Timothy Zahn Quotes

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.

I've found that what most people call luck is often little more than raw talent combined with the ability to make the most of opportunities. (Talon Karrde)

The choices of one shape the futures of all.

Governments and entire planets are important, Threepio. But when you sift everything down, they're all just made of people.

When you understand a species' art, you understand that species.

The scene that made me furious was watching Padme, a woman who just gave birth to two beautiful children, just giving up the will to live.

Without trust, there can be no genuine peace. Neither in politics, nor in the quiet individuality of the heart and spirit.

If you don't want to be noticed, you don't use a Star Destroyer.

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

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

One of the first rules the Emperor had drummed into her [Mara Jade] so long ago was to blend in as best she could with her surroundings

You happened to me, " she told him, her voice more fatigued than embittered. "You came out of a grubby sixth-rate farm on a tenth-rate planet, and destroyed my life." - Mara Jade

Leave it to the Alderaanians to slap a cheery end on a nice little grisly children’s morality tale.

Never make the mistake of believing forberance equates to acceptance, or that all positions are equally valid.

There are things in the universe that are simply and purely evil. A warrior does not seek to understand them, or compromise with them. He seeks only to obliterate them

I know something about a lot of things, " she countered evenly. "That's why you're grooming me to be your lieutenant, remember?" - Mara Jade

If you accept the position of governor, part of your job is to make sure all your people have a decent shot at making something good out of their lives.

Still, even when false, legends can be most informative.

Where there’s life, there’s the hope of change.