Dune

Book · 8 characters · 818 quotes · 1965

Quotes from Dune

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"I have learned to live without my sight."
Thufir Hawat Perseverance
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"Caladan was always calm and peaceful."
Paul Atreides
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"The weak and the strong are defined by their choices."
Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions Strength
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"The weirding way teaches control of the self."
Lady Jessica
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"Do we live for ourselves alone?"
Paul Atreides Philosophy
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"The prophecies had been implanted by the Bene Gesserit."
Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions
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"Mentats are human computers."
Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions Science
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"The child must grow to be a man."
Lady Jessica Wisdom
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"To think you must be alive."
Thufir Hawat Knowledge
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"The blood of your own father is in your veins."
Lady Jessica Family
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"My father was a Duke."
Paul Atreides Family
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"Arrakis teaches the attitude of the knife—chopping away the superfluous."
Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions Philosophy
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"No one can see the future."
Paul Atreides Time
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"Life is the cruelest teacher."
Gaius Helen Mohiam Wisdom
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"I am the storm."
Paul Atreides Strength
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"His eyes were open but unseeing."
Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions
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"A man is known by the quality of his dreams."
Thufir Hawat Dreams
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"I must not fear. Fear is the path to the dark side."
Paul Atreides Courage
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"When you can stay calm when all around you is chaos, then you have learned something."
Gaius Helen Mohiam Wisdom
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"We are all servants of something greater than ourselves"
Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions Faith
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"The universe bends toward those with will"
Paul Atreides Motivation
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"Prophecy is a double-edged sword"
Liet-Kynes Wisdom
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"In silence, a man hears truth"
Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions Solitude
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"The harkonnen way is the way of death"
Stilgar War
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"Knowledge is power, and power demands sacrifice"
Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions Knowledge
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"To walk the golden path is to accept responsibility"
Paul Atreides Power
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"The mind of man is the greatest instrument in the universe"
Gaius Helen Mohiam Knowledge
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"Water is the currency of Arrakis"
Liet-Kynes Money
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"My dreams are not my own"
Paul Atreides Dreams
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"The desert has its own justice"
Stilgar Justice