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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
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Timothy Zahn Star Wars: Thrawn |
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I have no vision of any future, maitrakh. Not yours; not even mine. I was just thinking about children. Trying to imagine what it's like to try to raise them. Wondering how much of their character a family can mold, and how much is innate in the children themselves." She hesitated. "Wondering if the evil in a family's history can be erased, or whether it always passes itself on to each new generation."
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Han] glared into his mug. Besides, he didn't add, asking Princess Leia for repacement reward credits would mean he'd have to tell her how he'd lost the first batch. Not in gambling or bad investments or even drinking, but to a kriffing pirate. And then she would give him one of those looks. There were, he decided, worse things than being on Jabba's hit list
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Timothy Zahn |
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I had a plan, all right, ... I was also pretty sure no one on my list of allies was going to like it.
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Timothy Zahn |
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But we will succeed. I've seen the future, Jorj. We will succeed, because we have no other choice." -Thrawn"
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Timothy Zahn |
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For the Jedi, there is no emotion; there is peace.
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Timothy Zahn |
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For if one is remembered by a friend, one is never truly gone. --
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Timothy Zahn |
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Alliances are useful in some situations. In others, they are absolutely vital. But
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All who hold positions of power fear or hate someone. Or something." Arihnda"
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Timothy Zahn |
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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
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Fine," Vanto said. The musculature of his throat relaxes partially, but not fully. "Personally, I'd be a lot more concerned about him, but that's up to you. But I'm still the bottom man on the roster. Why do you even care about me?" "You are my translator. You hold my words in your hand, and their meanings. A misjudged translation will confuse or anger. A deliberate error could lead to death."
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Timothy Zahn |
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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
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Timothy Zahn Star Wars: Thrawn |
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For a change, Lady Luck seemed to be smiling on me. Then again, maybe the fickle wench was just lulling me into a false sense of security while she reached for a rock.
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Timothy Zahn |
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a Jedi can't get so caught up in matters of galactic importance that it interferes with his concern for individual people.
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Timothy Zahn |
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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
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Timothy Zahn |
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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
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Timothy Zahn Star Wars: Thrawn |
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c3a8e1e
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But I would also warn against diverting too many of the Empire's resources from a flexible navy of capital ships and starfighters to massive projects that can bring the Imperial presence to only one system at a time.
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Timothy Zahn |
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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 |
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ac5f094
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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 c..
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thrawn
star-wars
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Timothy Zahn Star Wars: Thrawn |
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ea769c0
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A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away....
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Timothy Zahn |
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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
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Timothy Zahn Star Wars: Thrawn |
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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
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Timothy Zahn |
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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
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Timothy Zahn Star Wars: Thrawn |
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Courage wasn't a matter of taking the whole mountain in a single massive leap. Courage was taking it one step at a time, doing what was necessary now, preparing for the next step, and refusing to worry about whether some step in the future would be the one that would break him.
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Timothy Zahn |
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Yes, but in spite of such a shady origin, it's really quite good," Luke told him. "It's called hot chocolate."
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Timothy Zahn |
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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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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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And those who stand in our way," he added softly, "will not watch at all."
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Timothy Zahn |
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Uncertainties are often useful in paralyzing an opponent's plans and actions
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Timothy Zahn |
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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 ..
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thrawn
star-wars
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Timothy Zahn |
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But there's a school of thought that says if you're going to go down in flames anyway, you might as well be the one lighting the matches.
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Timothy Zahn |
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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 |
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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 |
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The mind and body are linked together in a meshwork of oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and neuron health. Physical exercise drives that meshwork, stimulating the brain and freeing one's intellect.
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Timothy Zahn |
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One spoke to him in person, or one did not speak to him at all.
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Timothy Zahn |
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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 |
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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
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Timothy Zahn Star Wars: Thrawn |
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I said no," Jimmy said. His voice quavered slightly under the blazing heat of her glare, but his words were as solid as a sealant weld. "Captain Smith says it's wrong." "And I say it's right," Kulasawa snapped. "Why listen to him instead of me?" "Because he's my boss." Jimmy looked at me. "And because I trust him." He turned back to Kulasawa. "And because he's never needed a gun to tell me what to do."
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Timothy Zahn |
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She'll recognize my style," Anakin said. "And this is the first place she'll come looking for me." "Is falling into enemy hands part of your style?"
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Timothy Zahn |
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Besides, it is often wise to conceal one's full capabilities from potential enemies.
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Timothy Zahn |
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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 |
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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 |
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8cc68b0
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Leave it to the Alderaanians to slap a cheery end on a nice little grisly children's morality tale.
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morality
han
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Timothy Zahn |
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4f405b0
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Grand Admiral Thrawn could perhaps have breathed the remaining sparks into an Imperial Victory. But Grand Admiral Thrawn was gone.
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thrawn
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Timothy Zahn |