“My dad was an adventurer, my mother a romantic. When they met in colle...” — Brian Herbert Quote

“My dad was an adventurer, my mother a romantic. When they met in college, both were creative writers; the writing was a bond.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I'll keep writing 'Dune' books as long as my mother's spirit continues to support the project.”

“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.”

“We moved 23 times before I was out of high school!”

“We all make mistakes, and we all need second chances. For youth in foster care, these mistakes are often purposeful - if not consciously so; a way to test the strength of a bond and establish trust in a new parent.”

“San Franciscans have a bond of self-satisfaction bordering on smugness.”

“Clive Owen would be a fantastic James Bond. Any man who does it will have to weigh his odds - whether he can get in and get out.”

“Changes in the traditional way of building are only permitted if they are an improvement. Otherwise stay with what is traditional, for truth, even if it be hundreds of years old has a stronger inner bond with us than the lie that walks by our side.”

“It's a good thing about George R.R. Martin: He's prepared to kill off the main guys. You don't get the feeling that the good guy is going to last forever, like James Bond.”

“Obviously I would love it if Sam Mendes rang up tomorrow and said, 'I want you to be the new Bond.'”