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World War Z

World War Z

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War is a 2006 zombie apocalyptic horror novel written by American author Max Brooks. The novel is a collection of individual accounts narrated by an agent of the United Nations Postwar Commission, following the devastating global conflict against the zombie plague. Other passages record a decade-long desperate struggle, as experienced by people of various nationalities. The personal accounts also describe the resulting social, political, religious, and environmental changes.


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Max Brooks photo

“To know is always better, no matter what the answer might be.”

Source: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

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“When I believe in my ability to do something, there is no such word as no.”

Source: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

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Max Brooks photo

“I don't know if great times make great men, but I know they can kill them.”

Source: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

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“Americans worship technology. It's an inherent trait in the national zeitgeist.”

Source: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

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“Whatever bro, tell it to the whales”

Source: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

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“Fear is the most basic emotion we have. Fear is primal. Fear sells.”

Source: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

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Max Brooks photo

“Imagine what could be accomplished if only the human race would shed its humanity.”

Source: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

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Max Brooks photo

“There's a word for that kind of lie. Hope.”

Source: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

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“They didn't break me. I broke myself.”

Source: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

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Max Brooks photo

“I think that most people would rather face the light of a real enemy than the darkness of their imagined fears.”

Source: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

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Max Brooks photo

“There comes a point where emotions must give way to objective facts.”

Source: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

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Max Brooks photo

“Sometimes you find your path, sometimes it finds you.”

Source: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

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