Chapterhouse: Dune (Dune, #6)

by Frank Herbert

Hey, God! I hope you’re there. I want you to hear my prayer. That graven image on my shelf; Is it really you or just myself? Well, anyway, here it goes: Please keep me on my toes. Help me past my worst mistakes, Doing it for both our sakes,

It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted.

Have they taught you about democracy?” “Yes, sir. That’s where you vote for—” “That’s where you distrust anyone with power over you!

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.

All patterned behavior tends to go unquestioned, gathering destructive momentum.

Answers are a perilous grip on the universe. They can appear sensible yet explain nothing.

Lesson two. “Revenge is for children and the emotionally retarded.”

not be quick to reveal judgment. Hidden judgment often is more potent. It can guide reactions whose effects are felt only when too late to divert them.