131 Quotes by Timothy Zahn

All who hold positions of power fear or hate someone. Or something.” Arihnda.

And for the first time in five years, Pellaeon finally knew in the deepest level of his being that the old Empire was gone. The new Empire, with Grand Admiral Thrawn at its head, had been born.

But I would also warn against diverting too many of the Empire’s resources from a flexible navy of capital ships and starfighters to massive projects that can bring the Imperial presence to only one system at a time.

Failure to act always brings consequences. But sometimes, those consequences can be turned to one’s advantage.

The side effects of combat can be unpredictable.

It is never wrong to be curious. But it can sometimes be dangerous.

She was here, and it was now; and as the emperor’s instructors had so often drummed into her, the first item of business was to fit into her surroundings. And that meant not looking like an escapee from the medical ward.

And those who stand in our way,” he added softly, “will not watch at all.

You happened to me,” she told him, her voice more fatigued than embittered. “You came out of a grubby sixth-rate farm on a tenth-rate planet, and destroyed my life.” – Mara Jade.