Results 1 to 6 of 6

Thread: Frank Herbert and his masterful quotations

  1. #1
    Reader of Books erasmus's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2009
    Location
    Indiana
    Posts
    5

    Frank Herbert and his masterful quotations

    “Arrakis teaches the attitude of the knife--chopping off what's incomplete and saying: 'Now, it's compete because it's ended here.'”

    I would like to hear some people's thoughts on this quote. Put it into any context you would like, and don't let the fictional setting throw you. I want to see what it might mean to say something similar about a culture that exists by similar principles - Especially your own.

    I will be posting more Frank Herbert quotes as things proceed.

  2. #2
    Literary Superstar Pryderi Agni's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    On the spires of Paris, with the Red Queen...
    Posts
    418
    "If the storm isn't moving, you're in its path." -Fremen saying

    You're not the only Frank Herbert fan here, lol. Keep it up!

  3. #3
    Reader of Books erasmus's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2009
    Location
    Indiana
    Posts
    5
    “Think you of the fact that a deaf person cannot hear. Then, what deafness may we not all possess? What senses do we lack that we cannot see and cannot hear another world all around us?” - Frank Herbert

    Glad to see that i have company here =)

    Frank Herbert was a genius and the entire Dune universe is beyond anything I could ever hope to achieve in my writing.
    “The difference between sentiment and being sentimental is the following: Sentiment is when a driver swerves out of the way to avoid hitting a rabbit on the road. Being sentimental is when the same driver, when swerving away from the rabbit, hits a pedestrian.” - Frank Herbert

  4. #4
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Nov 2009
    Posts
    1
    I am not familiar with his works - but I think I want to be. He sounds very profound!

  5. #5
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Nov 2009
    Posts
    1
    this is some great stuff!

  6. #6
    Literary Superstar Pryderi Agni's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    On the spires of Paris, with the Red Queen...
    Posts
    418
    @Jenny and Hope: Check out his Wikiquote page, for starters. It'll whet your appetite for the real thing.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •