Darth Sidious Quotes

“It is necessary to lie to achieve anything of value. And a skilled liar is nearly impossible to detect.”
― Daniel Wallace

“Sometimes the closest,” Palpatine said sadly, “are those who cannot see.”
― Matthew Woodring Stover, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith

“Rats always find their way off sinking ships.”
― Paul S. Kemp, Lords of the Sith

“Ah, this lawless galaxy. Truly, it cries out for our guidance.”
― Charles Soule , Star Wars: Darth Vader - Dark Lord of the Sith, Vol. 1

“And so the mask becomes the man,” he sighed with a hint of philosophical melancholy. “I shall miss the face of Palpatine, I think; but for our purpose, the face of Sidious will serve. Yes, it will serve.”
― Matthew Woodring Stover, Revenge of the Sith[SW REVENGE OF THE SITH M/TV][Mass Market Paperback]

“Save your twisted words, my lord. There are no politicians here. The Sith will never regain control of the Republic. It’s over. You’ve lost.” Mace leveled his blade. “You lost for the same reason the Sith always lose: defeated by your own fear.”
― Matthew Woodring Stover, Revenge of the Sith[SW REVENGE OF THE SITH M/TV][Mass Market Paperback]

“With Sidious, nothing is ever as it seems. We must be this way, as well.”
― Jeremy Barlow, Star Wars: Darth Maul - Son of Dathomir

“Rarely did events play out as imagined, in any case. The order of future events was transient. In the same way that the past was reconfigured by selective memory, future events, too, were moving targets. One could only act on instinct, grab hold of an intuited perfect moment, and spring into action. One heartbeat late and the universe would have recomposed itself, no imposition of will sufficient to forestall the currents. One could only observe and react. Surprise was the element absent from any periodic table. A keystone element; a missing ingredient. The means by which the Force amused itself. A reminder to all sentient beings that some secrets could never be unlocked.”
― James Luceno, Darth Plagueis