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21 " Everyone was supposed to love Emperor Palpatine. Everyone said he was the bravest, most intelligent person in the galaxy, that he was the one who had brought order after the chaos of the Clone Wars. "
― Claudia Gray , Lost Stars (Star Wars)
22 " Science is the study of the entire material universe. Therefore everything is science—whether you see it or not. "
23 " Although Ciena would have liked to have gone down to Cloud City, perhaps to meet Jude’s parents, she remained aboard the Executor. "
24 " But by ending the war now, before it truly begins, the Death Star will save more lives than it took. "
25 " The Empire might have demanded that they sacrifice their souls, but at one point, the majority of those people had been no worse than any others. All that was good in them had been lost to the Empire and to the war; surely that was worth grieving for. "
26 " Confirmed. Complete negative on Imperial activity,' Yendor replied. 'Unless the Empire's drafting small woodland creatures all of a sudden. "
27 " ...no importaba quién estuviera bien o mal, las reglas las establecía aquel que llevaba el mando. "
28 " Because the deck is always stacked, Ciena. All we can do is stack it in our favor. "
29 " Era uno de esos momentos perfectos, aún más espectaculares porque en un instante desaparecería para siempre. "
30 " One of the local children had begun jeering at the Bodach’i. “That’s what you get! You think you can push the Emperor around? Showed you!” One of the stormtroopers nodded in approval, then patted the child’s head. That boy could be no more than seven or eight years old—the age Thane was when he’d decided to join the Imperial fleet. That was how evil magnified itself: it took root in the young and grew along with them. Each generation provided the next level of abuse. We’re teaching children to approve of slavery. We’re teaching them cruelty is a virtue. But "
31 " Ciena had been raised knowing that her word was her bond and her honor the only possession that could ever truly matter. "
32 " Thane had never been one of the idealists; he'd accepted Wedge Antilles's invitation not because he believed the Rebellion was pure good but because he'd learned the Empire was pure evil. "
33 " Shyriiwook "
34 " what began as hunger simply to leave Jelucan had ripened into genuine wanderlust. "
35 " That’s the weird part—I don’t know. Apparently, this station is brand-new and still ‘classified. "
36 " 5251977. This "
37 " These terrorists had gambled on the proposition that the Empire would never strike back. "
38 " Then they turned away from each other to walk into the crowd, meet new people, and become the citizens of the Empire they were always meant to be. "
39 " ¿Qué tenía de moral explotarte a ti mismo cuando sencillamente podías escapar, conservando tu vida para volver a pelear una vez más? "
40 " So Thane had a voyage to Alderaan to look forward to. "