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 - don't bring water with you because it'll tire you out and you'll lose too much fluid. Bring a water pump. Max Brooks bootbringbuy share on social
Before I'm a zombie nerd, before I'm a science-fiction nerd, I am a history nerd. Max Brooks fictionhistorynerd Change image and share on social
Zombies let us explore notions of the apocalypse - no water, food, medical care, the government imploding - while letting us sleep at night. Max Brooks apocalypsecareexplore Change image and share on social
I don't mind my work being a record of the time it was written in. Max Brooks mindrecordtime Change image and share on social
If I thought there was any hope of turning 'World War Z' into a movie, I wouldn't have written it as a giant, epic, global story, because that requires a giant, epic, global budget. Max Brooks budgetepicgiant Change image and share on social
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.' Max Brooks cryreadremember Change image and share on social
I think the fascination with zombies is that they don't obey the rules of monsters. The first rule of monsters is that you have to go find them. You have to make a conscious choice to go to the swamp or the desert or the abandoned summer camp. Max Brooks abandoncampchoice share on social
Zombie books were going to be my passion projects, but certainly not pay the bills. I thought I was going to have to get a real job on a sitcom or something, and have my zombie books to remind myself I was still a writer at heart. I never thought I could actually pay my bills and write what I wanted. Max Brooks billbookheart share on social
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 from. Max Brooks americanblowcountry Change image and share on social
When I read Frank Miller's 'The Dark Knight Returns', I think it's a wonderful record of the Reagan era. I think it's amazing. This is the time I lived in. Max Brooks amazedarkera Change image and share on social