Comette

“What I learned was that I'd rather be second to you than first to anyone else.''
Confessing her feelings was like a weight lifting off of Sabe's chest. It had taken her so long to figure it out, to put words to what she knew in her heart. And now she had done it. She wanted to fly.
'I can order you to your death,' Padme said.
Her voice was so quiet that Sabe barely heard her. She reached out and took Padme's hands.
'And I would go,' she said.
'I can't be that dedicated to you,' Padme said.
'I know,' Sabe said.”
― E.K. Johnston, Queen's Peril

“You are an idealist," Bonteri said. "That's not a bad thing."
"I know," Padmé said. "I have worked very hard at it.”
― E.K. Johnston, Queen's Shadow

“We are brave, your highness.”
― E.K. Johnston, Queen's Shadow

“Any path can be a poor one if it goes blindly in one direction.”
― E.K. Johnston, Queen's Shadow