Show me a completely smooth operation and I'll show you someone who's covering mistakes. Real boats rock.
Life is a mask through which the universe expresses itself.
The scarce water of Dune is an exact analog of oil scarcity. CHOAM is OPEC.
A human being can stand any amount of pain.
My father once told me that respect for truth comes close to being the basis for all morality. 'Something cannot emerge from nothing,' he said. This is profound thinking if you understand how unstable 'the truth' can be.
When religion and politics ride in the same cart, the whirlwind follows.