970 Quotes by Frank Herbert

And the question of Wester religion,” Flattery said, “is: What lies beyond death? But the question of the Zen master is: What lies beyond waking?

What the eyes had seen could not be erased.

He felt that his mentat faculties had been dulled, let out a long, shuddering breath. A psychic shadow passed over him. In the emotional darkness of it, he felt himself waiting for some absolute sound—the snap of a branch in a jungle.

Korkmamalıyım, korku akıl katilidir. Korku toptan yok oluşu getiren küçük ölümdür. Korkumla yüzleşeceğim. Üzerimden ve içimden geçmesine izin vereceğim. Ve geçip gittiği zaman, geçtiği yolu görmek için iç gözümü ona çevireceğim. Korkunun gittiği yerde hiçbir şey olmayacak. Yalnızca ben kalacağım.

He straightened, assuming an odd attitude of dignity – as though it were another mask.

All sentient beings are created unequal. The best society provides each with equal opportunity to float at his own level.— The Gowachin Primary

The Reverend Mother must combine the seductive wiles of a courtesan with the untouchable majesty of a virgin goddess, holding these attributes in tension so long as the powers of her youth endure. For when youth and beauty have gone, she will find that the place-between, once occupied by tension, has become a wellspring of cunning and resourcefulness.  

The day hums sweetly when you have enough bees working for you.

Arm yourself when the Frog God smiles.— Gowachin admonition