Star Wars: Heir to the Empire

by Timothy Zahn

Then I am alone, he told himself. I am the last of the Jedi. He seemed to hear Ben’s voice, faint and indistinct, as if from a great distance. “Not the last of the old Jedi, Luke. The first of the new.”

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.”