To Determine If You're Human.

What Are You, Child, That You Need Time To Learn About Yourself?

Science Fiction, Because It Ventures Into No Man's Lands, Tends To Meet Some Of The Requirements Posed By Jung In His Explorations Of Archetypes, Myth Structures And Self-understanding. It May Be That The Primary Attraction Of Science Fiction Is That It Helps Us Understand What It Means To Be Human.

Empires Do Not Suffer Emptiness Of Purpose At The Time Of Their Creation. It Is When They Have Become Established That Aims Are Lost And Replaced By Vague Ritual.

Every Civilization Depends On The Quality Of The Individuals It Produces. If You Over-organize Humans, Over-legalize Them, Suppress Their Urge To Greatness-they Cannot Work And Their Civilization Collapses.

The Singular Multiplicity Of This Universe Draws My Deepest Attention. It Is A Thing Of Ultimate Beauty. Leto Ii