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
trying youth sprint
Try to hold on to youth and it mocks you while it sprints away.
creativity requirements alive
A requirement of creativity is that it contributes to change. Creativity keeps the creator alive.
real mistake rocks
Show me a completely smooth operation and I'll show you someone who's covering mistakes. Real boats rock.
soul might firsts
Small souls who seek power over others first destroy the faith those others might have in themselves.
civilization quality individual
Every civilization depends upon the quality of the individuals it produces.
real reality thrive
Whether a thought is spoken or not it is a real thing and has powers of reality.
adversity sacred moments
To stand alone against all adversity is the most sacred moment of existence.
want should company
You should never be in the company of anyone with whom you would not want to die.
errors assumption arise
Most deadly errors arise from obsolete assumptions.
hate princess hatred
What do you despise? By this are you truly known.
grants universe
You do not take from this universe. It grants you what it will.
fighting making-love matter
What has mood to do with it? You fight when the necessity arises—no matter the mood! Mood's a thing for cattle or making love or playing the baliset. It's not for fighting.
opportunity feelings guilt
Good subjects must feel guilty. The guilt begins as a feeling of failure. The good autocrat provides many opportunities for failure in the populace.
faces face-your-fears climbs
Face your fears or they will climb over your back.