The second we put a bullet in the head of one of these undead monsters -- The moment one of us drove a hammer into one of their faces -- Or cut a head off. We became what we are! And that's just it. That's what this comes down to. You people don't know what we are. We're surrounded by the dead. We're among them -- and when we finally give up we become them! We're living on borrowed time here. Every minute of our life is a minute we steal from them! You see them out there. You know that when we die -- we become them. You think we hide behind walls to protect us from the walking dead! Don't you get it? We are the walking dead! 
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Synopsis for 1st story
Rick finally reawakens after 26 hours of being passed out. After he finally gets up, Dale lets him know that they've all decided that the pressure is getting to him and that he can't be their leader anymore. Everybody thinks Rick is crazy, which he nearly agrees with. He walks out to the garden and delivers a speech to them all explaining his motives and famously declaring that "we are the walking dead."
Solicit Synopsis
Something has happened to drive Rick over the edge. There's no turning back now as we reach the two-year mark on the zombie movie that never ends. Join the thousands of readers already enjoying this book as we ask, "Where do we go from here?" And trust us - this is only the beginning.
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- This issue is collected in:
The Walking Dead: The Heart's Desire TPB