Dark Force Rising: Star Wars Legends (The Thrawn Trilogy) (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy Book 2)

by Timothy Zahn

It was, he supposed, a generally useful trait for a Jedi to be able to see both sides of an argument. It did, however, make the machinations of politics seem even murkier than they already were.

“I don’t think anyone ever goes into a war without the nagging feeling that there might have been some other way. Even when every other way has already been tried and hasn’t worked.

And to take that away from her, whether by force or even by persuasion, would be to diminish her soul. And to take away part of what he’d fallen in love with in the first place.

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

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

Permanent debt—the oldest form of covert slavery in the galaxy.

For if you allow your justice to be forgotten, you will be forced to repeat the same lessons again and again.”

“Machines and societal constructs do not define a culture’s maturity, Jedi Skywalker. Maturity is defined solely by the understanding and use of the Force.”

Han shook his head. “Never tell me the odds,” he admonished the other, glancing at his chrono. It could be any time now. “Besides, you never know when the odds are going to change.”