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61 " 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. "
― Timothy Zahn , Cobra Slave (Cobra Rebellion #1)
62 " One may learn a great deal of a people by the stories they tell of others. "
― Timothy Zahn , Thrawn (Star Wars: Thrawn, #1)
63 " The past is the past," Vader said. "The present and future are all that matter. "
― Timothy Zahn , Thrawn: Alliances (Star Wars: Thrawn, #2)
64 " 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. "
65 " One spoke to him in person, or one did not speak to him at all. "
― Timothy Zahn , Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)
66 " Besides, it is often wise to conceal one’s full capabilities from potential enemies. "
67 " 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 "
68 " One may learn a great deal about a people by the stories they tell of others. "
69 " Grand Admiral Thrawn could perhaps have breathed the remaining sparks into an Imperial Victory. But Grand Admiral Thrawn was gone. "
― Timothy Zahn , Specter of the Past (Star Wars: The Hand of Thrawn Duology, #1)
70 " But ultimate safety does not exist. Those who trust in such will find that hope dashed upon the very rock behind which they seek to hide. — "
71 " Then I am alone, he told himself. I am the last of the Jedi. "
72 " 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. "
73 " The fear of the violent and the lawless is no less a tyranny than the edicts that come from the Emperor’s throne. "
― Timothy Zahn , Allegiance
74 " Jedi Skywalker; remember it well. For if you allow your justice to be forgotten, you will be forced to repeat the same lessons again and again.” He held Luke’s gaze "
― Timothy Zahn , Dark Force Rising (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #2)
75 " Jedi Skywalker; remember it well. For if you allow your justice to be forgotten, you will be forced to repeat the same lessons again and again.” He held Luke’s gaze a pair "
76 " A great tactician creates plans. A good tactician recognizes the soundness of a plan presented to him. A fair tactician must see the plan succeed before offering approval. Those "
77 " One whose path has taken a new turn is often initially disoriented. "
78 " No, of course not,' he agreed in a tone that implied he'd heard both the words I'd said and the words I hadn't said and would be mulling them over later on his own. "
― Timothy Zahn , The Icarus Hunt
79 " 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. "
80 " I rule the Empire now. Not some long-dead Emperor; certainly not you. the only treason is defiance of my orders. "