b2b0b48
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No! Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try.
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humor
life
philosophy
inspirational
jedi
star-wars
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George Lucas |
24e5a03
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"Isabelle waved a hand. "No need to worry, big brother. Nothing happened. Of course," she added as Alex's shoulders relaxed, "I was totally passed-out drunk, so he could really have done whatever he wanted and I wouldn't have woken up." "Oh, please," said Simon. "All I did was tell you the entire plot of ." "I don't think I remember that," said Isabelle, taking a cookie from the plate on the table. "Oh, yeah? Who was Luke Skywalker's best childhood friend?" "Biggs Darklighter," Isabelle said immediately, and then hit the table with the flat of her hand."That is cheating!"
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city-of-lost-souls
isabelle-lightwood
simon-lewis
mortal-instruments
shadowhunters
star-wars
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Cassandra Clare |
419e7ac
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"Star Trek?" I asked her. "Really?" "What?" she demanded, bending unnaturally black eyebrows together. "There are two kinds of people in the universe, Molly," I said. "Star Trek fans and Star Wars fans. This is shocking." She sniffed. "This is the post-nerd-closet world, Harry. It's okay to like both." "Blasphemy and lies," I said."
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nerds
star-wars
molly-carpenter
star-trek
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Jim Butcher |
d45497e
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"Bet you can't even name one romantic movie you like," she teased. She felt smug when a few minutes went by and Oliver was still unable to name one romantic movie he could profess to enjoy. The Empire Strikes Back," Oliver finally declared, tapping his horn at a Prius that wandered over the line. The Empire Strikes Back? The Star Wars movie? That's not romantic!" Schuyler huffed, fiddling with the air conditioner controls. Au contraire, my dear, it's very romantic. The last scene, you know, when they're about to put Han in that freezing cryogenic chamber or whatever? Remember?" Schuyler mmm-hmmmed. And Leia leans over the ledge and says, 'I love you.'" That's cheesy, not romatic," Schuyler argued, although she did like that part. Let me explain. What's romantic is what Han says back. Remember what he says to her? After she says 'I love you'?" Schuyler grinned. Maybe Oliver had a point. "Han says, 'I know.'" Exactly," Oliver tapped the wheel. "He doesn't have to say anything so trite as 'I love you." Because that's already understood. And that's romantic."
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romantic
love
i-love-you
star-wars
remember
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Melissa de la Cruz |
f989d42
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It's better to die in pursuit of your dreams than to live a life without hope.
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phantom-menace
pursuit
science-fiction
star-wars
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Terry Brooks |
0d0a124
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Honor is a fool's prize. Glory is of no use to the dead.
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sith
prize
glory
star-wars
honor
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Drew Karpyshyn |
6fd77c4
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A pair of starfighters. Jedi starfighters. Only two. Two is enough. Two is enough because the adults are wrong, and their younglings are right. Though this is the end of the age of heroes, it has saved its best for last.
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star-wars
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Matthew Woodring Stover |
d48566d
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I've found that what most people call luck is often little more than raw talent combined with the ability to make the most of opportunities. (Talon Karrde)
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star-wars
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Timothy Zahn |
c2d94e2
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Gar taldin ni jaonyc; gar sa buir, ori'wadaasla. (Nobody cares who your father was, only the father you'll be.) - Mandalorian saying
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mandalorian
star-wars
father
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Karen Traviss |
5baae7d
|
Honor is for the living. Dead is dead.
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science-fiction
star-wars
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Drew Karpyshyn |
73ae489
|
He had them as spellbound as a room full of Ewoks listening to C-3PO.
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humour
spellbinding
robots
star-wars
scifi
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Cory Doctorow |
0030350
|
Still, even when false, legends can be most informative.
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religion
science-fiction
star-wars
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Timothy Zahn |
e9dbcc6
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We're all going to die sometime, so you might as well die pushing the odds for something that matters.
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darman-skirata
etain-tur-mukan
republic-commando
karen-traviss
clone-wars
self-sacrifice
star-wars
|
Karen Traviss |
1f48e22
|
"Good find," Ethan said. "Yeah," Jeff agreed. "It's pretty awesome. Like finding the Higgs boson." Silence. "Aw, no physics fans here? Learn things you must," Jeff said in his best Yoda voice. I rolled my eyes."
