Taking on the Dead Quotes

“Blood is pounding in my ears. Lingering smoke and tequila fill my nostrils as adrenaline courses through my veins. My lips curl into a smile. The only thing that would make this night more perfect is if I had killed some zombies.”
― Annie Walls, Taking on the Dead

“You should just expect the worst. The world just isn’t what it used to be.”
― Annie Walls, Taking on the Dead

“My neighbors have long since left, or they are dead. Some I killed. It was either kill or be eaten alive, which is not on my top-ten list of ways to die.”
― Annie Walls, Taking on the Dead

“I don’t want to hurt you,” he gasps so close to my ear I can feel his breath, a deep voice reverberating through my body. He has a soothing soft southern accent as if his family lived in the south for generations. He puts more pressure on my head effectively diminishing the soothing part. I also hope that’s a gun pressed against my thigh. For that, I'm not going to give him the satisfaction of backing down easy.”
― Annie Walls, Taking on the Dead

“The buzzards wait for it to die, not knowing that it’s already dead. By the number of them, they have been waiting a long time.”
― Annie Walls, Taking on the Dead

“I turn to see a man behind me. I don’t recognize him, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t from the community. He sounds cheerful, but in a Pennywise the Dancing Clown way with a smile that creeps me out, making me take a step back. I expect him to give me a balloon and say, “We all float down here.” He’s”
― Annie Walls, Taking on the Dead

“Dedication You once told me, “Life is like a road. What you want out of life is at the end of it. You can take the straight road to get there, but it’s a hell of a lot more fun on the curvy road.” Sometimes I talk to you, sometimes I dream of you, and life isn’t the same without you. That’s why I dedicate my first published novel to everyone you’ve left behind.”
― Annie Walls, Taking on the Dead