Treason (Star Wars: Thrawn #3)

by Timothy Zahn

the best way to push an angry person into making mistakes was to refuse to join in that anger.

“Warriors rarely make such elaborate arrangements purely for the sake of their enemies. Their plans will always first and foremost benefit their own interests and goals.”

We do not struggle against flesh and blood—the old Clone Wars–era saying whispered through Faro’s mind—but against ideas and fears, against hopelessness and manipulation.

One must never dwell on failure, Thrawn had once told her. When defeat has come, a true warrior accepts it, learns from it, and continues on.

For all who have ever had to consider the cost of doing the right thing