9 quotes
What good is it surviving the end of the world if there are still stupid rules about what grown-ups can do and kids can’t?
Day Zero (2021)
No one wants to think they are the cause of their own misery.
Day Zero (2021)
This was not a time of civility or compassion, but of survival.
Day Zero (2021)
Survival is worthless without meaning.
Day Zero (2021)
“We have to help them,” said Ezra.
“I don’t think we can.”
“You have a plasma gun and you’re smart. What else do you need?”
Day Zero (2021)
This must be a field day for the end-is-nigh, compound-dwelling, bullets-and-Bibles folk. They must feel so vindicated. If there was any comfort to find at the end of the world, it was knowing you were right all along and that was about it.
Day Zero (2021)
“I’m too drunk to handle this right now. I’m going to need you to be the adult in the room tonight.”
“Asshole, I’m drunk too.”
“Yeah, but you’re better at it than I am.”
Day Zero (2021)
I learned long ago that, when anyone spoke of peace, be it man or machine, they meant war. Peace through war. Peace was the standard. It was the inert state of all things. You didn’t need to expend energy for peace. Only war.
Day Zero (2021)
“Let me ask you something.”
“Okay!”
“Are we good guys or are we bad guys?”
“We’re good guys.”
“Well, good guys only do terrible things when our lives depend on it. And we have to feel bad about them afterward.”
“Why?”
“Because otherwise, we become the bad guys.”
Day Zero (2021)