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81 " A writer absolutely has to make his villains clever and competent. It’s no fun—and no challenge—for the heroes to get out of trouble without sweating about it first. "
― Timothy Zahn , Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)
82 " Chiss eyes were a bit better than those of humans, their visible spectrum edging a bit into the infrared. Apparently, their ears were better, too. "
― Timothy Zahn , Thrawn (Star Wars: Thrawn, #1)
83 " Isn’t that what you said Yoda told you before you died? "
84 " I think it’s more likely that Master C’baoth is insane.” It was possibly the first time Luke "
― Timothy Zahn , Dark Force Rising (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #2)
85 " each other for a whole month; and we "
86 " wine, and "
87 " Pellaeon was a good officer, but he’d never had quite the degree of personal loyalty that Savit liked in his subordinates. Sending him off to the station, away from what was about to happen out here, was simply a prudent thing to do. "
― Timothy Zahn , Thrawn: Treason (Star Wars: Thrawn, #3)
88 " of his. The same earnestness that had stopped her from killing that insane Joruus C’baoth back on Jomark. "
― Timothy Zahn , The Last Command (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #3)
89 " I mean, seriously, ma’am? We’ve got enough firepower here to carve our initials into Botajef’s bedrock. "
90 " luck is often little more than raw talent combined with the ability to make the most of opportunities. "
91 " perch. Enter Fey’lya, convinced that he’s got the support of the legendary Garm Bel "
92 " But what of friends? There is no accepted answer, perhaps because true friendship is so exceedingly rare. But I have formulated my own. A friend need not be kept either within sight or within reach. A friend must be allowed the freedom to find and follow his own path. If one is fortunate, those paths will for a time join. But if the paths separate, it is comforting to know that a friend still graces the universe with his skills, and his viewpoint, and his presence. For if one is remembered by a friend, one is never truly gone. "
93 " 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. "
94 " what most people call luck is often little more than raw talent combined with the ability to make the most of opportunities. "
95 " Firmly, Luke put the thought out of his mind. Mourning the loss of a friend and teacher was both fitting and honorable, but to dwell unnecessarily on that loss was to give the past too much power over the present. The "
96 " They are a terrible enemy, Eli,” Vah’nya said. “Your Empire—your former Empire—forces its will on its slaves through soldiers and weapons and warships. But the Grysks…three can command a nation. A hundred can rule an entire world. Billions of beings, their hearts and souls broken, ready to fight and die at the order of a handful of aliens. No resistance, no revolt, no dissent, no hope. "
97 " Estudie arte, Capitán. Si entiende el arte de una especie, entiende a esa especie. "
98 " Yes, they’d lost. But it was just a battle, not the war. "
99 " she also noted "
100 " seen the Emperor’s original Death Star as "