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Those who would repeat the past must control the teaching of history. —BENE GESSERIT CODA
What did I take? The right to choose a role in history. —LETO II (THE TYRANT), VETHER BEBE TRANSLATION
You cannot manipulate a marionette with only one string. —THE ZENSUNNI WHIP
I am shepherd to worms that may never come.
Memory should bring wisdom but it does not. It is how we order the memory and where we apply our knowledge.”
When are we without a moral sense? It’s just that sometimes we don’t listen.”
The writing of history is largely a process of diversion. Most historical accounts distract attention from the secret influences behind great events. —THE BASHAR TEG
We don’t understand his Golden Path nor the fermentations that produced it.
“His lies were more subtle. Like a Reverend Mother’s.”
Corruption wears infinite disguises. —TLEILAXU THU-ZEN
Education is no substitute for intelligence. That elusive quality is defined only in part by puzzle-solving ability. It is in the creation of new puzzles reflecting what your senses report that you round out the definition.
Many things we do naturally become difficult only when we try to make them intellectual subjects. It is possible to know so much about a subject that you become totally ignorant. —MENTAT TEXT TWO (DICTO)
Time does not count itself. You have only to look at a circle and this is apparent. —LETO II (THE TYRANT)
“Odi et amo. Excrucior.”
“I hate her and I love her. And I am racked.”
Oof too soon
“I just read you, ghola mine. You are mine, you know.” “And vice versa.” “Too true.” Almost bantering but it covered something deeper and convoluted.
Humans can balance on strange surfaces.
The best art imitates life in a compelling way. If it imitates a dream, it must be a dream of life. Otherwise, there is no place where we can connect. Our plugs don’t fit. —DARWI ODRADE
No sweeteners will cloak some forms of bitterness. If it tastes bitter, spit it out. That’s what our earliest ancestors did. —THE CODA
“Words plus body, more than either,” he whispered.
Where can I get this
This is what it means to be human. Try to hold on to youth and it mocks you while it sprints away. Melange is enough . . . and perhaps too much.
Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty. —THE CODA
When you think to take determination of your fate into your own hands, that is the moment you can be crushed. Be cautious. Allow for surprises. When we create, there are always other forces at work. —DARWI ODRADE
