Status Updates From Împăratul-Zeu al Dunei (Dun...

“It is the cry of the caged, he thought. The memory of freedom. This thought struck him as odd. Was it always the case that freedom required rebellion?”

“What do such machines really do? They increase the number of things we can do without thinking. Things we do without thinking—there’s the real danger.”

“Even though he had prepared her for it, he found the trusting response touching. He had to fight against a feeling of pity far stronger than any he had experienced before knowing Hwi. There could be no room for pity out here, though, he told himself. Siona was betraying clear signs that she would more than likely die here. He had to prepare himself for disappointment.”