There's hope left in these dusty chords. There's a song left in our rusty hearts. We are torn and frayed but love remains.
Frank HerbertOne learns from books and example only that certain things can be done. Actual learning requires that you do those things.
Frank HerbertWhen he wanted, he could radiate charm and sincerity, but I often wonder in these later days if anything about him was as it seemed. I think now he was a man fighting constantly to escape the bars of an invisible cage.
Frank HerbertDemagogues are so easy to identify. They gesture a lot and speak with pulpit rhythms, using words that ring of religious fervour and god-fearing sincerity. Sincerity with nothing behind it takes so much practice. The practice can always be detected. Repetition. Great attempts to keep your attention on words.
Frank Herbert