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
demise mortality ends
To suspect your own mortality is to know the beginning of terror, to learn irrefutably that you are mortal is to know the end of terror.
wise men doe
It is a wise man that does know the contented man is never poor, whilst the discontented man is never rich.
past luck survival
Clinging to any form of conservatism can be dangerous. Become too conservative and you are unprepared for surprises. You cannot depend on luck. Logic is blind and often knows only its own past. Logic is good for playing chess but is often too slow for the needs of survival.
lying past endure
The only past which endures lies wordlessly within you.
being-real done research
Once human beings realize something can be done, they're not satisfied until they've done it.
soul might firsts
Small souls who seek power over others first destroy the faith those others might have in themselves.
creativity requirements alive
A requirement of creativity is that it contributes to change. Creativity keeps the creator alive.
real mistake rocks
Show me a completely smooth operation and I'll show you someone who's covering mistakes. Real boats rock.
kindness cruelty
Kindness is the beginning of cruelty.
doe universe
The universe does not work by our rules
useless experts chaos
Experts and specialists lead you quickly into chaos. They are a source of useless nit-picking, the ferocious quibble over a comma.
simple decision too-much
Too much knowledge never makes for simple decisions.
missing observing
Confine yourself to observing and you always miss the point of your own life.
opposites creatures one-thing
When a creature has developed into one thing, he will choose death rather than change into his opposite.