Dune

Dune

by

Frank Herbert

Duke Leto’s weapons master and a renowned fighter. Halleck is proficient with many styles of fighting, training the young Paul Atreides to be the same. He is a humorous man who is also a talented musician on the baliset (string instrument), often entertaining the Atreides family and men with music.

Gurney Halleck Quotes in Dune

The Dune quotes below are all either spoken by Gurney Halleck or refer to Gurney Halleck. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Book 1, Part 4 Quotes

“Mood?” Halleck’s voice betrayed his outrage even through the shield’s filtering. “What has mood to do with it? You fight when the necessity arises—no matter the mood! Mood’s a thing for cattle or making love or playing the baliset. It’s not for fighting.”

Related Characters: Gurney Halleck (speaker), Paul Atreides / Muad’Dib
Page Number: 55
Explanation and Analysis:
Book 1, Part 9 Quotes

Muad’Dib learned rapidly because his first training was in how to learn. And the first lesson of all was the basic trust that he could learn. It’s shocking to find how many people do not believe they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult. Muad’Dib knew that every experience carries its lesson.

Related Characters: Princess Irulan (speaker), Paul Atreides / Muad’Dib, Lady Jessica, Duke Leto Atreides, Thufir Hawat, Gurney Halleck, Dr. Wellington Yueh, Duncan Idaho
Page Number: 106
Explanation and Analysis:
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Gurney Halleck Quotes in Dune

The Dune quotes below are all either spoken by Gurney Halleck or refer to Gurney Halleck. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Power and Violence Theme Icon
).
Book 1, Part 4 Quotes

“Mood?” Halleck’s voice betrayed his outrage even through the shield’s filtering. “What has mood to do with it? You fight when the necessity arises—no matter the mood! Mood’s a thing for cattle or making love or playing the baliset. It’s not for fighting.”

Related Characters: Gurney Halleck (speaker), Paul Atreides / Muad’Dib
Page Number: 55
Explanation and Analysis:
Book 1, Part 9 Quotes

Muad’Dib learned rapidly because his first training was in how to learn. And the first lesson of all was the basic trust that he could learn. It’s shocking to find how many people do not believe they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult. Muad’Dib knew that every experience carries its lesson.

Related Characters: Princess Irulan (speaker), Paul Atreides / Muad’Dib, Lady Jessica, Duke Leto Atreides, Thufir Hawat, Gurney Halleck, Dr. Wellington Yueh, Duncan Idaho
Page Number: 106
Explanation and Analysis: