“Police are inevitably corrupted. ... Police always observe that criminals prosper. It takes a pretty dull policeman to miss the fact that the position of authority is the most prosperous criminal position available.”
― God Emperor of Dune
― God Emperor of Dune
“We know little about love. Love is like a pear. A pear is sweet and has a distinct shape. Try to define the shape of a pear. Dandelion,”
― The Time of Contempt
― The Time of Contempt
“We enter the world as a minute part of the life we are given, and from then on we are ever paying off debts. To ourselves. For ourselves. In order for the final reckoning to tally.”
― Baptism of Fire
― Baptism of Fire
“He and Sully dared each other to go on the Wild Mouse and finally went together, howling deliriously as their car plunged into each dip, simultaneously sure that they were going to live forever and die immediately.”
― Hearts in Atlantis
― Hearts in Atlantis
“There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.”
― The Art of War
― The Art of War
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