There is probably no more terrible instant of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man - with human flesh.
Frank HerbertPolice are inevitably corrupted. ... Police always observe that criminals prosper. It takes a pretty dull policeman to miss the fact that the position of authority is the most prosperous criminal position available.
Frank HerbertPolitics: the art of appearing candid and completely open while concealing as much as possible.
Frank Herbert