Frank Herbert Quotes


The oppressed always learned from and copied the oppressor. When the tables were turned, the stage was set for another round of revenge and violence -- roles reversed. And reversed and reversed ad nauseam.


Citations

Herbert, Frank. God Emperor of Dune. Putnam, 1981.

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Frank Herbert
Frank Herbert
  • Born: October 8, 1920
  • Died: February 11, 1986
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Novelist

Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. was an American science-fiction author best known for the 1965 novel Dune and its five sequels. Though he became famous for his novels, he also wrote short stories and worked as a newspaper journalist, photographer, book reviewer, ecological consultant, and lecturer.