The real universe is always one step beyond logic.

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.

Madness in method, that's genius

You don't write for success. That takes part of your attention away from the writing. If you're really doing it, that's all you're doing: writing.

We can say that Maud'Dib learned rapidly because his first training was in how to learn. And the first lesson of all was the basic trust that he could learn.

Here lies a toppled god. His fall was not a small one. We did but build his pedestal, A narrow and a tall one.

I don't worry about inspiration, or anything like that. It's a matter of just sitting down and working.