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 don't mind my work being a record of the time it was written in. Max Brooks mindrecordtime Change image and share on social
We live in such a service-based, globalised economy where very few people actually make anything and the people who do make stuff... it's all part of a massive global supply chain. So what if all those chains were suddenly cut, how would you make something? How would you keep people alive? And that was something I wanted to explore. Max Brooks alivebasechain 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
When I was 16, the first book I ever actually purchased with my own money, in fact, and had read on my own time was 'Hunt for Red October' by Tom Clancy. Max Brooks bookclancyfact Change image and share on social
I wanted to serve. It was Desert Storm. I thought, 'I was a rich kid, and America's been good to me.' Max Brooks americadesertgood Change image and share on social
The bottom line is I'm a slow zombie guy - I'm always a slow zombie guy but I also know I'm in the minority. Max Brooks bottomguyline Change image and share on social
I actually wrote my first zombie book way before I got the job on 'Saturday Night Live.' Max Brooks bookjoblive Change image and share on social
I wrote 'The Zombie Survival Guide' because I wanted to read it, and nobody else was writing it. All I've been doing with everything I've written is answering questions that I had. Max Brooks answerguidehave Change image and share on social
That's the thing about zombies. They don't adapt and they don't think. Literally, you could have a zombie on one side of a chain link fence and you could be on the other side and they could be trying to get to you and six feet down could be an open door and they will not go through that door in the fence. That's why they're so scary. Max Brooks adaptchaindoor share on social