106 Quotes by Brian Herbert

Dune Messiah is the most misunderstood of Frank Herbert's novels. The reasons for this are as fascinating and complex as the renowned author himself.

Among my father's most important messages were that governments lie to protect themselves and they make incredibly stupid decisions.

...heroic leaders often made mistakes ... mistakes that were amplified by the number of followers who were held in thrall by charisma. (Introduction to Dune Messiah)

In Dune and Dune Messiah, he [Frank Herbert] was cautioning against pride and overconfidence, that form of narcissism described in Greek tragedies that invariably led to the great fall.

Some say that the anticipation of a thing is better than the thing itself. In my view, this is utter nonsense. Any fool can imagine a prize. I desire the tangible.

The narrow mind erects stubborn barriers," her mother had once told her. "But against those barriers, words are formidable weapons.

My dad was an adventurer, my mother a romantic. When they met in college, both were creative writers; the writing was a bond.

I didn't actually get along with my dad when I was growing up, so by the time I was in my 20s, I didn't think I was going to be a writer.

I'll keep writing 'Dune' books as long as my mother's spirit continues to support the project.