All Frank Herbert Quotes
- Many have marked the speed with which Muad'Dib learned the necessities of Arrakis. The Bene Gesserit, of course, know the basis of this speed. For… All
- Hope clouds observation. Clouds
- 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… Arise
- Then, as his planet killed him, it occurred to Kynes that his father and all the other scientists were wrong, that the most persistent principles… Accident
- The truth always carries the ambiguity of the words used to express it. Always Carries
- Fear is the penalty of consciousness forced to stare at itself. Consciousness
- Emotions are the curse of logic. Curse
- If you need something to worship, then worship life - all life, every last crawling bit of it! We're all in this beauty together! All
- When he wanted, he could radiate charm and sincerity, but I often wonder in these later days if anything about him was as it seemed.… Bars
- Survival is the ability to swim in strange water. Ability
- We faced it and did not resist. The storm passed through us and around us. It's gone, but we remain. Faced
- I live in an apocalyptic dream. My steps fit into it so precisely that I fear most of all I will grow bored reliving the… All
- If all those around you believe some particular thing, you will soon be tempted to share in that belief. All
- Whether a thought is spoken or not it is a real thing and has powers of reality. Inspirational
- ... motivating people, forcing them to your will, gives you a cynical attitude toward humanity. It degrades everything it touches. Attitude
- Parting with friends is a sadness. A place is only a place. Friends
- My father once told me that respect for truth comes close to being the basis for all morality. 'Something cannot emerge from nothing,' he said.… All
- Leto turned a hard stare at Kynes. And Kynes, returning the stare, found himself troubled by a fact he had observed here: This Duke was… Admitted
- The problem of leadership is inevitably: Who will play God?" Muad'Dib God
- 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. All