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“First comes smiles, then lies. Last is gunfire.-Roland Deschain, of Gilead”
― The Gunslinger
― The Gunslinger
“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
“Grave this on your memory, lad: A world is supported by four things..." she held up four big-knuckled fingers. "...the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the righteous and the valor of the brave. But all of these things are as nothing..." She closed her fingers into a fist. "...without a ruler who knows the art of ruling. Make that the science of your tradition!”
― Dune
― Dune
“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”
― The Gunslinger
― The Gunslinger
“There is no escape—we pay for the violence of our ancestors.”
― Dune
― Dune
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