Quotes from Paul S. Kemp

Greedy corporations sought profits above all else and a corrupt Senate did nothing to stop them

Men delude themselves into thinking that the events in which they participate are of particular significance to history, but they rarely are. One empire is the same as another.

She could hear the slow, steady beat of Vader's respiration but could draw no breath herself.

Steel, speed, and stealth for a hit. Never spells. And sure as Hells never fire.

I've heard that the regular officers hate him, but the Stormtrooper Corps almost worships him.

the creature belched a cloud of stink, the smell like rotting meat.

Riven eyed him sidelong. "Cale, I think … that he is waiting, too. Like the shadowwalkers." "For what?" Cale started to say, but could not find his voice at first. "For what?" "For you to let him go." Riven gestured at Jak.

Passions can lead to mistakes. - Angral

Passions are power. – Darth Malgus

Nix hocked, spit, and chuckled. "I'm not your fakkin' eunuch. Get it yourself. Egil almost died because of you. Him and me are here only because of your compulsion. You and your sisters could all die tomorrow and I'd mourn you not at all. Don't ever forget how it is with us.

Cale, I am the Second of Mask. We are more than comrades, more than friends. I am at your shoulder through whatever comes. Now … be the First.

Yes," Borkas said. "Things changed after you lost Murra. When was that, four years ago now?" Mors nodded. She hadn't heard anyone else say her wife's name in a long time.

Without the neural connection to his armor, he was conscious of the stumps of his legs, the ruin of his arms, the perpetual pain in his flesh. He

In time, we'll tame them and they'll welcome their bondage. Many already do.

Riven peeked into the wagon. "You show me what you can do with those balls when I see you again, yes?" "Yes," Elden peeped.

Want is not the point. I serve the Force. The Force is conflict. The Empire is conflict. The two are congruent.

For a moment, caught up in the aftereffects of his vision, Vader wondered what it would be like to face his Master in battle, to take his small, frail body in his hands, lift it from the ground, and…

The Elvish language had a word that perfectly expressed his feeling: Vaendin-thiil, which meant "fatigued by life's dark trials.

Self-pity is an indulgence for artists and noblemen. Don't spend any more time with it than you must. Hear what it says, learn from it if you can, then move on.

We do what we do," she said. "We do what we must." "Right," she said. "What we must.

What are we doing?" Riven asked. Cale answered, "We're watching." Riven turned his eye to him. "He told you to leave." Cale nodded. "It's only justice if there's a witness." "Justice isn't what he's after, Cale." Cale had not considered that.

He eyed Riven. "This gnoll is legitimate?" "I verified that independently," Riven said.

fear led to hate and hate to suffering.

Fear was a tool used by the strong to cow the weak.