"Since zombies are not fully dead, they upset the essential balance of nature: no animals eat zombies, apparently, and zombies do not seem to decay, at least, not to the point of disintegration and reintegration back into the soil, so the food chain, or the circle of life, seems to end or be short-circuited by their existence. Zombies fulfill the worst potentialities of humans to create a hellish kingdom on earth of endless, sterile repetition and boredom."

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Source : Kim Paffenroth (2006). “Gospel of the Living Dead: George Romero's Visions of Hell on Earth”, p.13, Baylor University Press

Kim Paffenroth

#Animal Quotes #Circles Quotes #Boredom Quotes

“I was a big fan of 'The Smurfs' growing up, even though by default - my mom used to force me to watch because she was a 'Smurfs' fan.”
“If you will stay close to nature, to its simplicity, to the small things hardly noticeable, those things can unexpectedly become great and immeasurable.”
“I was very academically inclined. But my inner life was in such turmoil. I'd go home and my home life was so miserable that it just felt like I was doing everything that I was supposed to do. I did all my chores, made really good grades, and I was excelling at school, but I wasn't happy.”

Source : "Sonja Sohn ReWires Baltimore". Interview with Elizabeth Gettelman, www.motherjones.com. March 15, 2012.
“Hope is a talent like any other.”

Source : Storm Jameson (2011). “Journey from the North, Volume 2: Autobiography of Storm Jameson”, p.364, A&C Black
“At the end of the day, I think the only way to do the kind of job a writer does is push everything aside and just ultimately sit down and do the work.”
“Variety is the soul of pleasure.”

Source : The Rover pt. 2, act 1 (1681) See Cowper 7
“People need to know that by donating, coaching, and just lending support, anyone can become part of the wonderful global family.”
“The idea becomes a machine that makes the art.”

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