970 Quotes by Frank Herbert

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    One who rules assumes irrevocable responsibility for the ruled. You are a husbandman. This demands, at times, a selfless act of love which may only be amusing to those you rule.

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    Mood?” Halleck’s voice betrayed his outrage even through the shield’s filtering. “What has mood to do with it? You fight when the necessity arises – no matter the mood! Mood’s a thing for cattle or making love or playing the baliset. It’s not for fighting.

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    The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he is in. He must reflect what is projected upon him.

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    The struggle between life elements is the struggle for the free energy of a system.

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    What has mood to do with it? You fight when the necessity arises – no matter the mood! Mood’s a thing for cattle or making love or playing the baliset. It’s not for fighting.

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    The oppressed always learned from and copied the oppressor. When the tables were turned, the stage was set for another round of revenge and violence – roles reversed. And reversed and reversed ad nauseam.

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    A voice hissed: “He sheds tears!” It was taken around the ring “Usal gives moisture to the dead!” He felt fingers touch his damp cheek, heard the awed whispers.

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    Killing with the point lacks artistry, but don’t let that hold your hand when the opening presents itself.

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    A creature who has spent his life creating one particular representation of his selfdom will die rather than become the antithesis of that representation.

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