“Multiple species, with multiple viewpoints and racial philosophies, simply cannot hold power together for long. The dominant voice must certainly be wise enough to adopt ideas and methods from its allies and member peoples. But there must be a dominant voice, or there is only chaos. In this part of the galaxy, that voice is the Empire."
-Thrawn”
― Timothy Zahn, quote from Choices of One
“My point is that true leaders...understand the possible consequences of their decisions, and are willing to bear that weight. The question is whether that's a step you're willing to take."
-Carlist Rieekan”
― Timothy Zahn, quote from Choices of One
“...But we will succeed. I've seen the future, Jorj. We will succeed, because we have no other choice."
-Thrawn”
― Timothy Zahn, quote from Choices of One
“The choices of one shape the futures of all’?”
― Timothy Zahn, quote from Choices of One
“Where there’s life, there’s the hope of change.”
― Timothy Zahn, quote from Choices of One
“If you accept the position of governor, part of your job is to make sure all your people have a decent shot at making something good out of their lives.”
― Timothy Zahn, quote from Choices of One
“Which meant he was alone here. Even more alone than he’d realized. He took a deep breath. He wasn’t alone. The Force was with him.”
― Timothy Zahn, quote from Choices of One
“the need to create is a drive that lies deep within each of us. We all strive to build empires, whether of stone or people or words. Empires we hope will survive us. In the end, though, each of us must necessarily leave our creations behind. All we can hope for is to also leave behind a worthy successor to continue our work. Or who can at least maintain it for a season.”
― Timothy Zahn, quote from Choices of One
“Leave it to the Alderaanians to slap a cheery end on a nice little grisly children’s morality tale.”
― Timothy Zahn, quote from Choices of One
“Thrawn shrugged. "There are two ways to destroy a person, Jorj. Kill him, or ruin his reputation.”
― Timothy Zahn, quote from Choices of One
Timothy Zahn
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“The most effective war against sin is to pray that we will not have to fight.”
― Bruce H. Wilkinson, quote from The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life
“Change can be good. It just depends on what we make of it.”
― Elizabeth Chandler, quote from Summer in the City
“The only man I know who behaves sensibly is my tailor; he takes my measurements anew each time he sees me. The rest go on with their old measurements and expect me to fit them.”
― George Bernard Shaw, quote from Man and Superman
“Without plenty, the wealthy lack compassion for the poor, hoarding without sharing. Without law, the strong bully the weak, stealing by force.”
― Jacqueline Carey, quote from Naamah's Kiss
“Each piece of the set was on a winch and pulley, bag-dropped, counterbalanced by nests of fifty-pound bags of sand. The setup was called a "Fairbanks," for the reason that when a stagehand so wanted, he could stand upon a knot on the rope, untie as few or as many bags of sand as he wanted, and ride nearly to the rafters like Zorro as the scenery lowered.
There was no particular reason to ride that way, but because Carter allowed it, the team of men did so all night long, trading places at the top, jumping onto the ropes and riding back down later. With the mighty Egyptian set descending in its many pieces, the audience was deprived of a behind-the-scenes tableau of beauty: Carter's team swiftly riding ropes up to the catwalk and down to the stage again, simply because they could.”
― Glen David Gold, quote from Carter Beats the Devil
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