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humor
jeff-christopher
yoda
ethan-sullivan
chicagoland-vampires
chloe-neill
star-wars
|
Chloe Neill |
3771d09
|
"Not saving you from this storm, mutant," he said. "Saving you for your later fate, we are." His voice was weirdly inflected and metallic, like an automated answering machine. "Oh, good. Yoda captured us," Fang whispered."
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mutant
robot
machine
yoda
star-wars
lol
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James Patterson |
c43a62d
|
Fear and anger, Yoda had often warned him, were slaves to the dark side. Vaguely, Luke wondered which side curiosity served.
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philosophical-musings
star-wars
|
Timothy Zahn |
7d92322
|
When you finally betray me, I hope you care enough to try to kill my yourself.
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sith
star-wars
kill
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Drew Karpyshyn |
74f9530
|
"This isn't going to work," Justine murmured. "It is going to work," I told her, keeping my tone confident. "We'll breeze right in. The Rack will be with us." Justine glanced at me with an arched eyebrow. "The Rack?" "The Rack is more than just boobs, Justine," I told her soberly. "It's an energy field created by all living boobs. It surrounds us, penetrates us, and binds the galaxy together." --
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girl-power
funny
humor
femininity
geek
the-rack
dresden-files
star-wars
molly-carpenter
harry-dresden
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Jim Butcher |
965851d
|
"It is said that one should keep one's allies within view, and one's enemies within reach. A valid statement. One must be able to read an ally's strengths, so as to determine how to best use them. One must similarly be able to read his enemy's weaknesses, so as to determine how to best defeat him. But what of friends?
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thrawn
star-wars
|
Timothy Zahn Star Wars: Thrawn |
99b738c
|
"Snoke's escape shuttle is gone," the general replied. Kylo considered that. Rey had recovered first. She must have realized he was at her mercy, yet she'd left him alive. Almost as if she cared for him."
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kylo-ren
rey
reylo
star-wars
|
Jason Fry |
90b2e15
|
This is Obi-Wan Kenobi: A phenomenal pilot who doesn't like to fly. A devastating warrior who'd rather not fight. A negotiator without peer who frankly prefers to sit alone in a quiet cave and meditate.
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|
star-wars
|
Matthew Woodring Stover |
2ba8b25
|
That's how tyranny succeeds. When folks think it won't affect them until eventually it does.
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karen-traviss
clone-troopers
empire
star-wars
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Karen Traviss |
57cd612
|
"Suffering is the fuel in the engine of civilization." -Vergere"
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metaphor
pain
suffering
fuel
engine
jacen-solo
new-jedi-order
new-republic
post-return-of-the-jedi
vergere
yuuzhan-vong
the-force
traitor
star-wars
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Matthew Woodring Stover |
5280dc8
|
"All people have regrets. Warriors are no exceptions. One would hope it was possible to distinguish between events caused by one's carelessness or lack of ability and those caused by circumstances or forces beyond a one's control. But in practice, there is no difference. All forms of regret sear equally into the mind and soul. All forms leave scars of equal bitterness.
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thrawn
star-wars
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Timothy Zahn Star Wars: Thrawn |
c29a3d0
|
"One whose path has taken a new turn is often initially disoriented. But as time passes, and the path continues steadily in its new direction, there is a tendency to believe that it will remain so forever, with no further turns.
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thrawn
star-wars
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Timothy Zahn Star Wars: Thrawn |
98753b4
|
"This isn't going to work," Justine murmured. "It is going to work ," I told her, keeping my tone confident. "We'll breeze right in. The Rack will be with us." Justine glanced at me with an arched eyebrow. "The Rack?" "The Rack is more than just boobs, Justine," I told her soberly. "It's an energy field created by all living boobs. It surrounds us, penetrates us, and binds the galaxy together." Andi started giggling. "You're insane." "But functionally so," I said, and adjusted myself to round out a little better. "Just let go your conscious self and act on instinct." Justine stared blankly at me for a second. Then her face lightened and she let out a little laugh. "The Rack will be with us?" I couldn't stop myself from cracking a smile. "Always."
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humor
star-wars
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Jim Butcher |
542a84c
|
Cheers the spirit, humor does, even at the darkest times.
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wisdom
yoda
star-wars
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Christie Golden |
b7c6238
|
The dark side is emotion, Bane. Anger, hate, love, lust. These are what make us strong, Peace is a lie. There is only passion. Your passion is still there, Bane. Seek it out. Reclaim it.
