Home > Author >
21 " he was wrong, and trying to crush someone else’s windpipe doesn’t make you any less wrong, "
― , Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View (From a Certain Point of View, #1)
22 " I do not welcome Lord Vader quite literally attempting tot shove his religious beliefs down my throat. "
23 " Well… I guess I could always go back and tell their stories later. Out of order? That’s just going to confuse everybody! "
24 " Lando gave his best smile, the very best one, the one he reserved for extremely special occasions. The smile that promised whatever the recipient might want or need—credits, friendship, protection, short-term or long-term love, the wonders of the galaxy itself—if only they would do what the owner of the smile wanted. The Calrissian Special. "
25 " Officers were just like babies: When they needed something, it was always the most important thing in the world. "
26 " A couple of droids idled, duties completed, lost in electronic standby dreams. "
27 " If victory comes (and it may not, it may still all prove pointless; she may even go through this a second time, with a second space station) it will take many more years. But Mon believes in victory again. "
28 " Lando Calrissian loved heroes. They thought the galaxy owed them something. Like they mattered, somehow, in some bizarre way that meant the fundamental rules of reality were tilted in their favor. Heroes believed, honestly believed that things would just… work out for them. Heroes were Lando’s favorite opponents at the gambling table. The worse the odds got, the bigger they bet. Because heroes were suckers. "
29 " Such beings did not die; they shaped the fates of countless many across the stars, "
30 " Age, he thought, has its advantages. More and more want the young, but less and less need the old. "
31 " Authoritarians do not announce themselves and knock down your door. They are invited in. "
― , From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back (From a Certain Point of View, #2)
32 " There is no restraint or principle at the center of the New Order. And that is why people admire it. The Empire does all the things that people secretly believe should be done with power. "
33 " Emon braced himself, but he didn't despair. He was a rebel, and that mean that he was more than his weapon, his uniform, or his rank. He was an idea and ideas couldn't be snuffed out, not even on the desolate, frozen plains of Hoth. "
34 " Rebellions are built on hope. "
35 " He doesn’t have to fight anymore. He can let go. Calm sweeps across him. Suddenly the numb isn’t so bad. The panic’s gone. Nothing hurts. It’s all right, he thinks. It’s all right. He’s falling through the tunnel; he’s left his body and the speeder behind. He’s left Luke behind. "
36 " But that’s the funny thing about hope, Dak’s learned—you only have to get lucky once. "