Title: Book II Quote Reflections
Course: Science Fiction: Dune > Section: Book II

Choose one of the quotes below from Book II of Dune. Everyone is allowed to post a discussion. Response should be a few paragraphs in length. Include in your post:

- The quote
- Its significance in the text
- How it applies to you or the real world
- Is there any advice implied in the quote? Is it good?

If you do not follow the directions above you will not receive any points for this assignment!

...respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality. “Something cannot emerge from nothing.” This is profound thinking if you understand how unstable “the truth” can be. (p. 207)

The vision of time is broad, but when you pass through it, time becomes a narrow door. (p. 218)

What do you despise? By this are you truly known. (p. 230)

Whatever has been done to me, I’ve been a party to it. (p. 255)

Whether a thought is spoken or not it is a real thing and it has power. (p. 257)

The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. (p. 321)

To accept a little death is worse than death itself. (p. 354)