970 Quotes by Frank Herbert

There are some things no one can bear. I meddled in all the possible futures I could create until, finally, they created me.

To endure oneself may be the hardest task in the universe. You cannot hire a wise man or any other intellect to solve it for you. There’s no writ of inquest or calling of witness to provide answers.

There is only one true wealth in all the universe – living time.

Culture! They dispense culture the better to rule. Beauty! They promote the beauty which enslaves. They create a literate ignorance – easiest thing of all. They leave nothing to chance. Chains! Everything they do forges chains, enslaves. But slaves always revolt.

We are generalists. You can’t draw neat lines around planet-wide problems. Planetology is a cut-and-fit science.

You don’t write for success. That takes part of your attention away from the writing. If you’re really doing it, that’s all you’re doing: writing.

Moral decisions are always easy to recognize,” Odrade said. “They are where you abandon self-interest.

If you need something to worship, then worship life – all life, every last crawling bit of it! We’re all in this beauty together!

And those who pray for dew on the deserts edge; shall bring forth the deluge.