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. - A Bene Gesserit mantra.
l will miss the sea, but a person needs new experiences. They jar something deep inside, allowing him to grow. Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken. - Duke Leto Atreides on leaving the planet Caladan for Arrakis.
Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. - Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)