Lately I’ve been thinking about Frank Herbert’s Dune. I can’t believe I still haven’t read the ultimate science fiction masterpiece. Last week I checked it out of the library but, overwhelmed that I’ve bitten off more than I could chew with what I’ve currently got open and bookmarked, took it back with a heavy heart this afternoon. As I dropped off the book, I casually perused the used book cart nearby, seeing…an old paperback printing of Dune, in perfect condition and on sale for 25¢. Recognizing the cosmos speaking to me when I hear it, I scrounged up the quarter and put Dune that much higher on my to-do list.
Life is good.
Gently Hew Stone 
You’ll love it. I’ve quite enjoyed it the half dozen times I’ve read it.
Argh! Thanks for building it up even more, Floyd! Sadly, I feel constrained by previous commitments on my “to-do” list, and doubt that I’ll get to it for another couple of months. Now the anxiety will kill me.
…But if it’s half as good as I expect, it’ll totally be worth it.