Dune

Book · 8 characters · 818 quotes · 1965

Quotes from Dune

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"My dreams are not merely visions but pathways."
Paul Atreides Dreams
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"The ornithopter must rise above the storms."
Thufir Hawat Strength
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"Understanding must move with the times."
Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions Knowledge
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"The gift of freedom is that it carries responsibility."
Paul Atreides Freedom
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"My father taught me that a man builds with stone and mortar."
Paul Atreides Family
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"Paradise on Arrakis is the work of human hands."
Paul Atreides Work
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"To defeat an enemy, you must understand him."
Thufir Hawat Wisdom
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"We are all slaves to our histories."
Gaius Helen Mohiam History
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"The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it."
Paul Atreides Motivation
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"One cannot simply demand the future."
Paul Atreides Wisdom
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"Truth resides in what things do, not in what they are."
Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions Truth
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"The test of strength is not combat."
Thufir Hawat Strength
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"We shape our futures through our choices."
Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions Wisdom
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"Yesterday I was a child. Today I am a man."
Paul Atreides Change
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"I am the law."
Paul Atreides Power
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"Revenge is a dish best served cold."
Paul Atreides Justice
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"The approved man is the safe man."
Thufir Hawat Politics
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"Every human contains multitudes."
Paul Atreides Philosophy
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"No more guardedness. No more reserve."
Paul Atreides Truth
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"Beginnings are delicate times."
Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions Wisdom
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"These pretzels are making me thirsty."
Paul Atreides Humor
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"Politics is the art of appearing honest."
Baron Vladimir Harkonnen Politics
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"You have just begun to learn."
Gaius Helen Mohiam Knowledge
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"Think you of the fact that a deaf person cannot hear."
Thufir Hawat Knowledge
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"There is no escape. We pay for the violence of our ancestors."
Paul Atreides History
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"The greatest truth is that life is a test."
Gaius Helen Mohiam Life
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"Walk without rhythm and we won't attract the worm."
Paul Atreides Wisdom
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"What do you despise? By this are you truly known."
Gaius Helen Mohiam Truth
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"The sleeper has awakened."
Gaius Helen Mohiam Wisdom
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"He who controls the spice controls the universe."
Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions Power