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"I am your spirit. I am the only life you can realize. I am the house of your spirit in the land which is nowhere, the land which is your only remaining home. Without me, the intelligible universe reverts to chaos. Creative and abysmal are inextricably linked in me; only I can mediate between them…

Through me, you and they will find the only way out of chaos: understanding by living"

"Ride swiftly, my old friend," she whispered.
"I'll come back to you, my only friend," he said.

Every chapter is just an emotional rollercoaster. Quick snaps of action will fade to a deep sorrow, and you’ll be left clambering for the next page. Magnificent!

“His mind felt suddenly heavy with the multitude of lives which his difference provided him: all of those lives, his even before birth. He was saturated with living and wanted to flee from his own consciousness. The inner world was a heavy beast which could devour him.”

"I can think of nothing more poisonous than to rot in the stink of your own reflections."

"I am of age! I'm the oldest person here! You're a pulling infant beside me.”

Leto is such a compelling character. The things he speaks about are so odd to imagine coming from the mouth of a child.

“A ruler need not be a prophet, Stil. Nor even godlike. A ruler need only be sensitive.

Leto stood, nodded. He said: "Some actions have an end but no beginning; some begin but do not end. It all depends upon where the observer is standing."

“We're already amalgams of those lives within us. We don't resist; we ride with them. This was what I learned from our father last night. It's what I had to learn."