You do not take from this universe. It grants you what it will.

Small souls who seek power over others first destroy the faith those others might have in themselves.

We faced it and did not resist. The storm passed through us and around us. It's gone, but we remain.

Think on it, Chani: the princess will have the name, yet she'll live as less than a concubine - never to know a moment of tenderness from the man to whom she's bound. While we, Chani, we who carry the name of concubine - history will call us wives.

If I'd been born in my grandfather's time, I'd have made my grandfather's mistakes. Theres no doubt of it. I just don't want to make my grandfather's mistakes today.

Unfortunately most criticism is by poseurs. They use their comments about someone else's work as a platform on which to strike poses. What they're really saying is: "Look at me! Look at me!"

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