But isn’t the human factor what connects us so deeply to our past?


“Because rain is the closest thing I have to tears.”
― Thunderhead
― Thunderhead

“Hope in the shadow of fear is the world's most powerful motivator.”
― Scythe
― Scythe

“Death makes the whole world kin.”
― Scythe
― Scythe

“My greatest wish for humanity is not for peace or comfort or joy. It is that we all still die a little inside every time we witness the death of another. For only the pain of empathy will keep us human. There’s no version of God that can help us if we ever lose that.”
― Scythe
― Scythe

“Fear,â€� he used to say, “fear is the most valuable commodity in the universe.â€� That blew me away. “Turn on the TV,â€� he’d say. “What are you seeing? People selling their products? No. People selling the fear of you having to live without their products.â€� Fuckinâ€� A, was he right. Fear of aging, fear of loneliness, fear of poverty, fear of failure. Fear is the most basic emotion we have. Fear is primal. Fear sells. That was my mantra. “Fear sells.”
― World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
― World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
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