It was both gratifying and slightly chilling to see how well the Aloof understood the human phenotype’s needs.
“More than power, Duarte made everything that surrounded him seem born of confidence. It was a good trick, because even after Holden saw through it, it still worked.”
― Tiamat's Wrath
― Tiamat's Wrath
“She looked to me like a librarian is supposed to, slightly stern, with a longer-than-average neck.”
― Themes and Variations
― Themes and Variations
“And there’s no point in me doing anything if I can’t write about it,” I continued. “It would be like . . . walking ten miles without my Fitbit on—a complete waste. I mean, I do do things I don’t write about: I use the bathroom, I have sex, but I try to be quick about it.”
― Themes and Variations
― Themes and Variations
“Belief structure creates a filter through which chaos is sifted into order.”
― Heretics of Dune
― Heretics of Dune
“Teg boiled it down to an essence: If only one person followed such guiding principles, this was a better universe.”
― Heretics of Dune
― Heretics of Dune
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