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.
Frank HerbertLife - all life - is in the service of life. Necessary nutrients are made available to life by life in greater and greater richness as the diversity of life increases. The entire landscape comes alive, filled with relationships and relationships within relationships.
Frank HerbertYou 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.
Frank HerbertGovernments do not know what they cannot do until after they cease to be governments. Each government carries the seeds of its own destruction.
Frank HerbertSince every individual is accountable ultimately to the self, the formation of that self demands our utmost care and attention.
Frank HerbertConstitutions become the ultimate tyranny," Paul said. "Theyโre organized power on such a scale as to be overwhelming. The constitution is social power mobilized and it has no conscience. It can crush the highest and the lowest, removing all dignity and individuality. It has an unstable balance point and no limitations.
Frank Herbert