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21 " He accepted hard times with resignation, like his ancestors had done for centuries. He just gritted his teeth and kept moving because there was no way to turn back. "
― Manel Loureiro , Dark Days (Apocalypse Z, #2)
22 " Their spirit was dead; they were completely destroyed, lost and broken, looking for a reason to live. "
23 " I guess the will to survive, to see another dawn, is the trait we humans value most. "
― Manel Loureiro , Apocalipsis Z: La ira de los justos (Apocalipsis Z, #3)
24 " But I’m human. Besides being irrational, stupid, and unpredictable, humans are really curious. I needed to know what the hell was making that noise. "
― Manel Loureiro , Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End (Apocalypse Z, #1)
25 " Was it Roosevelt who said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”? But he was never locked in a store in the dark, pumped full of adrenaline, covered in motor oil, with dozens of eager monsters banging on the gate six feet away, determined to kill him. I’m sure he would’ve been afraid. Fucking afraid. "
26 " I have a theory that those mutants retain some memory of what they were in life, and that draws them to where they used to live. That’s probably bullshit, but since I seem to be the only man alive, my theories are the best in this part of the world. "
27 " This is barbaric,” Kate said in disbelief. “He was a charming, polite man. "
― Manel Loureiro , The Last Passenger
28 " Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcasses, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood. "
29 " To Senka’s great surprise, she exploded in a long electric orgasm that felt like freedom. "
30 " The spray, the fog, the night. A moisture that seeps into your bones with the boldness of a rooting weed. Dark water, turbid. Thousands of feet of abyss beneath the ship and somewhere, below, monsters. "
31 " Tens of thousands of people died. Will thousands more die in the coming hours? You can bet your sweet ass I won’t be one of them. "
32 " You think you're ready to face death, but when the grim reaper comes, your whole being screams to live, if only for five more minutes. "
33 " It’s ironic. The poorest, most underdeveloped areas of the world are now humanity’s last hope. The rest of the world is one huge hell where a handful of scattered survivors are trying to escape. "
34 " There’s an old military saying that a plan only works perfectly when you try it out on the enemy. "
35 " Despite all the shit we’ve been through, we still fall in love and have dreams. Even living the way we are, we survivors are fairly happy. Incredible, but true. Our will to live is so strong. "
36 " Pride is a ridiculous thing, but when you're in desperate straits and it's all you have left, it becomes your most valuable asset. "
37 " Now these things know I'm here. But I'm alive. And if you're alive, you can fight to live another day. "
38 " My legs are still shaking. I was gone for less than twenty minutes and only went about half a mile, but I feel like I’m back from a tour in Vietnam. This is really fucked up. I thought I’d feel like the hero of an action movie. Truth is, I feel like prey who doesn’t know where the hunters are. "
39 " Those drugs in our backpacks are important, but this”— I helplessly pointed to the paintings around us—“ this is just as important. It’s our heritage, our legacy, the sum of who we are. When this is gone, in a few months or years, a part of us will be lost forever. Civilization won’t shine quite as bright. "
40 " I also bought a ton of food for Lucullus, my Persian cat, who’s been ignoring me lately.Some girl kitty in the neighborhood must be in heat. Lucullus thinks it’s his duty to shower her with his attention. He’s constantly jumping the wall in search of adventure. That wall’s ten feet high! What a guy won’t do for a girl! "