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Quote by Frank Herbert

“Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind.”

Book:Children Of Dune: The Third Dune Novel

Work

In this third installment of Frank Herbert's Dune series, the narrative delves into the political intrigue and ecological challenges faced by the descendants of Paul Atreides. The novel explores themes of power, religion, and the struggle for control over the desert planet Arrakis. more

Author

Frank Herbert

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

“For often I have wished to see a person again without realising that it was simply because that personal recalled to me a hedge of hawthorns in blossom, and I have been led to believe, and to make someone else believe, in a renewal of affection, by what was no more than an inclination to travel.”

Believe Persons Has Beens Affection Realising Inclination Renewal

Author:Marcel Proust

“Sorrow is implicit in love as gravitation is implicit in mass.”

Sorrow Mass Implicit Gravitation

Book:The Avignon Quintet: Monsieur, Livia, Constance, Sebastian and Quinx

Source: The Avignon Quintet: Monsieur, Livia, Constance, Sebastian and Quinx

“He said, 'They're only whores,' as though their very availability rendered them worthless.”

Said Worthless Availability

Book:The Privilege of the Sword

Source: The Privilege of the Sword

“In an average day, you may well be confronted with some species of bullying or bigotry, or some ill-phrased appeal to the general will, or some petty abuse of authority. If you have a political loyalty, you may be offered a shady reason for agreeing to a lie or a half-truth that serves some short-term purpose. Everybody devises tactics for getting through such moments; try behaving "as if" they need not be tolerated and are not inevitable.”