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|
hate
dark
emotion
love
sith
peace
star-wars
lust
strong
lie
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Drew Karpyshyn |
ea1f0ba
|
"An enemy will almost never be anything except an enemy. All one can do with an enemy is defeat him. But and adversary can sometimes become an ally. There is a cost, of course. In all things in life there is a cost. In dealing with an adversary, sometimes the cost paid in power or position. Sometimes the cost is greater. Sometimes the risk is one's future, or even one's life.
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thrawn
star-wars
|
Timothy Zahn Star Wars: Thrawn |
73b5d36
|
And Anakin is on his way despite the dread boiling through his blood. That's what makes him a real hero. Not the way the HoloNet labels him; not without fear, but stronger than fear. He looks the dragon in the eye and doesn't even slow down.
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|
star-wars
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Matthew Woodring Stover |
f0f4492
|
His agony somehow became an invisible hand, stretching out through the Force, a hand that found her, far away, alone in her apartment in the dark, a hand that felt the silken softness of her skin and the sleek coils of her hair, a hand that dissolved into a field of pure energy, of pure feeling that reached inside her-- And now he felt her, really felt her in the Force, as though she could have been some kind of Jedi, too, but more than that: he felt a bond, a connection, deeper and more intimate than he'd ever had before with anyone, even Obi-Wan; for a precious eternal instant he was her ... he was the beat of her heart and he was the motion of her lips and he was her soft words as though she spoke a prayer to the stars--
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lovers
anidala
padmé-amidala
the-force
star-wars
intimacy
|
Matthew Woodring Stover |
9832592
|
Technology is always perfectly dependable until it isn't.
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|
star-wars
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Kevin Hearne |
557574e
|
When they'd met, Anakin had been a warmhearted nine-year-old boy with an open nature. He was twelve and a half now, and the years had changed him. He had grown to be a boy who hid his heart.
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|
obi-wan-kenobi
star-wars
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Jude Watson |
dbaff3c
|
"A great tactician creates plans. A good tactician recognizes the soundness of a plan presented on him. A fair tactician must see the plan succeed before offering approval.
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thrawn
star-wars
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Timothy Zahn Star Wars: Thrawn |
a040286
|
"All strive for victory. But not all understand what it truly is. To a soldier or pilot on the line, victory is surviving the current battle. To a politician, victory is an advantage one can bring to a bargaining table. To a warrior, victory is driving an enemy from the field of battle, or bringing him to surrender.
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thrawn
star-wars
|
Timothy Zahn Star Wars: Thrawn |
38a982e
|
"There are times in every commander's life when he must yield the stick of authority to a subordinate. Sometimes the reason is one of expertise, when the subordinate has skills the commander lacks. Sometimes it is positional, when the subordinate is in the right place at the right and the commander is not. Often it is anticipated there will be loss of direct communication, which means the subordinate may be given general instructions but must then carry them out on his own initiative as the situation flows around him.
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thrawn
star-wars
|
Timothy Zahn Star Wars: Thrawn |
91f63e9
|
If the Eagle Scouts had some sort of Sith equivalent, Marcone was it.
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star-wars
gangster
mob
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Jim Butcher |
4b2aeab
|
"Military leadership is a journey, not a destination. It is continually challenged, and must continually prove it self anew against fresh obstacles. Sometimes those obstacles are external events. Other times they are the doubts of those being led. Still other times they are a result of the leaders's own failures and shortcomings.
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thrawn
star-wars
|
Timothy Zahn Star Wars: Thrawn |
18697ed
|
"Good grief, Rex, doesn't Skywalker tell his underlings to put clothes on? What does he think this is, a cruise liner?" It was at times like this that Rex savoured the true value of his bucket. He silenced his helmet audio for a moment with a quick eye movement, roared with laughter, and then switched the speaker back on. "Would you like me to ask him, sir?" "Rex, you're enjoying this..." "Me, sir? Never, sir."
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anakin-skywalker
gilad-pellaeon
karen-traviss
captain-rex
clone-wars
star-wars
|
Karen Traviss |
7cae547
|
Evil is a word used by the ignorant and the weak. The Dark Side is about survival. It's about unleashing your inner power. It glorifies the strength of the individual.
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motivation
motivational
inspirational
dark-side
darth-bane
sith-lord
zannah
sith
star-wars
|
Drew Karpyshyn |
9d148e6
|
"Alliances are useful in some situations. In others, they are absolutely vital. But they must always be approached with caution. Unity of that sort is based on mutual advantage. While that advantage exists the alliance may stand firm. But needs change, and advantages fade, and a day may come when one ally sees new benefits to be gained in betraying another.
