![]() “That honorable banner could come to mean many evil things.” p. “Here, we must scrabble for desert power. On Caladan, we ruled with sea and air power,” the Duke said. “Nothing wins more loyalty for a leader than an air of bravura.” p. “There is probably no more terrible instant of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man-with human flesh.” p. We accept it in the spirit with which it is given.” And Idaho spat on the table in front of the Duke. “We thank you, Stilgar, for the gift of your body’s moisture. We make it here on Arrakis-win or die.” p. ![]() “The whole theory of warfare is calculated risk.” p. “O you who know what we suffer here, do not forget us in your prayers.” p. “The proximity of a desirable thing tempts one to overindulgence. From the top of the mountain, you cannot see the mountain.” p. Climb the mountain just a little bit to test that it’s a mountain. “Any road followed precisely to its end leads precisely nowhere. “It is so shocking to find out how many people do not believe that they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult.” pp. “When one has lived with prophecy for so long, the moment of revelation is a shock.” p. ![]() “Polish comes from the cities wisdom from the desert.” p. This every sister of the Bene Gesserit knows.” -from the Manual of Muad’Dib by the Princess Irulan, p. “A beginning is the time for taking the most delicate care that the balances are correct. (Your page numbers may vary, depending on what edition you have.) The Best Dune Quotes In honor of the new film- now coming in 2021-here are 100 of my favorite quotes, in order, with page numbers, according to my battered 1990 paperback copy of Dune. (Now I’m old enough to identify with his parents.)Įvery adaptation makes these quotes their own-Virginia Madsen’s Irulan introducing 1984’s Dune by intoning “A beginning is a delicate time” or William Hurt’s extreme gravitas as Duke Leto in 2000, telling his son that the Atreides need “desert power.” Judging by the trailer, the new film will be no exception. Every time I read the novel I find a new quotable passage, and I’ve been reading the book since I was young enough to identify with Paul. O'Connellįrank Herbert’s Dune is less than 500 pages long, but somehow is a never-ending treasure trove of quotes, from Bene Gesserit mantras to the flowery prose of the underappreciated Princess Irulan. She blogs about feminism, the writing life, and whatever else comes into her head at Blog: A.J. She is a journalist and has taught journalism to college students. She holds an MFA in creative fiction, but despite the best efforts of her teachers at Fairfield University's low-residency program, remains a huge dork for sci-fi, fantasy and comic books. All she’s ever wanted to do in life is read and write books, and so, is constantly writing at least one novel. O’Connell is the author of two published novellas: Beware the Hawk and The Eagle & The Arrow.
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