

“Men looked at their gods and their rituals and saw that both were filled with that most terrible of all equations: fear over ambition.”
― Dune
― Dune

“People, I thought, wanted security. They couldn’t bear the idea of death being a big black nothing, couldn’t bear the thought of their loved ones not existing, and couldn’t even imagine themselves not existing. I finally decided that people believed in an afterlife because they couldn’t bear not to.”
― Looking for Alaska
― Looking for Alaska
“I was in fear I would not have my job anymore because of my physical burnout. And my internal dialogue responded back that I should be in fear of losing my life, my values and my integrity. It was at that point that everything changed—for the better.”
― Remove Negative Thinking: How to Instantly Harness Mindfulness and The Power of Positive Thinking
― Remove Negative Thinking: How to Instantly Harness Mindfulness and The Power of Positive Thinking

“Empires do not suffer emptiness of purpose at the time of their creation. It is when they have become established that aims are lost and replaced by vague ritual.”
― Dune Messiah
― Dune Messiah

“A moment in the mind is worth nine in the fire.”
― The Name of the Wind
― The Name of the Wind
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