The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action.

—Frank Herbert

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Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. (October 8, 1920 – February 11, 1986) was an American science-fiction author, best known for his 1965 novel Dune and its five sequels. He also wrote short stories and worked as a newspaper journalist, photographer, book reviewer, ecological consultant, and lecturer.

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There is probably no more terrible instant of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man—with human flesh.

—Frank Herbert

Seek freedom and become captive of your desires, seek discipline and find your liberty.

—Frank Herbert

The proper teaching is recognized with ease. You can know it without fail because it awakens within you that sensation which tells you this is something you've always known.

—Frank Herbert

The function of science fiction is not always to predict the future but sometimes to prevent it.

—Frank Herbert

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In a networked world, trust is the most important currency.

—Frank Herbert

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Really listening and suspending one's own judgment is necessary in order to understand other people on their own terms… This is a process that requires trust and builds trust.

—Mary Field Belenky

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How many people can you claim truly care about you? I mean, not just the people in your life who are fun to hang out with, not just the people who you love and trust. But people who feel good when you are happy and successful, feel bad when you are hurt or going through a hard time, people who would walk away from their lives for a little while to help you with yours.

—Lisa Unger in Beautiful Lies

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Let's call cheating what it is: a complete betrayal of trust.

—Greg Behrendt in He's Just Not That Into You

What was it about relationships that made you feel so vulnerable? Oh, right. A relationship. In any relationship, you put yourself out there. You exposed all of your sensitive nerve endings and your heart and you just had to hope that you trusted the right person.

—Courtney Cole in Every Last Kiss

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I've never trusted anyone all the time. It's the people I care about the most that always seem to do the most damage.

—Jay Crownover in Rule

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