It’s Frank Herbert again.

It’s the great Frank Herbert at your door and he wants you to be sardonic.

What an extraordinary thought and so brilliantly expressed. Every word sings.

The sardonic is all that permits him to move within himself. Without this quality, even occasional greatness will destroy a man.

— Frank Herbert, Dune

Date

12 February 2022

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One-sided love waiting for the other. Happy Valentine’s Day to all one-sided lovers, to you who is waiting— while the one you wait for is too independent and busy to care. Too busy and

Previously

Learning to talk. The previous post reminds me of something: That I’ve been learning to talk to mynas, the fun and noisy residents of the upper-Manali valley. So far,