The Manhattanville Incident Quotes

“It happened so fast. No one had time to do anything, but watch.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“All she really wanted to do was sleep, but it seemed her awareness level was operating at peak efficiency, for some reason.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“Whatever happens, I’m glad we met. You’ve made the past few days more bearable for me. Thank you.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“They were pressured into rushing their research and things went wrong, as they often do when important things are rushed.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“Kat, I don’t dislike him. Yes, he drives me nuts, sometimes, and I don’t trust him, as far as I can throw him, but I don’t dislike the man.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“Newly infected people continued swarming the streets at a rapid pace and infecting anyone in their path.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“Never before did the second amendment mean so much to the people of the United States. There were many well-regulated militias that became necessary for the security of every state, which meant the right of the people to keep and bear arms was detrimental for their survival and that right should not be infringed. Otherwise, the strong would surely overpower the weak.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“There was never a vote and no one really called him the leader, but everyone knew it and accepted it. They often looked to him for answers. It was just the way things were.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“They did not realize it, at the time, but he had become the first official zombie of the apocalypse.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“An uncontrollable need to feed and pass along her infection had become her sole priority.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“He veered toward them and charged full speed into the crowd. He began biting into any piece of flesh that was not covered by clothing.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“He was one of the first to be shot and killed by the police.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“The police spotted him, but lost him in the darkness of the night.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“He continued his vicious assaults on West 135 Street attacking every person in sight and spreading the infection to nearly fifty other people, before his body began to die and he was reanimated as a zombie. Even then, he would continue to spread the virus over the weekend.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“He wandered toward West 132 Street and followed the noises of the night.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“All it took was one bite and you were done.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“Meanwhile, the reanimated zombies followed along at a much slower pace lurking in the shadows and finishing off anyone that managed to slip by, until the entire city had finally fallen and become a metropolis of the undead.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“The belief was a foolish one built on lies and misinformation.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“It became a domino effect, as infected people took foolish risks, knowing full well they could spread the virus.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“By the third week, it seemed like the civilized world was fighting a losing battle. There were riots, which led to anarchy. State militias had taken over, where the governments failed. The Union was facing its worst catastrophe, since the American Civil War. State officials were calling for the head of the president for failing his duty to his country.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“The southern states were demanding a break from the Union for the second time in the history of the country. They wanted fences and walls put up to keep the virus in the north. Some were calling it karma for the American Civil War and for the removal of certain historic statues depicting Confederate heroes of the south. To make matters worse, states in the west also wished to secede from the Union”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“However, there are always people who cannot comprehend the significant danger involved when they think selfishly.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“In the end, dropping a nuke caused more problems than it solved.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“Small pockets of survivalist groups were the only ones, who really stood a chance in any of the Infected States of America, as they had become known. The governments had either abandoned these states or were overthrown by militia forces. People were forced to defend themselves.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“Daniel used his mechanical know-how to bring Kirk’s vision to life.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“There was even a book dedicated to survival in a Zombie Apocalypse, although, at the time it was written, it was intended as a joke. Now, it was irony.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“Grant gave her the thumbs up signal. It had become a common communications gesture for the group, especially when words could not be used for whatever reason.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“This was a common routine for the group, whenever they were blessed enough to actually hit a deer, rather than scaring it away. It looked like they would be eating well tonight.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“Living off the land took a lot of getting used to for these city folk. They had to learn how to garden and grow their own crops. Of course, they were learning how to hunt and clean their prey, so it could be cut up and cooked. Smoking the meat was another necessary lesson to be learned.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“Thank God! I’m getting tired of working underground. I feel like damn mole.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel