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.

I cry for those not yet dead.

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.

Every civilization depends upon the quality of the individuals it produces.

And always, he fought the temptation to choose a clear, safe course, warning 'That path leads ever down into stagnation.

If enough of us believe, a new thing can be made to exist. Belief structure creates a filter through which chaos is sifted into order.

We accept too damned many things on the explanations of people who could have good reasons for lying.