"Dune Messiah" Quotes
"Dune Messiah" by Frank Herbert follows Paul Atreides, now Emperor, as he navigates political intrigue, religious fanaticism, and personal challenges that threaten his reign and vision for the future.
science fiction | 337 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
Here lies a toppled god—his fall was not a small one. We did but build his pedestal, a narrow and a tall one.
The flesh surrenders itself, he thought, eternal truth of life.
To exist is to stand out, away from the background.
When law and duty are one, united by religion, you never become fully conscious, fully aware of yourself. You are always a little less than an individual.
The child who refuses to travel in space never learns the meaning of the horizon.
A ruler must learn to persuade and not to compel.
The day hums sweetly when you have enough bees working for you.
The person who takes the path of least resistance makes a river crooked.
We are here to change the world with our words.
The universe is a machine for making gods.
