Frank Herbert
Frank Herbert
Frank 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth8 October 1920
CityTacoma, WA
CountryUnited States of America
tone comedy psychological
Riots and comedy are but symptoms of the times, profoundly revealing. They betray the psychological tone, the deep uncertainties....and the striving for something better, plus the fear that nothing would come of it all.
song heart chords
There's hope left in these dusty chords. There's a song left in our rusty hearts. We are torn and frayed but love remains.
democracy scapegoat electorate
Democracy is susceptible to being led astray by having scapegoats paraded in front of the electorate.
consciousness penalties staring
Fear is the penalty of consciousness forced to stare at itself.
surroundings companion
Most of us choose our companions and surroundings to reflect ourselves.
mind humans human-mind
The most terrifying things in the universe came from human minds.
sleepers
the sleeper must awaken
princess men thinking
Think on it, Chani: the princess will have the name, yet she'll live as less than a concubine - never to know a moment of tenderness from the man to whom she's bound. While we, Chani, we who carry the name of concubine - history will call us wives.
tolerance limits wells
To know a thing well, know it's limits; Only when pushed beyond it's tolerance will it's true nature be seen. -The Amtal Rule
logic emotion curse
Emotions are the curse of logic.
voice adjectives lows
His voice was low, charged with unspeakable adjectives.
writing attention ifs
You don't write for success. That takes part of your attention away from the writing. If you're really doing it, that's all you're doing: writing.
progress shields utopia
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future.
fighting men thinking
When he wanted, he could radiate charm and sincerity, but I often wonder in these later days if anything about him was as it seemed. I think now he was a man fighting constantly to escape the bars of an invisible cage.