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thrawn
star-wars
|
Timothy Zahn Star Wars: Thrawn |
60d2561
|
I think my teacher was wrong: making cheese wasn't what I was born to do. I was born to make people feel good when everything around them seemed just awful.
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blue-milk-cheese
calling
space-cheese
tatooine
beru-lars
beru-whitesun-lars
star-wars
|
Meg Cabot |
a489770
|
You do not recognize what truth is, so you call it a trick. That is why you are not wise, Jenna Zan Arbor. Wisdom is something you cannot identify because you cannot measure it with your instruments. - Qui-Gon Jinn
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wisdom
star-wars
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Jude Watson |
34de6a3
|
One of the first rules the Emperor had drummed into her [Mara Jade] so long ago was to blend in as best she could with her surroundings
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star-wars
scifi
|
Timothy Zahn |
1dc3b2b
|
"One is born with a unique set of talents and abilities. One must choose which of those talents to nurture, which to ignore completely. Sometimes the choice is obvious. Other times, the hints and proddings are more obscure. Then, one may need to undergo several regiments of training and sample several different professions before determining where one's strongest talents lie. This is the driving force behind many life-path alterations,
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thrawn
star-wars
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Timothy Zahn Star Wars: Thrawn |
089960c
|
She was here, and it was now; and as the emperor's instructors had so often drummed into her, the first item of business was to fit into her surroundings. And that meant not looking like an escapee from the medical ward
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science-fiction
star-wars
|
Timothy Zahn |
9cdaf24
|
"Leadership and obedience are the two legs on which a warrior's life is balanced. Without both, victory cannot be achieved.
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thrawn
star-wars
|
Timothy Zahn Star Wars: Thrawn |
fa70fca
|
Contemplation of death brought only one slight sting of regret, and more than a bit of puzzlement. Until this very moment, he had never realized he'd always expected, for no discernible reason-- That when he died, Anakin would be with him.
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obi-wan-kenobi
star-wars
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Matthew Woodring Stover |
8cf84b0
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"A son of a Jedi Knight? I thought the Jedi weren't allowed such relationships." That wrung an half ironic grin out of me. "Guess I'm not allowed, then."
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star-wars
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Kevin Hearne |
a5a0a69
|
One may learn a great deal of a people by the stories they tell of others.
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thrawn
star-wars
stories
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Timothy Zahn |
7fc3c8d
|
A life path may change because of important decisions or events. Those were what drove my current path. But sometimes the smallest event can also drive a turn. In the case of Eli Vanto, that force was a single, overheard word. Chiss. Where had Cadet Vanto heard that name? What did it mean to him? He had already spoken one reason, but there might well be others. Indeed, the full truth might have several layers. But what were they? On a ship as large as this, there was only one practical way to find out. Thus did my path take yet another turn. As, certainly, did his.
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thrawn
star-wars
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Timothy Zahn |
0dc7587
|
"I know something about a lot of things," she countered evenly. "That's why you're grooming me to be your lieutenant, remember?" - Mara Jade"
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star-wars
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Timothy Zahn |
3d0a3a6
|
"Thrawn smiled--a smile that sent a shiver up Pellaeon's back. "Why, the only puzzle worth solving, of course," the Grand Admiral said softly. "The complete, total, and utter destruction of the Rebellion."
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rebellion
thrawn
star-wars
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Timothy Zahn |
a519d7c
|
"It is believed by many that the military life is one of adventure and excitement. In truth, that life more often consists of long periods of routine, even boredom, with only brief intervals of challenge and danger.
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thrawn
star-wars
|
Timothy Zahn Star Wars: Thrawn |
d4edf5e
|
"Each person has goals. Some goals are open, visible to all who care to observe. Others are more private, shared only with one's closest friends or associates. Some are dark secrets that one hopes will never see the light of day. But eventually, inevitably, those deepest goals must be made manifest if they are to be reached. They must be opened for someone to hear, or see, or offer assistance.
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thrawn
star-wars
|
Timothy Zahn Star Wars: Thrawn |
dae9cec
|
Betrayal always comes wrapped up in a friendly cloak. It's one of the first things I learned in the Senate.
