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[Serious] [Spoilers All] What's your favourite quote from the novels? (self.dune)

submitted 1 year ago by ThePowerOfGeek to c/dune

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There are so many amazing and thought-provoking quotes in the Dune novels. And there are probably some new ones in the movies too.

If you had to pick just one quote from the Dune universe, one that really made you think about life and our place in it, what would it be?

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[–] DefiantTostada 5 points 1 year ago

I'm partial to the litany against fear. Not super deep, but I can say I've recited it quietly to myself a few times! It's a decent tool to acknowledge, process, then repress and move past true fear.

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain