Herbert, Frank
". . is to attempt seeing Truth without knowing Falsehood. It is the attempt to see the Light without knowing Darkness. It cannot be." - Dune
"People need hard times and oppression to develop psychic muscles." - Dune
"Beyond a critical point within a finite space, freedom diminishes as numbers increase. . . . the human question is not how many can possibly survive within the system, but what kind of existence is possible for those who do survive." - Dune
"What do you despise? By this are you truly known." - Dune, Manual of MuadDib by Princess Irulan