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“Jedi Masters do not crack up- they just get eccentric.- Luke Skywalker”
― Troy Denning, Star Wars: Star by Star

“The hoverlanes were murder.”
― Troy Denning

“Ben: "Gorog's no assassin! She's my best friend."
Mara: "She's an insect, Ben."
Ben: "So? Your best friend's a lizard."
Mara: "Don't be ridiculous. Aunt Leia is my best friend."
Ben: "Doesn't count. She's family. Saba is a lizard."
Mara: "Okay, maybe my best friend's a lizard.”
― Troy Denning, The Joiner King

“Han: “Someone ought to make armor out of those bugs.”
Leia: “Han! They’re sentient beings!”
Han: “Fair is fair. If they get to wear it, so should we.”
- Han and Leia Solo”
― Troy Denning, The Swarm War

“Saba: "You want this one to guide you?"
Leia: "If you would consider it."
Saba: "This one?"
Leia: "Yes. I want someone who will challenge me in unexpected ways. I want someone who will teach me what I don't know.”
― Troy Denning, The Joiner King

“Han?”
“Yeah, sweetie.”
“How do you teach a man not to be a noble, long-suffering, self-sacrificing idiot?”
“I don’t know, sweetie. Mostly I shoot them.”
“I’ll consider that.”
― Troy Denning, Invincible

“Can't a Jedi Knight express himself around here anymore?" -Jacen
"Of course, but half a dozen times should be sufficient." - Luke”
― Troy Denning, The Swarm War

“Vergere taught me to embrace my pain by surrendering to it. I made that pain a part of me--something I would never fight or deny. You have to do the same thing with your fear, Uncle Luke. Then it will have no power over you." - Jacen”
― Troy Denning, The Swarm War

“Your brother kills you." Fett hopped tpo his feet as lightly as any unarmoured jedi apprentice, the n added," Some things are worsse thean death. I know that better than anyone, except maybe Sintas-and Han Solo. Send your father my sympathies.”
― Troy Denning, Invincible

“Then who do we answer to? Ourselves?"

"Of course. Who else can we trust to wield our power? We must follow our own consciences."

- Corran and Jacen”
― Troy Denning, The Joiner King

“What, exactly, are you doing here?"
"We're trying to prevent a war. Isn't that what Jedi are supposed to do?"
―Mara Jade Skywalker and Alema Rar”
― Troy Denning, The Joiner King

“And so we place the burden of remaining pure on lesser shoulders? … Do you really believe the Jedi should be the tools of such frail [government] institutions?”
- Jacen Solo”
― Troy Denning, The Joiner King

“Hello, Ben. I'm your cousin Jacen."
"I know you." You went away when I was two. Did you find it?
"Some of it"
"So you're going back?"
"No. What I haven't found, I doubt I ever will."
―Jacen and Ben”
― Troy Denning, The Joiner King

“There you have it. We go in General Celchu’s shuttle.”
“Much as I personally want you to succeed in this, I sort of have to say no. Duty and officer’s oaths and all that. You understand.”
“Oh, that’s right.” Luke turned to Wedge. “Could I trouble you to set your blaster on stun and point it at the other general?”
“No, not really.”
“Please?”
Wedge sighed. “I’m not going to point a blaster at my best friend. Plus, his pilot will be obliged to jump in the way or do something equally noble and foolish. I’m not going to point a blaster at my little girl.”
“Thank you, Daddy.”
― Troy Denning, Invincible

“The New Republic? Are you blind? There is no New Republic! It died before the Yuuzhan Vong came!"
Leia Organa Solo”
― Troy Denning, Star Wars: Star by Star