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The Butlerian Jihad (Legends of Dune, #1)

by Brian Herbert

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“Once again...welcome to my house. Come freely. Go safely; and leave something of the happiness you bring.”
― Bram Stoker, Dracula

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“When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, "Why god? Why me?" and the thundering voice of God answered, There's just something about you that pisses me off.”
― Stephen King, Storm of the Century

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“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

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“Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.”
― Stephen King

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“I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

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