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Resistance Reborn (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker #1) QUOTES

Resistance Reborn (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker #1) QUOTES

1 " This is... Rey!" the girl said suddenly. "And we're out of the..." She paused and then, "...Han system! We're carrying medical equipment supplies to the southern region." She grinned excitedly, clearly extemporizing. "We're expected! "

― Rebecca Roanhorse , Resistance Reborn (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker #1)

2 " Hope is good,” Leia said, her voice gentle with understanding. “Hope is important, and sometimes it is all we have. But,” she said, smiling, “what does hope have to do with being rational? "

― Rebecca Roanhorse , Resistance Reborn (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker #1)

3 " At first his steps dragged, heavy and impossible, but as he realized that losing the datapad meant he had gained a kind of freedom, they lightened. He might be wanted, hunted for the rest of his life, but he would be reborn, somewhere and someone new. "

― Rebecca Roanhorse , Resistance Reborn (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker #1)

4 " Finn stepped forward immediately. "Used to be a stormtrooper, but now I'm rebel scum," he said, pressing a fist over his heart. "Until the end."
"My point," Poe said, turning back to Agoyo, "is that many of us have dubious beginnings, but it is how we end that counts."
"My father was Darth Vader," Leia said, pitching her voice so that it rang out clearly through the room, "Is there anyone who wants to question my loyalty to the Resistance? "

― Rebecca Roanhorse , Resistance Reborn (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker #1)

5 " Poe hesitated before he asked, "So the two of you aren't..."
Finn looked puzzled at first, but then his expression shifted to amusement. "No, nothing like that. Just friends."
"And Rose?"
"Oh." Finn shook his head no. "We talked about it, and Crait was... a moment. But that's it. Friends there, too."
Poe laughed. "I can't keep up with your 'just friends,' man. "

― Rebecca Roanhorse , Resistance Reborn (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker #1)

6 " Leia studied her face. The girl was close, so close to something big. Bigger than Leia, maybe even Luke, if that was possible. But Leia knew that she wasn't the one to ultimately get here there, that would be someone else. "

― Rebecca Roanhorse , Resistance Reborn (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker #1)

7 " Is there a law against a man liking salted squid? "

― Rebecca Roanhorse , Resistance Reborn (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker #1)

8 " Rey's face fell, and Leia could see the pain etched there.The girl cared about Ben, and he had disappointed her. "

― Rebecca Roanhorse , Resistance Reborn (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker #1)

9 " Leia would never hold someone's past against them. She had enough demons in her family tree to guarantee she was not one to judge. "

― Rebecca Roanhorse , Resistance Reborn (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker #1)

10 " Oh, me? I haven't slept much these past few days," Rey said quietly. "Too much on my mind. "

― Rebecca Roanhorse , Resistance Reborn (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker #1)

11 " He blushed when he saw his ex's name. Monti hadn't thought about him for ages and preferred not to be reminded. "

― Rebecca Roanhorse , Resistance Reborn (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker #1)

12 " The woman was imposing, unusually tall and rippling with what seemed to be hard-won muscle. She wore a one-shouldered jumpsuit that looked like it had been stitched together from a mixture of animal hides and discarded armor. Her exposed arm displayed an elaborate stretch of short slashing lines that had been cut into her dark skin from shoulder to elbow, and below the elbow she wore a leather bracer. Her thick hair was dyed blood red and she held it back in dreadlocks that trailed down her back. "

― Rebecca Roanhorse , Resistance Reborn (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker #1)

13 " He wanted me to join him, but I couldn't. I thought I could help him, but he only wanted me to become like him."

Rey's face fell, and Leia could see the pain etched there. The girl cared about Ben, and he had disappointed her. "Ben has made his choices," Leia said. "No one can save Ben but himself. And I don't know if that is what he wants. "

― Rebecca Roanhorse , Resistance Reborn (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker #1)

14 " She wondered how much she was supposed to suffer in a single lifetime, how much exactly one person could take. But then she put that indulgent self-pitying moment away. She had work to do. "

― Rebecca Roanhorse , Resistance Reborn (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker #1)

15 " The Resistance was the kiss of death, to friends and allies alike. "

― Rebecca Roanhorse , Resistance Reborn (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker #1)

16 " We’re not taking on the entire First Order tomorrow. We can’t. But we can take one step, and that earns us another day to take another step.” “We can’t do it alone. "

― Rebecca Roanhorse , Resistance Reborn (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker #1)

17 " The First Order is no worse than the Sith, or the Empire, or countless others who would use the dark side. As always, they must be countered with the light. "

― Rebecca Roanhorse , Resistance Reborn (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker #1)

18 " There’s one more loss. Wedge, you better sit down.” Oh no. That was a sure sign Wedge preferred to stand. He leaned back against the edge of the kitchen counter and crossed his arms. “Tell me,” he commanded, his voice hard. “Luke Skywalker.” Wedge swayed. He reached back, gripping the counter. Not Luke! Could he even be killed? Didn’t Jedi live forever or something? "

― Rebecca Roanhorse , Resistance Reborn (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker #1)

19 " It seems the First Order is here on a diplomatic mission.” He bit off those last words as if they pained him, the sarcasm in his voice thick. “It seems they’ve lost some very expensive ships recently and need to levy some taxes to raise revenue. They’ve given us five days for the Ryloth shipping guild to voluntarily tithe to them before they blockade the shipping lanes in and out of the system and start leveraging tariffs. "

― Rebecca Roanhorse , Resistance Reborn (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker #1)

20 " An admirer of the firebird, I see.” Finn touched his pin briefly. “And yourself?” he asked, recklessly. Her eyes met his, bright with mischief. But wary, too. “Brave,” she murmured. “Or very impetuous. "

― Rebecca Roanhorse , Resistance Reborn (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker #1)