You know it’s gonna take more than some grave robbing charge to hold or stop the man. Besides, you didn’t let me finish. The bodies were rising out of the ground.

I'm no longer willing to bend over backwards for this unprovoked violence, no longer willing (to) take responsibility for the consequences of their rage when it invades my space and threatens my life. I will help the overwhelmed when I can, and I will live with love and mercy in my heart, but don't come at me as a screaming, rage-filled zombie and expect to be babysat. Not any longer.

Someone had bashed his head in, perhaps to put him out of his misery, but more likely to keep him from coming back as a zombie.

You have a better chance getting a crack at undead pussy than the real, live thing.” – character quote

I didn’t smoke often, and had never smoked before the apocalypse, but now I had more pressing health issues to worry about.

I didn’t have much faith in humanity before. I have even less faith now that the world has sh*t the bed.” – character quote

Warren could see humans further up the street, that had appeared to be dead, now rising to their feet and swaying drunkenly. One man had a huge chunk of flesh bitten from his face and another from his neck, yet he moved forward even though he appeared to be in enormous pain. Many of the newly changed screamed and contorted their limbs and faces in anguish. They moaned in pain almost continuously.

His leg split like a piece of lumber being hit with an awl.

I stuck one of my backpack straps into my mouth and bit down on it. I knew that no matter what I did, my attempt at playing doctor was going to f**king hurt, but I didn’t feel like dying here.

We’re trying to rebuild society, not plunge it back into chaos.” – character quote