“And he could not tell why the struggle was worthwhile, why he had determined to use the utmost himself and his heritage from the personalities he had passed...
He stretched out his arms to the crystalline, radiant sky.
I know myself," he cried, "But that is all.”
― This Side of Paradise
He stretched out his arms to the crystalline, radiant sky.
I know myself," he cried, "But that is all.”
― This Side of Paradise
“The mind commands the body and it obeys. The mind orders itself and meets resistance.”
― Dune
― Dune
“I simply state that I'm a product of a versatile mind in a restless generation-with every reason to throw my mind and pen in with the radicals. Even if, deep in my heart, I thought we were all blind atoms in a world as limited as a stroke of a pendulum, I and my sort would struggle against tradition; try, at least, to displace old cants with new ones. I've thought I was right about life at various times, but faith is difficult. One thing I know. If living isn't seeking for the grail it may be a damned amusing game.”
― This Side of Paradise
― This Side of Paradise
“It is impossible to live in the past, difficult to live in the present and a waste to live in the future.”
― Dune
― Dune
“The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.”
― Dune
― Dune
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