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Queen's Hope QUOTES

Queen's Hope QUOTES

1 " Missing Padmé was like missing the sun, and she was currently on a planet with two of them. "

― E.K. Johnston , Queen's Hope

2 " I’m all right, Captain,” she said, looking him right in the face. She knew they were both thinking about Cordé, burnt and dying on the Coruscant landing pad. "

― E.K. Johnston , Queen's Hope

3 " It was strange, to love two people so much, so differently. She didn’t quite understand it, and she wasn’t sure how to make it work. "

― E.K. Johnston , Queen's Hope

4 " Padmé could understand. War was ugly, but he’d been made for it. She knew what it was like to have a job that felt like pure fire when it was going well. "

― E.K. Johnston , Queen's Hope

5 " But then Sabé had said “just like old times,” and her resolve had crumbled. "

― E.K. Johnston , Queen's Hope

6 " It would be like old times. They would learn to be each other’s mirror again, something they hadn’t done in years and had never tried on this scale. They would spend time together and it would be easy and fun, and they would have their work to keep them busy. When they had to separate for Padmé to go on the mission, she would know that Sabé would be waiting for her when she came back. "

― E.K. Johnston , Queen's Hope

7 " With all respect, Senator,” Padmé said, “that is exactly why you sent someone like me on this mission. You don’t approve of violence, and you never will. I admire that, and I have accepted it. All I ask in return is that you accept that I am the person you send when there’s the possibility of . . . aggressive negotiations. "

― E.K. Johnston , Queen's Hope

8 " He would be gratified to know that Panaka had acted on his latest message and that their homeworld would, as always, be as safe as they could keep it. "

― E.K. Johnston , Queen's Hope

9 " The last time they’d been on a secret mission together, there had been a body count. They didn’t talk about it, at least not with each other, but the specters of Cordé, Versé, and the others had loomed large in their minds. The demons would never be fully exorcized. They would always wonder what they could have done differently, how they might have saved their friends. "

― E.K. Johnston , Queen's Hope

10 " For ten years, Padmé had been the center of her galaxy, the lodestar by which she made all of her decisions. She’d never imagined outgrowing that. But life had other ideas. "

― E.K. Johnston , Queen's Hope

11 " What troubled her was that she had always thought of herself as a straightforward and honest person. Yes, she kept secrets, but they were for the sake of her planet, her people. And there were always some who knew the whole story. Now her truths were split, divided amongst those she cared about, and none of them had the whole picture. Only she did, alone and at the center of her own life. "

― E.K. Johnston , Queen's Hope

12 " She knew better than most what a person might say in the heat of a dangerous or emotional moment. "

― E.K. Johnston , Queen's Hope

13 " He’s very powerful in a way I could never understand,” Padmé said. “His sense of justice is extreme. There was an incident with a Tusken encampment on Tatooine when we were there.” “That was Anakin?” Sabé said. “They’re talking about that massacre on the other side of the planet.” “It was awful,” Padmé said. “I tried to talk to him about it afterward, but I didn’t get very far. And then we got the message from Obi-Wan, and then Geonosis happened, and then—” “And then you got married,” Sabé said. She tried not to sound judgmental, but it was a challenge. "

― E.K. Johnston , Queen's Hope

14 " When you say it like that, it sounds terrible,” she said, voice muffled by the fabric. “But at the time, I couldn’t imagine doing anything else. I still can’t.” “You told me once that when you gave your heart to someone, it would be a disaster,” Sabé reminded her. “I should have known you weren’t exaggerating.” “It’s just always so thrilling,” Padmé said. There was something in her voice that spoke of dreams Sabé had never had, but could understand wanting. “We never stop to work anything out because we’re always stealing a moment alone together or crashing into the next mission.” “It sounds romantic,” Sabé said drily. "

― E.K. Johnston , Queen's Hope

15 " Sabé turned, taking both of Padmé’s hands in hers. Their lives had been linked in a way that was hard to explain, their identities entwined for the good of Naboo. And now that was over. They would have separate paths. Sabé would learn to cast her own shadow. She faced her queen, her senator, her friend, and gave her a sad smile. "

― E.K. Johnston , Queen's Hope

16 " Anakin was going to be hers, and she was going to be his, and almost no one in the whole galaxy would share that with them. "

― E.K. Johnston , Queen's Hope

17 " My hands are yours,” she said. “Please don’t ask me for them again. "

― E.K. Johnston , Queen's Hope

18 " She had built so many things in her life—houses and hospitals, alliances and accords—and now she’d have something that was just for her. Well, just for her and Anakin. They would be something new. And even though they would keep it to themselves, Padmé knew that their love would shine brightly. "

― E.K. Johnston , Queen's Hope

19 " There’s a lot to be said for being yourself. Not everyone is meant to be a shadow. "

― E.K. Johnston , Queen's Hope

20 " It was a connection that had nothing to do with the Force, and Anakin wanted it. His mother must have had something like that with Cliegg, too. It was clear from the way they all spoke of Shmi that she hadn’t been an afterthought in the Lars family. She had been the center. And he hadn’t been part of it at all. "

― E.K. Johnston , Queen's Hope