Quotes & anectdotes from
the wise,
the foolish,
the courageous &
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Frank Herbert Novelist

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Oct 8, 1920
  • Died: Feb 11, 1986

Franklin Patrick Herbert, Jr. was an American science fiction writer best known for the novel Dune and its five sequels. Though he became famous for science fiction, he was also a newspaper journalist, photographer, short story writer, book reviewer, ecological consultant and lecturer.

The Dune saga, set in the distant future and taking place over millennia, deals with complex themes such as human survival and evolution, ecology, and the intersection of religion, politics and power. Dune itself is the "best-selling science fiction novel of all time" and the series is widely considered to be amongst the classics of the genre.

Without change, something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.

The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not understand.

How often it is that the angry man rages denial of what his inner self is telling him.

To attempt seeing Truth without knowing Falsehood. It is the attempt to see the Light without knowing the Darkness. It cannot be.

Respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality.

Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty.

Wealth is a tool of freedom, but the pursuit of wealth is the way to slavery.

Religion often partakes of the myth of progress that shields us from the terrors of an uncertain future.