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Quote by Frank Herbert

“the sleeper must awaken.”

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Frank Herbert, born on October 8, 1920, was an influential science fiction author from the United States. His masterpiece 'Dune' is considered a classic in the science fiction genre and has had a profound impact on literature and society. more

“When he at least reached the door the handle had cease to vibrate. Lowering himself suddenly to his knees he placed his head and the vagaries of his left eye (which was for ever trying to dash up and down the vertical surface of the door), he was able by dint of concentration to observe, within three inches of his keyholed eye, an eye which was not his, being not only of a different colour to his own iron marble, but being, which is more convincing, on the other side of the door.”

“If you assume that there is no hope, you guarantee that there will be no hope. If you assume that there is an instinct for freedom, that there are opportunities to change things, then there is a possibility that you can contribute to making a better world.”

Ifs World Opportunity Freedom Courage Possibility Assuming Instinct Guarantees No Hope Guarantees That Opportunity To Change

Book:Latin America: from colonization to globalization

Source: Latin America: from colonization to globalization

“All stories teach, whether the storyteller intends them to or not. They teach the world we create. They teach the morality we live by. They teach it much more effectively than moral precepts and instructions.”

World Stories Moral Teach Morality Live By Instruction Storyteller

Author:Philip Pullman

“Stories are the most important thing in the world. Without stories, we wouldn't be human beings at all.”

World Humans Important Stories Human Beings Important Things

Author:Philip Pullman

“Make this the golden rule, the equivalent of the Hippocratic oath: Everything we ask a child to do should be worth doing.”

Should Children Asks Golden Oath Golden Rule

Author:Philip Pullman

“Both my mum and dad were great readers, and we would go every Saturday morning to the library, and my sister and I had a library card when we could pass off something as a signature, and all of us would come with an armful of books.”

Book Morning Reader Dad Library Cards My Sister Mum Saturday Signatures Mum And Dad Saturday Morning Library Cards

Author:Geraldine Brooks

“I'm for open-mindedness and tolerance. I'm against any form of fanaticism, fundamentalism or zealotry, and this certainty of 'We have the truth.' The truth is far too large and complex. Nobody has the truth.”

Form Truth Is Complexes Tolerance Certainty Fundamentalism Fanaticism Open Mindedness Zealotry

Author:Philip Pullman

“Even bad times have good things in them to make you feel alive.”

Feels Alive Good Things Bad Times

Author:Nick Hornby

“I always like to know everything about my new friends, and nothing about my old ones.”

Knows Funny Sarcastic Friends Forever New Friends Funny Friend New Relationship Funny Friendship Dorian Grey Portrait Of Dorian Gray

Book:The Collected Works of Oscar Wilde

Source: The Collected Works of Oscar Wilde

“How can I give you nothing? Do you seriously expect me to buy nothing, wrap up nothing, stick a gift tag on nothing, send a card saying I really hope you like your nothing and lie awake worrying that the nothing I got you was the right color nothing you always anted? Have a heart!”

Giving Heart Lying Worry Color Sticks Cards Awake Wraps Tag

Book:Caddy Ever After

Source: Caddy Ever After

Quote by Frank Herbert

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