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Svenjolly wrote:

Fedaykin wrote:I'm a huge Dune geek as some of you might be able to tell. Frank Herbert was a genius:

“Arrakis teaches the attitude of the knife - chopping off what's incomplete and saying: 'Now, it's complete because it's ended here.'

Now tell me if this doesn't bring TB to mind.

Miles ahead of Tolkien when it comes to world building, in my opinion. I read a review once that put it like this (I'm paraphrasing):

Dune was a book written in the 60s(?) about the desert dwelling primitive Fremen that supplied the empire with the fuel that was essential to the galactic economy (spice melange). They're inspired to rise up against the corrupt, degenerate (yet ultra sophisticated) galactic empire by a charismatic former rich kid (and foreigner to boot). The Fremen are tough, uncompromising fighters that don't shy away from the occasional suicide bombing.

Prophetic, no? Imagine if that was written today.

Caleddin wrote:My favorite quote from TB is "The carrots ain't making you fat." It really sums up the problem with micro-management and getting lost in the minutiae rather than just getting the show on the road.

I think the whole line is "The carrots ain't making you fat. We've all been there. Stop it." Just enough humor while plainly telling you to stop trying to cheat your way to a solution, which I think sums up the TB books wonderfully.

TangoZero wrote:...some of us need to be hit over the head with this one on occasion..

grouchyjarhead wrote:I am a big fan of Stoicism. The Stoics had some fantastic quotes. Here's a few of my favorites from Epictetus. The last one is particularly relevant to the TB philosophy.

"First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do."

"Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power."

"Not every difficult and dangerous thing is suitable for training, but only that which is conducive to success in achieving the object of our effort."