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star-wars
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Kevin Hearne |
271040c
|
The moment Rey reached her hut she had felt him near her, in the Force. The connection between them was so raw and powerful that it reminded her of touching a live wire in the wreckage of a starship. She had closed her eyes, opened them, and found Kylo Ren there--right next to her where she sat on the stone bench. As if she could actually reach out and touch his hand, his face, his hair. At the sight of him she'd felt relief surge through her.
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the-last-jedi
star-wars
|
Jason Fry |
dcc468c
|
"No one is immune to failure. All have tasted the bitterness of defeat and disappointment. A warrior must not dwell on that failure, but must learn from it and continue on. But not all learn from their errors. That is something those who seek to dominate others know very well, and know how to exploit it. If an opponent has failed once at a lococal problem, his enemy will first try the same type of problem, hoping the failure will be repeated.
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thrawn
star-wars
|
Timothy Zahn Star Wars: Thrawn |
ac5f094
|
War is a primarily a game of skill. It is a Contest of mind matched against mind, tactics matched against tactics. But there is also an element of chance that is more suited to games of cards or dice. A wise tactician studies those games, as well, and learns from them. The first lesson of card games is that the cards cannot be played in random order. Only when laid down properly can victory be achieved. In this case, there were but three cards. The first was played at the encampment. The result was entrance to the Strikefast. The second was played aboard ship. The result was promise of passage to Coruscant, and the assignment of Cadet Vanto as my translator. The third was a name: Anakin Skywalker.
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thrawn
star-wars
|
Timothy Zahn Star Wars: Thrawn |
8b1722e
|
"No one can say where his path will take him, even for the duration of a single day. More difficult still is to see where one's path will intersect that of another warrior. A warrior must always be alert for such meetings. Some are generated by happenstance, and those may be benign. But others are arranged with purpose. Those must never be underestimated.
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thrawn
star-wars
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Timothy Zahn Star Wars: Thrawn |
aa5767a
|
One may learn a great deal about a people by the stories they tell of others.
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timothy-zahn
zahn
thrawn
star-wars
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Timothy Zahn |
a73c33d
|
"At one time or another, every warrior wishes to have an unconquerable fortress. Such as a fortress is perceived as a refuge, a place of defiance, or a rock upon which enemies can be goaded into smashing themselves to their own destruction.
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thrawn
star-wars
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Timothy Zahn Star Wars: Thrawn |
f38b232
|
"You happened to me," she told him, her voice more fatigued than embittered. "You came out of a grubby sixth-rate farm on a tenth-rate planet, and destroyed my life." - Mara Jade"
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science-fiction
star-wars
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Timothy Zahn |
f3e451e
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"The past is the past," Vader said. "The present and future are all that matter."
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thrawn
star-wars
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Timothy Zahn |
8ff9eba
|
Leia: 'Han, what have we done?' Han: 'The same thing we always have, Princess. What we had to.' --Leia Organa Solo and Han Solo
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leia-organa-solo
legacy-of-the-force
leia-organa
necessary
star-wars
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Troy Denning |
9afe4d9
|
"A leader is responsible for those under his authority. That is the first rule of command. He is responsible for their safety, their provisions, their knowledge, and, ultimately, their lives. Those whom he commands are in turn responsible for their behavior and their dedication to duty. Any who violates his trust must be disciplined for the good of others.
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thrawn
star-wars
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Timothy Zahn Star Wars: Thrawn |
9374184
|
And in that single crackle of tortured electronics she had lost everything. Her comm, her lights, her limited maneuvering jets, her life support regulator, her emergency beacons. Everything. For a second her thoughts flickered to Skywalker. He'd been lost in deep space, too, awhile back. But she'd had a reason to find him. No one had a similar reason to find her.
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loss
mara-jade
luke-skywalker
star-wars
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Timothy Zahn |
93cb619
|
"There are three ways to take down a wild tusklan. The average hunter takes a large-bore weapon with which to shoot the animal. When it works, the method is quick and efficient. But if the first shot fails to hit a vital organ, the tusklan may be upon its attackerbfore a second shot can be aimed and fired. The wise hunter takes a smaller-bore weapon. The method is less likely to produce a first-shot kill, but the second, third, or fourth shot may succeed. However if the bore is to small, none of the shots will penetrate to vital points, and the tusklan will again triumph over its attacker.
