"The Fremen were supreme in that quality the ancients calle… - Frank Herbert

"The Fremen were supreme in that quality the ancients called "spannungsbogen" — which is the self-imposed delay between desire for a thing and the act of reaching out to grasp that thing."

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Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. (8 October 1920 – 11 February 1986) was an American science-fiction writer, most famous for his Dune novels.

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Birth Name: Frank Patrick Herbert

Alternative Names: Franklin Patrick Herbert • Franklin Herbert • Franklin Patrick Herbert, Jr. • Jr. Frank Patrick Herbert • Jr. Franklin Herbert • Jr. Franklin Patrick Herbert

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