How often it is that the angry man rages denial of what his inner self is telling him.
Frank HerbertAbout author
- Author's profession: Writer
- Nationality: american
- Born: October 8, 1920
- Died: February 11, 1986
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Another time, he was playing [chess] with his equal, the Duchess of Bourbon, who made a move that inadvertently exposed her king. Ignoring the rules of the game, he promptly captured it. "Ah," said the duchess, "we do not take Kings so." Replied Franklin in a famous quip: "We do in America.
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