‘I must not fear,’ she intoned, her eyes closed. ‘Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through...
The purpose of argument is to change the nature of truth. —Bene Gesserit Precept I
So I have failed you? Not at all. Your human frailties are not your fault.
Savant, doesn’t it strike you as somewhat…hypocritical that we fight to keep humans free from the domination of machines, while at the same time some of our own League Worlds use slaves?
It is easy to look backward and cast blame on others, but more difficult to gaze ahead and take responsibility for your own decisions and your own future. —GRIFFIN HARKONNEN, final dispatch from Arrak...
I'm a thinker. That is what I do, in great depth and detail, every waking moment of the day. I like to believe it's worthwhile. And yet, I can't help but recall something ... said to me once when I wa...
Dreams are as simple or as complicated as the dreamer. —LIET-KYNES,
Absolute rules are for unthinking people. Sheep require fences—humans do not.
A requirement of creativity is that it contributes to change. Creativity keeps the creator alive. — FRANK HERBERT, unpublished notes
The Baron felt cold inside, certain that even the most careful manipulations would not stand up to the close scrutiny of these demonic auditors.
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Environment where students could develop their mental skills through hours of uninterrupted meditation. Gilbertus had chosen this inhospitable area with a specific purpose in mind. He believed the dan...
Would it … would it be possible for me to speak with them? No, the secondary said. In his exalted position, Iblis Ginjo was unaccustomed to hearing such a response.
We are animals, yet are expected to be so much more. Although honor requires us to make altruistic decisions, even acting for the benefit of other people keeps coming back to self-interest, no matter...
The tapestry of the universe is vast and complex, with infinite patterns. While threads of tragedy may form the primary weave, humanity with its undaunted optimism still manages to embroider small des...
The simplest solution is an immediate cessation of all hostilities between you and the League of Nobles, Vidad said to Omnius. You keep your Synchronized Worlds, and the free humans keep their League...
The greatest and most important problems of life cannot be solved. They can only be outgrown.
Some say it is better to rule in hell than serve in heaven. That is a defeatist attitude. I intend to rule everywhere, not just in Hell.- General Agamemnon
Serena grew angry. How could that representative worry about petty price tags, when the ultimate cost was so much higher? We will all pay—in blood—if we do not do this. We must strengthen the League a...
Not all accidents are what they seem. Victims do no even know why they have been chosen.