Home > Author > James Luceno
1 " Even the brightest of dreams-come-true had shadowy recesses. "
― James Luceno , Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel
2 " You look at the history of any sentient species and what do you find but tableaux of violence and slaughter. It’s finger-painted on the ceilings of caves and engraved into the walls of temples. "
3 " Rarely did events play out as imagined, in any case. The order of future events was transient. In the same way that the past was reconfigured by selective memory, future events, too, were moving targets. One could only act on instinct, grab hold of an intuited perfect moment, and spring into action. "
― James Luceno , Darth Plagueis
4 " I've no interest on initiating a fashion trend on Coruscant or anywhere else. I simply want a uniform that fits - Tarkin "
― James Luceno , Tarkin (Star Wars Disney Canon Novel)
5 " Mathematics isn’t just science, it is poetry – our efforts to crystallise the unglimpsed connections between things. Poetry that bridges and magnifies the mysteries of the galaxy. But the signs and symbols and equations sentients employ to express these connections are not discoveries but the teasing out of secrets that have always existed. "
6 " Remember why the Sith are more powerful than the Jedi, Sidious: because we are not afraid to feel. We embrace the spectrum of emotions, from the heights of transcendent joy to the depths of hatred and despair. Fearless, we welcome whatever paths the dark side sets us on, and whatever destiny it lays out for us. "
7 " Tarkin smiled. “Someone once said that politics is little more than the systematic organization of hostilities. "
8 " Uncertainty is the first step toward self-determination,” Plagueis said. “Courage comes next. "
9 " Moff Tarkin sends his regards. "
10 " Deception begins with bureaucracy,” Palpatine said. "
11 " Where the Jedi courted power, the Sith lusted after it; where the Jedi believed they knew the truth, the Sith possessed it. Owned by the dark side, they ultimately became their knowledge. "
12 " The power of the dark side is an illness no true Sith would wish to be cured of. "
13 " The Force tries to resist the callings of ravenous spirits; therefore it must be broken and made a beast of burden. It must be made to answer to one’s will. "
14 " To say that the Force works in mysterious ways is to admit one’s ignorance, for any mystery can be solved through the application of knowledge and unrelenting effort. "
15 " There is no one truth. "
16 " A Jedi sufficiently strong in the Force can be trained to produce a facsimile, but not true Sith lightning, which, unabated, has the power not only to incapacitate or kill, but to physically transform the victim. Force lightning requires strength of a sort only a Sith can command because we accept consequence and reject compassion. To do so requires a thirst for power that is not easily satisfied. The Force tries to resist the callings of ravenous spirits; therefore it must be broken and made a beast of burden. It must be made to answer to one’s will. "
17 " Plagueis extended his left hand to touch him on the crown of the head. “Then it is done. From this day forward, the truth of you, now and forever more, will be Sidious. "
18 " Beings may elect their leaders, but the Force has elected us. "
19 " The time had come to give the rest of the galaxy a look at Darth Vader. "
― James Luceno , The Rise of Darth Vader (Star Wars: The Dark Lord Trilogy, #3)
20 " TWO THERE SHOULD BE; NO MORE NO LESS. One to embody power, The other to crave it. - Darth Bane "
