The Power To Destroy A Thing Is

Never Attempt To Reason With People Who Know They Are Right!

The Person Who Experiences Greatness Must Have A Feeling For The Myth He Is In.

Democracy Is Susceptible To Being Led Astray By Having Scapegoats Paraded In Front Of The Electorate.

It Is Impossible To Live In The Past, Difficult To Live In The Present And A Waste To Live In The Future.

When I Was Writing Dune There Was No Room In My Mind For Concerns About The Book's Success Or Failure. I Was Concerned Only With The Writing. Six Years Of Research Had Preceded The Day I Sat Down To Put The Story Together, And The Interweaving Of The Many Plot Layers I Had Planned Required A Degree Of Concentration I Had Never Before Experienced.