“Inflection is the adjective of language. It carries the subtleties of delight and horror, the essence of culture and social process.”
― Frank Herbert, quote from The Jesus Incident
“Myths are not fiction, but history seen with a poet's eyes and recounted in a poet's terms.”
― Frank Herbert, quote from The Jesus Incident
“A good bureaucracy is the best tool of oppression ever invented.”
― Frank Herbert, quote from The Jesus Incident
“Hittite law emphasized restitution rather than revenge. Humankind lost a certain useful practicality when it chose the other Semitic response—never to forgive and never to forget.”
― Frank Herbert, quote from The Jesus Incident
“The mystery of consciousness? Erroneous data—significant results.”
― Frank Herbert, quote from The Jesus Incident
“Ignoring that which is false is also a knowing. Thus—learning. To learn is to grow and to grow is to live. You may practice forgetting and thus learn.”
― Frank Herbert, quote from The Jesus Incident
“Even the seemingly immortal gods survive only as long as they are required by mortal men.”
― Frank Herbert, quote from The Jesus Incident
Frank Herbert
Born place: in Tacoma, Washington, The United States
Born date October 8, 1920
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“منطقهای که در آن بردگی اخلاقی و جسمی زنان به حد افراط کشیده شده است، چون اینها تحت ستم مالک، پدر، برادر و شوهر هستند. اینطرفها مالک برای زیردستانش همسر انتخاب میکند و زن جماعت درست توی خیابان زیر شلاق پدران حیوانصفت و شوهران مستشان میافتند و مردمی هم که شاهد این صحنهها هستند در کمال بیاعتنایی تماشا میکنند. این خوراکی برای تفکر است! ما باید کاری کنیم که انقلاب نه تنها به استثمار انسان از انسان که به استثمار زن بهدست مرد هم پایان بدهد و در کنار برابری طبقات، برابری جنسی را هم برقرار کند.”
― Mario Vargas Llosa, quote from The War of the End of the World
“Wait until tomorrow to find what tomorrow holds.”
― Madeleine L'Engle, quote from A Wind in the Door
“I jerked to a stop at the door to my room. "What's wrong with my boots?" I said, thinking they were the only thing that I was going to keep on. Ah…the only thing from this outfit, not the only thing total.”
― Kim Harrison, quote from Every Which Way But Dead
“If you love a man for his honesty, you cannot become angry when he shows it.”
― Sarah Dunant, quote from The Birth of Venus
“So what can I do now?" she spoke up a minute later.
"Nothing," I said. "Just think about what comes before words. You owe that to the dead. As time goes on, you'll understand. What lasts, lasts; what doesn't, doesn't. Time solves most things. And what time can't solve, you have to solve yourself. Is that too much to ask?"
"A little," she said, trying to smile.
"Well, of course it is," I said, trying to smile too.
"I doubt that this makes sense to most people. But I think I'm right. People die all the time. Life is a lot more fragile than we think. So you should treat others in a way that leaves no regrets. Fairly, and if posible, sincerely. It's too easy not to make the effort, then weep and wring your hands after the person dies. Personally, I don't buy it."
Yuki leaned against the car door. "But that's real hard, isn't it?" she said.
"Real hard," I said. "But it's worth trying for.”
― Haruki Murakami, quote from Dance Dance Dance
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