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c33d93c " - from "Collected Sayings of Maud'Dib'' by the Princess Irulan" attitude complete dune knife Frank Herbert
0e2dc50 "The child who refuses to travel in the father's harness, this is the symbol of man's most unique capability. "I do not have to be what my father was. I do not have to obey my father's rules or even believe everything he believed. It is my strength as a human that I can make my own choices of what to believe and what not to believe, of what to be and what not to be." dune growing-up Frank Herbert
212a089 The flesh surrenders itself. Eternity takes back its own. Our bodies stirred these waters briefly, danced with a certain intoxication before the love of life and self, dealt with a few strange ideas, then submitted to the instruments of Time. What can we say of this? I occurred. I am not...yet, I occurred. dune life Frank Herbert
c474a23 What does a mirror look at? dune frank herbert mirror scifi Frank Herbert
f8ad833 A killer with the manners of a rabbit - this is the most dangerous kind. dune Frank Herbert
4efda80 I see us giving love to each other in a time of quiet between storms. It's what we were meant to do. dune love paul sihaya storm Frank Herbert
5720755 "Enter no conflict against fanatics unless you can defuse them. Oppose a religion with another religion only if your proofs (miracles) are irrefutable or if you can mesh in a way that the fanatics accept you as god-inspired. This has long been the barrier to science assuming a mantle of divine revelation. Science is so obviously man-made. Fanatics (and many are fanatic on one subject or another) must know where you stand, but more important, must recognise who whispers in your ear." - Missionaria Protectiva, Primary Teaching." dune Frank Herbert
a97b6bb The thing the ecologically illiterate don't realise about an ecosystem is that it's a system. A system! A system maintains a certain fluid stability that can be destroyed by a misstep in just one niche. A system has order, flowing from point to point. If something dams that flow, order collapses. The untrained might miss that collapse until it was too late. That's why the highest function of ecology is the understanding of consequences. dune ecology science wildlife Frank Herbert
9357057 My Sihaya,' he said as he held her, 'I have loved you for five thousand years. dune herbert paul Brian Herbert
ce8b46e "Are you already training my replacement? Piter demanded. "Replace you? Why, Piter, where could I find another Mentat with your cunning and venom?" "The same place you found me, Baron." "Perhaps I should at that," the Baron mused. "You do seem a bit unstable lately. And the spice you eat!" "Are my pleasures too expensive, Baron? Do you object to them?" "My dear Piter, your pleasures are what tie you to me. How could I object to that?" dune harkonnen piter-de-vries Frank Herbert
64fc296 Revenge is for children and the emotionally retarded. dune frank herbert
bd730a0 These are illusions of popular history which successful religion must promote: Evil men never prosper; only the brave deserve the fair; honesty is the best policy; actions speak louder than words; virtue always triumpths; a good deed is its own rewards; any bad human can be reformed; religious talismans protect one from demon possession; only females understand the ancient mysteries; the rich are doomed to unhappiness belief-system belief-systems beliefs dune dune-arrakis dune-house-atreides dune-messiah evil evil-men faith falsehood falsehoods good goodness historical historical-perspective history history-of-mankind history-of-thought justice-of-god moral moral-law morality morals religion religion-philosophy religion-spirituality religions religious religious-faith virtue virtues Frank Herbert
2d56167 El misterio de la vida no es problema que hay que resolver, sino una realidad que hay que experimentar. dune existence existencial life realidad reality science-fiction vida Frank Herbert
0d7bbc2 "Sometimes I wonder about Piter," the Baron said. "I cause pain out of necessity, but he...I swear he takes a positive delight in it." -Baron Vladimir" dune harkonnen piter-de-vries Frank Herbert
c178294 "Come, come," the Baron said. "We don't have much time and pain is quick. Please don't bring it to this, my dear Duke." The Baron looked up at Piter who stood at Leto's shoulder. "Piter doesn't have all his tools here, but I'm sure he could improvise." "Improvisation is sometimes the best, Baron." dune harkonnen piter-de-vries Frank Herbert
a25f594 Ah! Indeed but! But he consumes too much spice, eats it like candy. Look at his eyes! He might have come directly from the Arrakeen labor pool. Efficient, Piter, but he's still emotional and prone to passionate outbursts. Efficient, Piter, but he still can err. -Baron Vladimir dune harkonnen piter-de-vries Frank Herbert
0ca6bf6 There's coffee for those who want it,' the Duke said. dune Frank Herbert