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The goal of government, you see,’ and the Arch Lector prodded at the air with his bony forefinger, ‘is to load the unhappiness onto those least able to make you suffer for it.’
“The three legs of the agreement-tripod are desire, data and doubt. Accuracy and honesty have little to do with it.”
― God Emperor of Dune
― God Emperor of Dune
“The mind imposes this framework which it calls ‘reality’. That arbitrary framework has a tendency to be quite independent of what your senses report.”
― God Emperor of Dune
― God Emperor of Dune
“Driving into Huddersfield, Mary followed the signs for the city center and Kingsgate Shopping Centre. She managed to shoehorn the Volvo into the multistory car park without scraping too much paint off on the concrete pillars, then led the fractious and irritated children out in search of a toilet facility, fast food, and some sort of bribe. “There’s a GameStop in here,” she told Robert, “and something called The Entertainer Toy Shop. Wouldn’t you like to go there after lunch, children?”
― Quantum of Nightmares
― Quantum of Nightmares
“Here’s to bloody wars and dread diseases,”
― Persuader
― Persuader
“The working Planetologist has access to many resources, data, and projections. However, his most important tools are human beings. Only by cultivating ecological literacy among the people themselves can he save an entire planet. Pardot Kynes, The Case for Bela Tegeuse”
― House Atreides
― House Atreides
Ben’s 2025 Year in Books
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