Which of them was the stronger? History already has answered.

One of these desert women would not do as wife to a Duke. As concubine, yes, but not as wife.

It follows the familiar messiah pattern.”

Or is it possible he deliberately sacrificed himself that his son might find a better life? All evidence indicates the Duke was a man not easily hoodwinked.

If only he knew the tricks we use! She must’ve been good, that Bene Gesserit of the Missionaria Protectiva. These Fremen are beautifully prepared to believe in us.

It was another of the essential ingredients that she felt her son needed: people with a goal. Such people would be easy to imbue with fervor and fanaticism. They could be wielded like a sword to win back Paul’s place for him.

The eyes were that fathomless blue-within-blue under thick brows.

“‘I have been a stranger in a strange land,’” Halleck quoted.

—FROM “PRIVATE REFLECTIONS ON MUAD’DIB” BY THE PRINCESS IRULAN