Frank Herbert
Frank Herbert
Frank Patrick Herbert, Jr.was an American science fiction writer best known for the novel Dune and its five sequels. Though he became famous for science fiction, he was also a newspaper journalist, photographer, short story writer, book reviewer, ecological consultant and lecturer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth8 October 1920
CityTacoma, WA
CountryUnited States of America
war chaos form
War is the most readily available form of chaos.
order raw-materials chaos
Order generally was a product of human activity. Chaos existed as a raw material from which to create order.
cells principles conflict
It is said that there is a principle of conflict which originated with the single cell and has never deteriorated.
past balance arms
Atrocity never balances or rectifies the past. Atrocity merely arms the future for more atrocity.
heart soul desire
To the soul's desires The body listens What the flesh requires Keeps the heart imprisoned
emotion deny internals
If we deny emotion, we lose all touch with our internal universe.
dimensions eternity endless
To see eternity was to be exposed to eternity's whims, oppressed by endless dimensions.
god men separation
There exists no separation between gods and men; one blends softly casual into the other.
race history invention
History is a constant race between invention and catastrophe.
men perfection risk
Only gods can safely risk perfection ... it's a dangerous thing for a man.
machinery gross ambiguous
Words are such gross machinery, so primitive and ambiguous.
dying way violence
Prophets have a way of dying by violence.
blow knives decision
Prophecy and prescience--How can they be put to the test in the face of unanswered questions? Consider: How much is actual prediction ... and how much is the prophet shaping the future to fit the prophecy? What are the harmonics inherent in the act of prophecy? Does the prophet see the future or does he see a line of weakness, a fault or cleavage that he may shatter with words or decisions as a diamond-cutter shatters his gem with a blow of the knife?
father son extensions
What is the son but an extension of the father?