)

## More by Robert Kirkman

> [I just wanted to make it clear that I was saying that the possibility is there and I would've been fine with it, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kirkman/i-just-wanted-to-make-it-clear-that-i-was-saying-that-the-possibility/)

[Robert Kirkman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kirkman/)

> [“Mother Fuckers. They're going to feel pretty stupid when they find out. They're fucking with the wrong people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kirkman/mother-fuckers-they-re-going-to-feel-pretty-stupid-when-they-find-out/)

[Robert Kirkman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kirkman/)

> [“an elderly camper realizes, with heart-skipping dismay, that during his afternoon bowel movement, he is unwittingly shitting on a zombie.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kirkman/an-elderly-camper-realizes-with-heart-skipping-dismay-that-during-his/)

[Robert Kirkman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kirkman/)

> [“I hope you're at peace. I hope you... I hope you're in heaven, and you fell in love with someone who treats you better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kirkman/i-hope-you-re-at-peace-i-hope-you-i-hope-you-re-in-heaven-and-you/)

[Robert Kirkman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kirkman/)

> [But honestly... I just don't know what anyone's thinking. To me, that's scarier than any half-rotten ghoul trying to eat my flesh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kirkman/but-honestly-i-just-don-t-know-what-anyone-s-thinking-to-me-that-s/)

[Robert Kirkman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kirkman/)

> [You have a valid complaint, and I do recognize it ... but you are reading into things a little bit. Just the same, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kirkman/you-have-a-valid-complaint-and-i-do-recognize-it-but-you-are-reading/)

[Robert Kirkman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kirkman/)

> [I want to spend my time exploring the characters we've already got here. I want to give them more time to shine before the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kirkman/i-want-to-spend-my-time-exploring-the-characters-we-ve-already-got/)

[Robert Kirkman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kirkman/)

> [I definitely have character arcs in mind for each character unless I kill them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kirkman/i-definitely-have-character-arcs-in-mind-for-each-character-unless-i/)

[Robert Kirkman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kirkman/)

> [I have things planned for every character like what they're doing down the road and coming to different realizations but I don't have how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kirkman/i-have-things-planned-for-every-character-like-what-they-re-doing/)

[Robert Kirkman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kirkman/)

> [We're always exploring new ideas in the writers room, and those kinds of ideas snowball from season to season and drive the show in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kirkman/we-re-always-exploring-new-ideas-in-the-writers-room-and-those-kinds/)

[Robert Kirkman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kirkman/)

> [“I just want my brother back.-Daryl (to Maryl) the Walking Dead S3”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kirkman/i-just-want-my-brother-back-daryl-to-maryl-the-walking-dead-s3/)

[Robert Kirkman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kirkman/)

> [Nick looks into Brians hollow gaze. That's what's going on here brian. The devil's figured out a way to keep peoples souls trapped here…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kirkman/nick-looks-into-brians-hollow-gaze-that-s-what-s-going-on-here-brian/)

[Robert Kirkman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kirkman/)

> [When you write comic books and when you are writing for television, you're not writing the end product, you are writing notes for someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kirkman/when-you-write-comic-books-and-when-you-are-writing-for-television/)

[Robert Kirkman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kirkman/)

> [“You think I've been around these fuckers long enough to get comfortable enough to SLEEP ten feet away from them? Not fucking likely. (Axel)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kirkman/you-think-i-ve-been-around-these-fuckers-long-enough-to-get/)

[Robert Kirkman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kirkman/)

> [“You sick fuck. Tear my pants off, prick. See what I got. I'll knock your fucking teeth out with my swinging dick! Last chance...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kirkman/you-sick-fuck-tear-my-pants-off-prick-see-what-i-got-i-ll-knock-your/)

[Robert Kirkman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kirkman/)

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