Dune: The Heir of Caladan (The Caladan Trilogy Book 3)

by Brian Herbert

People can be used as pawns by the ambitious or corrupt, but one must never assume that all pawns are innocent.

Not all secrets are dark, but the majority of them are.

Even when one trains to the extreme, physically and mentally, it is still possible to fail.

When all truly seems lost and hopeless, you may very well be right.

Trust is dangerous. Use it sparingly and with great caution.

How do you know when you have met the love of your life? If you need to ask this question, you have not yet met that person.

Our perceptions tell a compelling, convincing story, often irrespective of the facts.

Saying a thing and proving a thing are entirely different.

A lesson must be learned, and extreme lessons are often learned only by the peripheral survivors.

Even the greatest of heroes cannot always act in a heroic fashion.

Bad things often occur in the middle of the night.

The duty of CHOAM’s Ur-Director was to manage crises and solve problems in such a way that each party emerged equally dissatisfied.

People think the home is the place of greatest safety, which is why it can be such an effective trap.

Public opinion can shift like a slender willow in an erratic breeze.

conflicted about whether or not

A person’s greatest weapon is not sword or shield, but is instead reputation, the life he has led, the good deeds he has performed. If those things cannot protect him, then he has already lost the battle.

The rise and fall of great powers throughout history should terrify every person who aspires to Imperial leadership.

Opportunity can be a dangerous thing.