The more tightly packed the group, the greater the need for strict social ranks and orders. Brian Herbert More Quotes by Brian Herbert More Quotes From Brian Herbert Humans are different in private than in the presence of others. While the private persona merges into the social persona in varying degrees, the union is never complete. Something is always held back. Brian Herbert unionsdegreesdifferent Let pressure pass over and through you. That way you can't be harmed by it. Brian Herbert pressureway The man who sees an opportunity and does nothing is asleep with his eyes open. Brian Herbert eyeopportunitymen Opportunities are a tricky crop, with tiny flowers that are difficult to see and even more difficult to harvest. Brian Herbert tinyfloweropportunity My dad was an adventurer, my mother a romantic. When they met in college, both were creative writers; the writing was a bond. Brian Herbert bonddadmotherromantic My grandfather was a police officer. He taught Dad about lie detectors and police interrogation methods, so Dad got this old World War II lie detector and used it on us regularly. He was obsessed with the truth. Brian Herbert dadtruthwarworld I'll keep writing 'Dune' books as long as my mother's spirit continues to support the project. Brian Herbert supportmotherwritinglong We moved 23 times before I was out of high school! Brian Herbert highouthigh-schoolschool I didn't actually get along with my dad when I was growing up, so by the time I was in my 20s, I didn't think I was going to be a writer. Brian Herbert thinkgrowing-updadtime My wife noticed that I wrote really good complaint letters about faulty products and that I could get anything I wanted out of these big corporations, and she said that I was a good writer and that I should go to my dad and ask him for help. Brian Herbert helpgooddadwife In 'Sidney's Comet,' thanks to all the consumerism, all the garbage had to be put in deep space, even though we're not supposed to litter the cosmos - that was an environmental message. Although it was funny, it had an important message. Brian Herbert deepenvironmentalspacefunny There's so much overlapping in science fiction. Brian Herbert muchscience-fictionsciencefiction
