Frank Herbert Quotes About Myth

Quotes about: Myth

• Greatness is a transitory experience. It is never consistent. It depends in part upon the myth-making imagination of humankind. The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he or she is in. That person must reflect what is projected upon him or her.

  Frank Herbert

  Greatness, Imagination, Feelings

• The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he is in. He must reflect what is projected upon him. And he must have a strong sense of the sardonic. This is what uncouples him from belief in his own pretensions. The sardonic is all that permits him to move within himself. Without this quality, even occasional greatness will destroy a man.

  Frank Herbert

  Strong, Moving, Greatness

  Frank Herbert (2003). “Dune”, p.116, Penguin

• Beware of the truth, gentle Sister. Although much sought after, truth can be dangerous to the seeker. Myths and reassuring lies are much easier to find and believe. If you find a truth, even a temporary one, it can demand that you make painful changes. Conceal your truths within words. Natural ambiguity will protect you then.

  Frank Herbert

  Lying, Believe, Demand

  Frank Herbert (1984). “God Emperor of Dune”

• Religions often partake of the myth of progress that shields us from the terrors of an uncertain future.

  Frank Herbert

  Religion, Progress, Statistics

  Frank Herbert (1999). “Dune”, Ace Hardcover

• Science fiction, because it ventures into no man's lands, tends to meet some of the requirements posed by Jung in his explorations of archetypes, myth structures and self-understanding. It may be that the primary attraction of science fiction is that it helps us understand what it means to be human.

  Frank Herbert

  Mean, Men, Self

  "Men on other planets" in "The Craft of Science Fiction" edited by Reginald Bretnor, 1976.

• The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he is in.

  Frank Herbert

  Greatness, Feelings, Myth

  Frank Herbert (2003). “Dune”, p.116, Penguin

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