Quotes from Frank Herbert

Beden teslim olur, diye düÅŸündü. Sonsuzluk kendine ait olan? geri al?r. Bu sular? k?sa süreliÄŸine dalgaland?rm?? bedenlerimiz, hayata ve kendilerine kar?? besledikleri sevgiyle sarhoÅŸ olup dans ettikten ve birtak?m tuhaf fikirler düÅŸündükten sonra Zaman'?n araçlar?na teslim olur. Buna ne diyebiliriz ki? Ben belirdim. Yokum... ama yine de belirdim.

Deber y responsabilidad. Qué seguro refugio ofrecían ambas cosas en momentos que exigían decisiones difíciles.

No legal system could bind such complexity into a whole and this fact quite obviously brought up another necessity—the constant need for arbiters with clout.

Etrafta duyacak kimse yokken ormanda bir aÄŸaç devrilse yine de ses ç?kar m??

Religion (emulation of adults by the child) encysts past mythologies: guesses, hidden assumptions of trust in the universe, pronouncements people made in search of personal power, all mingled with shreds of enlightenment. And always an unspoken commandment: Thou shall not question! We break that commandment daily. Our work is the harnessing of human imagination to our deepest creativity. —Bene Gesserit Credo

One of the faceless gods produced a thundering whisper in Dasein's skull: "This is my commandment given unto you: A poor man cannot afford principles and a rich man doesn't need them.

Kynes passed an unreadable glance across Bewt, said: 'It is said in the desert that possession of water in great amount can inflict a man with fatal carelessness.

And … someday … Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic. —from "The Sayings of Muad'Dib" by the Princess Irulan

What manner of weapon is religion when it becomes the government?

Te advierto que la ignorancia se convierte fácilmente en histeria.

If wishes were fishes we'd all cast nets," he murmured. It was his mother's expression and he always used it when he felt the blackness of tomorrow on him. Then he thought what an odd expression that was to be taking to a planet that had never known seas or fishes.

you know the story of Eve and the apple. Here's an interesting fact about that story: Eve was not the first to pluck and sample the apple. Adam was first and he learned by this to put the blame on Eve. My story tells you something about how our societies find a structural necessity for sub-groups." Moneo

Truth suffers from too much analysis. —ANCIENT FREMEN SAYING

Because that way we lay claim to what we name. We assume an ownership that can be misleading and dangerous

Ahh, laws," he said. He crossed to the window, pulled back the draperies as though he could look out. "What's law? Control? Law filters chaos and what drips through? Serenity? Law—our highest ideal and our basest nature. Don't look too closely at the law. Do, and you'll find the rationalized interpretations, the legal casuistry, the precedents of convenience. You'll find the serenity, which is just another word for death.

Given enough time for the generations to evolve, the predator produces particular survival adaptations in its prey which, through the circular operation of feedback, produce changes in the predator which again change the prey—etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. . . . Many powerful forces do the same thing. You can count religions among such forces.

Whatever comes from behind the mountains must cross the dunes.

Celui qui gouverne doit apprendre à convaincre et non à obliger.

Die Schwärze ist eine schlechte Erinnerung. Man rechnet ständig damit, aus ihr hevortreten zu sehen, was man fürchtet - was man schon immer gefürchtet hat. Man hört in ihr sogar die Schreie derjenigen, vor denen einst die Vorfahren die Flucht ergriffen. In der Dunkelheit erinnern sich sogar die Zellen des Körpers längst vergessener Gefahren.

Knowing was a barrier which prevented learning. For a few moments he allowed himself merely to resonate, making no demands, asking no questions.

Most believe that a satisfactory future requires a return to an idealized past, a past which never in fact existed." "And you with all of your memories know otherwise.

Una de las cosas mas peligrosas en el universo es un pueblo ignorante con motivos reales de resentimiento. Pero no hay nada tan peligroso como una sociedad informada e inteligente que mantenga esos resentimientos.

Tone of voice and attitude alone can subjugate another's will.

O que é a lei? Controle? A lei filtra o caos e o que passa por ela? A serenidade? A lei: nosso ideal mais elevado e nossa natureza mais baixa. Não observe a lei muito de perto. Se o fizer, encontrará as interpretações racionalizadas, o casuísmo legal, os precedentes da conveniência. Encontrará a serenidade, que é só mais um sinônimo de morte.