The way they act around one another, it’s less like a marriage, more like an epic rivalry. Maybe that’s what all relationships are like. Maybe nobody actually loves each other. They just argue and fight and have babies and scream and break
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― Chapterhouse: Dune
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― God Emperor of Dune
― God Emperor of Dune
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― No Longer Human
― No Longer Human
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― God Emperor of Dune
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― No Longer Human
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