But there’s a school of thought that says if you’re going to go down in flames anyway, you might as well be the one lighting the matches.
As he joined them, Lando felt a frown crease his forehead. It had been hard to tell through all the rest of their murmurings. But he could have sworn Winter had just said--'Winter?' he asked.'Yes?' sh...
Are you ready?I'm three blocks past ready.
The way an Ugnaught gets to be an old Ugnaught is by being smart.
Lawyers and soldiers came out of the same expensive box. If you couldn’t settle things without them, you weren’t going to like what it cost to settle things with them.
Complete with driving winds and a sky nearly black enough to turn the twilight of the city and surrounding countryside into full night.
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...
I mean, seriously, ma’am? We’ve got enough firepower here to carve our initials into Botajef’s bedrock.
Confession, apology, and forgiveness, Aunt Beru had been fond of reminding him, were the tools friends used to break walls down into bridges.
Concentration, focus, long-term thinking—those are the qualities that separate a warrior from a mere flailing fighter.
But I would also warn against diverting too many of the Empire’s resources from a flexible navy of capital ships and starfighters to massive projects that can bring the Imperial presence to only one s...
And those who stand in our way, he added softly, will not watch at all.
And for the first time in five years, Pellaeon finally knew in the deepest level of his being that the old Empire was gone. The new Empire, with Grand Admiral Thrawn at its head, had been born.
All who hold positions of power fear or hate someone.
All who hold positions of power fear or hate someone. Or something. Arihnda
What most people call luck is often little more than raw talent combined with the ability to make the most of opportunities.
[Han] glared into his mug. Besides, he didn't add, asking Princess Leia for repacement reward credits would mean he'd have to tell her how he'd lost the first batch. Not in gambling or bad investments...
Yes, but in spite of such a shady origin, it’s really quite good, Luke told him. It’s called hot chocolate.
The Federal District, known informally as the Core of Coruscant—or, even more informally, Core Square—was the undisputed center of the galaxy, both politically and socially.
One spoke to him in person, or one did not speak to him at all.