“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
― Dune
― Dune
“He agreed with Francis Bacon: Old friends to trust, old wood to burn, old authors to read.”
― The Cat Who Sang for the Birds
― The Cat Who Sang for the Birds
“The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.”
― Dune
― Dune
“Everybody who consulted her was, in their way, hurting--even this rich man with his big Mercedes-Benz and his expensive cuff-links. Human hurt was like lightning; it did not choose its targets, but struck, with rough equality and little regard to position, achievement, or moral desert.”
― Tea Time for the Traditionally Built
― Tea Time for the Traditionally Built
“There is plenty of work for love to do.”
― Tea Time for the Traditionally Built
― Tea Time for the Traditionally Built
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