Quotes from Timothy Zahn

For the Jedi, there is no emotion; there is peace.

For a change, lady luck seemed to be smiling on me. Then again, maybe the fickle wench was just lulling me into a false sense of security while she reached for a rock.

Luck is merely an illusion, trusted by the ignorant and chased by the foolish.

One may learn a great deal of a people by the stories they tell of others.

Are you ready? I'm three blocks past ready. Pardon? Skip it.

No one is immune from failure. All have tasted the bitterness of defeat and disappointment. A warrior must not dwell on that failure, but must learn from it and continue on. But

People of authority love capes.

Refusing to be intimidated, after all, didn't mean deliberately asking for trouble.

The key to a satisfying life is to accept those things that cannot be changed, and make a positive difference with those that can.

Learn about art, Captain," Thrawn said, his voice almost dreamy. "When you understand a species' art, you understand that species.

Concentration, focus, long-term thinking—those are the qualities that separate a warrior from a mere flailing fighter.

The grand admiral was smart and subtle, but never used his brilliance to show up or humiliate anyone. He demanded results, but never perfection, and had amazing stores of patience for those who were truly working to their fullest ability. He cared about his people, to the point of standing up for them even against the disapproval of powerful men like Lord Vader.

Confession, apology, and forgiveness, Aunt Beru had been fond of reminding him, were the tools friends used to break walls down into bridges.

He risked a glance at the aft-vision display. The other fighter was coming up fast, with no more than a minute or two separating the two ships. Obviously, the pilot had far more experience with the craft than Luke had. That, or else such a fierce determination to recapture Luke that it completely overrode normal commonsense caution. Either way, it meant Mara Jade.

Sometimes a commander's decisions must be made without regard for how they will be perceived," Thrawn said. "What matters is that the commander does what is necessary for victory.

Some people will not respond to reason. Others refuse to consider alternatives to their normal pattern of behavior. In such cases, an unexpected breaking of one's own patterns can be an effective tool.

One is born with a unique set of talents and abilities. One must choose which of those talents to nurture, which to set aside for a time, which to ignore completely. Sometimes

And when a mind is too deficient in understanding, the resulting gap is often filled with resentment. —

How many black holes have we been up close and personal with? Kosta countered. All sorts of odd things happen near the event horizon, from huge tidal forces to variations in time. Personally, I'm voting on it having to do with gravity, either a polarization of the fields themselves or else something related to the time differential. I didn't know physics had become a democracy, Hanan murmered.

The past is the past, Vader said. The present and future are all that matter.

One may learn a great deal about a people by the stories they tell of others.

For the Jedi, there is no emotion; there is peace.

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.

Besides, it is often wise to conceal one's full capabilities from potential enemies.