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thrawn
hunting
star-wars
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Timothy Zahn Star Wars: Thrawn |
d104660
|
The Lady Vader has come. We would hear her words.' 'Then you will hear them in prison.' The dynast gestured, and two more of the official guard left their line, heading purposefully toward the steps. It was, Leia judged, the right moment. Glancing down at her belt, she reached out through the Force with all the power and control she could manage-- And her lightsaber leaped from her belt, breaking free from its quick-release and jumping up in front of her. Her eyes and mind found the switch, and with a snap-hiss the brilliant green-white blade flashed into existence, carving out a vertical line between her and the line of dynasts. There was a sound like a hissing gasp from the crowd. The two Noghri who had been moving toward the maitrakh froze in mid stride...and as the gasp vanished into utter silence, Leia knew that she'd finally gotten their complete attention. 'I am not merely the daughter of the Lord Vader,' she said, putting an edge of controlled anger into her voice. 'I am the Mal'ary'ush: heir to his authority and his power. I have come through many dangers to reveal the treachery that has been done to the Noghri people.' She withdrew as much of her concentration as she could risk from the floating lightsaber to look slowly down the line of dynasts. 'Will you hear me? Or will you instead choose death?
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lightsaber
princess-leia
star-wars
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Timothy Zahn |
a5f866c
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You served too long under Lord Vader, Captain. I Have no qualms about accepting a useful idea merely because it wasn't my own. My position and ego are not at stake here.
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heir-to-the-empire
thrawn
star-wars
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Timothy Zahn |
3ab1f49
|
I rule the Empire now. Not some long-dead Emperor; certainly not you. the only treason is defiance of my orders.
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thrawn
star-wars
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Timothy Zahn |
bd6bf99
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"For a long moment, they stood together in silence. Vader thought about his secret... about Thrawn's loyalty... about the Emperor's continued need for him. Perhaps the entire Empire's need for him... "Anakin Skywalker is dead," he said. Thrawn lowered his head. "I know." Vader nodded slowly. *I know.* Not *So I have heard.* Not *So I was informed.* But *I know.* "We will not speak of him again," he said. "*You* will not speak of him again." "I understand, my lord," Thrawn said. "But I will always honor his legacy."
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thrawn
star-wars
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Timothy Zahn |
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But she wasn't a serving girl in a Phorliss cantina this time, or a come-up flector for a swoop gang on Caprioril, or even a hyperdrive mechanic stuck in the backwater of the Ison Corridor. She was second in command to the most powerful smuggler in the galaxy, with the kind of resources and mobility she hadn't had since the death of the Emperor. [p] The kind of resources that would let her find Luke Skywalker again. And kill him
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Timothy Zahn |
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"There is satisfaction in defeating an enemy. But one must never allow oneself to become complacent. There are always more enemies to be identified, faced, and vanquished.
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thrawn
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Timothy Zahn Star Wars: Thrawn |
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"To some extent, the direction of one's chosen path automatically selects for the paths that may cross it. A warriors path will intersect the paths of other warriors, allies and enemies alike. A workers path will interest the paths of other workers. But as with games of cards and dice, sometimes unexpected crossings occur. Some are driven by chance, others by design, others by a change in one's goal. Some are driven by malice. Such manipulations can prove effective in the short term. But the longer-term consequences can be perilously difficult to predict.
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Timothy Zahn Star Wars: Thrawn |
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The Sith were the sworn enemies of the Jedi and the Republic. They sought to wipe us from existence; they sought to rule the galaxy. (...) A Dark Jedi, on the other hand, has much smaller ambitions. He -or she- thinks only of himself. He acts alone. The ultimate goal is not galactic conquest, but personal wealth and importance. Like a common thug or criminal, he revels in cruelty and selfishness. He preys upon the weak and vulnerable, spreading misery and suffering wherever he goes.
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sith
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legends
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Drew Karpyshyn |
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Until the possible becomes actual, it is only a distraction. Be mindful of what is, not what might be.
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star-wars
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Matthew Woodring Stover |
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I shouldn't have to do the foot-soldier work, Tahiri. Be my eyes and ears. I'd hate to have to use ch'hala trees. You're smarter than a tree--aren't you? --Darth Caedus to Tahiri Veila
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humor
tahiri-veila
jacen-solo
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Karen Traviss |
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One of the lessons Obi-Wan needed to learn was to look beneath the surface. Perhaps this was one way.
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obi-wan-kenobi
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Jude Watson |
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Where Darth Sidious had gained everything, Vader had lost everything.
