I come only to ask a simple question. Is Muad'Dib's death to be followed by the moral suicide of all men? Is that the inevitable aftermath of a Messiah?

If you focus your awareness only upon your own rightness, then you invite the forces of opposition to overwhelm you.

The gift of words is the gift of deception and illusion.

One uses power by grasping it lightly. To grasp too strongly is to be taken over by power, and thus to become its victim.

One learns from books and example only that certain things can be done. Actual learning requires that you do those things.

But one learns from books and reels only that certain things can be done. Actual learning requires that you do those things.

To exist is to stand out, away from the background, " The Preacher said. "You aren't thinking or really existing unless you're willing to risk even your own sanity in the judgment of your existence.

Philosophy cannot be taught

I want to question my belief, so that what is left after I have questioned it, will be even stronger.

Good architecture is like a piece of beautifully composed music crystallized in space that elevates our spirits beyond the limitation of time.

Engaging and well paced, the book fills in the reality behind Vonnegut's work

You have to experiment with different mediums and things around you [making art].

I want to surrender to the feelings and shapes of words and not stop until I am clearly heard by myself and my God.

Fallen myths can instill venom.

The truth of who we are is that we are because we belong.

If you can't do it and do it well, you can't do it, period.

I once blurted out that I found it impossible to bond with my son Winston because I was too tired. I mean how bloody awful does that sound? What a tosser!