Re: Dune

Catchy quote involving sandworms, from the Lynch film:

"Usul, we have worm sign the likes of which God himself has never seen."

This is popular in adaptation among SF nerds I know,

"We have [X, Y, or Z] the likes of which God himself has never seen."



On Thu, Nov 3, 2016 at 10:51 AM, John T <[email protected]> wrote:

> Yep, the spice must flow...
>
> .... and the sandworms were "desert power"....
>
> Some of the quotes I liked from Dune:
>
> "On Caladan we ruled by sea and air power - here on Arrakis we will need
> Desert Power.... Desert Power, Paul" - Duke Leto Atreides
>
> "Polish comes from the cities; wisdom from the desert"
> "Yueh, Yueh, Yueh; a million deaths were not enough for Yueh."
>
> "May your knife chip and shatter!"
>
> John T -
> Discussing SF books, movies, TV shows for 18+ years!
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SciFi_Discussion/
>
> On 11/3/2016 10:37 AM, Monica McAbee wrote:
>
> There's that. And it's true that we have the well-known quote "the spice
> must flow." I'm not aware of any catchy quotes involving the sandworms :)
>
> Monica McAbee
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 3, 2016 at 10:09 AM, John T <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Perhaps it is the overall effect of the spice that is being considered?
>> The spice extends life, turns your eyes blue, allows Muad'Dib to see the
>> future, and allows the Guild Navigators to see enough of the future to Fold
>> Space which means it is the reason for space travel/trade.  Of course,
>> without the sandworms none of that happens either :)
>> John T -
>> Discussing SF books, movies, TV shows for 18+ years!
>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SciFi_Discussion/
>>
>> On 11/3/2016 8:57 AM, Monica McAbee wrote:
>>
>> Interesting article! Here's what surprised me:
>>
>> "Probably the best-known icon from the series is the much-desired drug
>> spice, followed by the giant sandworms that produce it."
>>
>> I would have thought the sandworms were even more iconic than the spice.
>> They're just so amazing as an image. I tend to think of them way sooner
>> than spice when I remember reading Dune. Just me?
>>
>> Monica McAbee
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 4:43 PM, Charley Seavey <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Ok, here's something to chew on for a while. I have my own thoughts
>>> about *Dune *but I'd be interested to see what discussion ensues from
>>> this:
>>>
>>> http://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/sci-fi-fantasy/10-things-
>>> you-might-not-know-about-dune/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>


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