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star-wars
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James Luceno |
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"You don't mind that the war will go on and on?" "Palpatine could have prevented it. Now it's up to people like you to end it." Tarkin nodded. "And so we shall." --
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galen-erso
rogue-one
tarkin
clone-wars
star-wars
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James Luceno |
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Unidentified hole, please shut it and inspect yourself. Continue to talk and you will be ignored.
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star-wars
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Kevin Hearne |
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I've no interest on initiating a fashion trend on Coruscant or anywhere else. I simply want a uniform that fits - Tarkin
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wilhuff-tarkin
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James Luceno |
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"He frowned. "Jedi aren't without emotion. We're allowed to grieve." "Perhaps," Ventress allowed, "but somehow I don't think most Jedi try to drown the pain with alcohol and slam their fists on the table."
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quinlan-vos
space-opera
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Christie Golden |
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To those who still deludedly think they prefer Star Wars over Ghostbusters, all I need to do is ask you is this: You don't really want to be a Jedi, do you? In a greige cowl, getting off with your sister, without a single gag across three films? I think if you thought about it a little while longer, you'd realize that you'd far rather be a Ghostbuster: a nerd in New York with an unlicensed nuclear accelerator on your back, and a one-in-four chance of being Bill Murray.
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Caitlin Moran |
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The maitrakh met her gaze steadily, her alien face unreadable. 'Are you offering me your help?' Leia asked. 'There is honor in you, Lady Vader,' the maitrakh said, her voice quiet. 'For the life and honor of my thirdson, I will go with you. Perhaps we will die together.' Leia nodded, her heart aching. 'Perhaps we will.
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sacrifice
princess-leia
star-wars
honor
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Timothy Zahn |
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All soldiers felt the same thing going into battle, whether they admitted it or not: fear. Fear of failure, fear of dying, fear of watching their friends die, fear of being wounded and living out the rest of their days crippled or maimed. The fear was always there, and it would devour you if you let it. Des knew how to turn that fear to his own advantage. Take what makes you weak and turn it into something that makes you strong. Transform the fear into anger and hate: hatred of the enemy; hatred of the Republic and the Jedi. The hate gave him strength, and the strength brought him victory.
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hate
fear
sith
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Drew Karpyshyn |
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...Des felt a familiar feeling in the pit of his stomach. All soldiers felt the same thing going into battle, whether they admitted it or not: fear. Fear of failure, fear of dying, fear of watching their friends die, fear of being wounded and living out the rest of their days crippled or maimed. The fear was always there, and it would devour you if you let it. Des knew how to turn that fear to his own advantage. Take what makes you weak and turn it into something that makes you strong. Transform the fear into anger and hate: hatred of the enemy; hatred of the Republic and the Jedi. The hate gave him strength, and the strength brought him victory. For Des the transformation came easily once the fighting started. Thanks to his abusive father, he'd been turning fear into anger and hate ever since he was a child. Maybe that was why he was such a good soldier. Maybe that was why the others looked to him for leadership.
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hate
fear
sith
star-wars
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Drew Karpyshyn |
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She was spontaneously created by the midichlorians,' I said. Both women gave me blank looks. 'Never mind.
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humor
star-wars-reference
peter-grant
jokes
star-wars
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Ben Aaronovitch |
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Only on a planet such as Coruscant, with no forests left, no mountains unleveled, no streams left to run their own course, could the Force have become so clouded.
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the-force
yoda
jedi
star-wars
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Sean Stewart |
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"Go ahead, spit it out," she muttered. "You look..." Like a goddess of love and war and hope and ecstasy. Like a glimmering star that I have somehow been blessed to hold. Like the rest of my life. "...nice." He wanted to kick himself."
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space-opera
star-wars
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Christie Golden |
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Yes, they'd lost. But it was just a battle, not the war.
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war
star-wars
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Timothy Zahn |
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Alema said, 'Are you mad?' Ship thought it probably was, since it was beginning to take liking to her, but that was beside the point. The Emperor-to-Be was trying to break free; all they needed to do was open a hole for him. 'Us and what fleet?' Ship suggested.
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inferno
ship
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insanity
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Troy Denning |
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"All opponents are not necessarily enemies. But both enemies and opponents carry certain characteristics in common. Both perceive their opposite as an obstacle, or an opportunity, or a threat. Sometimes the threat is personal; other times it is a perceived violation of standards or accepted norms of society. In modest form, the opponent's attacks are verbal. The warrior must choose which of those to stand against,, and which to ignore.
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