I think the general anxiety of the 1960s - '70s spawned our interest in the living dead. When people worry about the… — Max Brooks Copy Share Image
. . . show the other side, the one that gets people out of bed the next morning, makes them scratch and… — Max Brooks Copy Share Image
They say great times make great men. I don't buy it. I saw a lot of weakness, a lot of filth. People… — Max Brooks Copy Share Image
Fear is the most valuable commodity in the universe...Turn on the TV...What are you seeing? People selling their products? No. People selling… — Max Brooks Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
We live in such a service-based, globalised economy where very few people actually make anything and the people who do make stuff...… — Max Brooks Copy Share Image
Since 2001, people have been scared. There's been some really scary stuff that's been happening - 9/11, Iraq, Afghanistan, Katrina, anthrax letters,… — Max Brooks Copy Share Image
Zombies are apocalyptic. I think that's why people love them because we're living in, not apocalyptic times, but I think we're living… — Max Brooks Copy Share Image
Zombies are so popular. There's a lot of chaff out there. For every one person who is legitimately passionate about zombies, there… — Max Brooks Copy Share Image
I think that most people would rather face the light of a real enemy than the darkness of their imagined fears. — Max Brooks Copy Share Image
If your Soviet neighbor is trying to set fire to your house, you can't be worrying about the Arab down the block.… — Max Brooks Copy Share Image
If I knew anything about what people wanted and was popular, I'd still be writing for 'Saturday Night Live'. I can only… — Max Brooks Copy Share Image
When I believe in my ability to do something, there is no such word as no. — Max Brooks Copy Share Image
I think the general anxiety of the 1960s - '70s spawned our interest in the living dead. When people worry about the end of… — Max Brooks Copy Share Image
I wanted to serve. It was Desert Storm. I thought, 'I was a rich kid, and America's been good to me. — Max Brooks Copy Share Image
[...]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… — Max Brooks Copy Share Image
I think Americans are at our best when we recover from a crisis. We've suffered some blows that other countries would have never recovered… — Max Brooks Copy Share Image
“The living dead had taken more from us than land and loved ones. They'd robbed us of our confidence as the planet's dominant life… — Max Brooks Copy Share Image
Often, a school is your best bet-perhaps not for education but certainly for protection from an undead attack. — Max Brooks Copy Share Image
Any survival guide will tell you, don't buy a pair of combat boots before any disaster. They'll tear your feet up. Or water -… — Max Brooks Copy Share Image