“Any man who retreats into a cave which has only one opening deserves to die.”
― Dune
― Dune
“There’s a Bene Gesserit saying,” she said. “You have sayings for everything!” he protested. “You’ll like this one,” she said. “It goes: ‘Do not count a human dead until you’ve seen his body. And even then you can make a mistake.”
― Dune
― Dune
“It is impossible to live in the past, difficult to live in the present and a waste to live in the future.”
― Dune
― Dune
“Anything outside yourself, this you can see and apply your logic to it. But it’s a human trait that when we encounter personal problems, these things most deeply personal are the most difficult to bring out for our logic to scan. We tend to flounder around, blaming everything but the actual, deep-seated thing that’s really chewing on us.”
― Dune
― Dune
“And always, he fought the temptation to choose a clear, safe course, warning 'That path leads ever down into stagnation.”
― Dune
― Dune
Mikkel’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Mikkel’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Polls voted on by Mikkel
Lists liked by Mikkel






