Galactic Empire Quotes

“Accept no favors, and you’ll never owe any.”
― John Jackson Miller, Bottleneck

“He’d wanted to be the spark that started a fire across the galaxy.”
― Paul S. Kemp, Lords of the Sith

“Uniforms can be deceiving—both to the wearers and to those looking at them.”
― Ken Liu, Star Wars: The Legends of Luke Skywalker

“She wants to either bring back the Empire or take me to bed, Ransolm thought. Possibly both.”
― Claudia Gray, Bloodline

“You of all people should know it matters more where we are than where we’ve been.”
― Rodney Barnes, Star Wars: Inquisitors

“Things fall apart, Ciena. Our parents saw the Republic self-destruct. The Empire might last another year or another decade, but eventually there’s going to be a brand-new order and brand-new law. Who will you serve then?”
― Claudia Gray, Lost Stars

“This was not the fate Krennic had envisioned for Jedha. The Death Star was designed to obliterate worlds, not maim them. Yet he wondered if the moon would ever recover from such an attack, or whether the cascading effects of a burning atmosphere and broken crust would result in a tortuous death played out across millennia. He felt in his bones that his weapon had exposed something profound—about the nature of worlds, about their lifeblood and their death throes—though he could not have put it into words. Maybe, he thought, that’s what poets are for.”
― Alexander Freed, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

“If the good people leave, doesn’t that make everything worse?”
― Claudia Gray, Lost Stars

“Bear witness, she thought. That’s all you can do for them now, so do it.”
― Claudia Gray, Leia, Princess of Alderaan

“You no longer have names. You are only numbers.”
― Robbie Thompson, Star Wars: Han Solo - Imperial Cadet

“So you gave up your dream to do your duty.”
― Claudia Gray, Bloodline

“If you’re only trying to be the opposite of a thing, you’re still letting that thing define you.”
― Claudia Gray, Leia, Princess of Alderaan

“I am an extension of the Emperor’s will. My actions here simply execute his directives. The Emperor is the mind. I am his tool. Is a tool responsible if it is used to kill someone?”
― Charles Soule, Star Wars: Lando

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“Cooperate with us. Do as we say, and you keep your throne. He wouldn’t be having this conversation with her unless he thought she’d inherit that throne soon.”
― Claudia Gray, Leia: Princess of Alderaan

“Silence isn’t the same as peace.”
― Beth Revis, Star Wars: Rebel Rising

“He made me suffer in every way a human being can suffer, all for the love of the Emperor.”
― Claudia Gray, Bloodline

“The Empire wanted not only its officers’ service but also their souls.”
― Claudia Gray, Lost Stars

“We are the Empire. We are everywhere. We know everything.”
― Charles Soule, Star Wars #22

“He tried to do what he could. He could do very little.”
― Alexander Freed

“She was hard-pressed, but she’d never been one to surrender when the odds were against her.”
― Alexander Freed, The Mask of Fear

“You’re out from under the thumb of the Jedi. They’re not holding you back anymore. You got what you always wanted.”
― Delilah S. Dawson

“He became more aware of his breathing and his pace and his body. His wife, as always, was his salvation.
“How did it go?” she asked. “Your chief of staff says you went off script.”
― Alexander Freed

“He laughed bitterly to himself. You’re the only one who knows the truth, and even you’re starting to doubt it.”
― Alexander Freed, The Mask of Fear

“To truly uphold democracy is an act of humility. Democracy is the choice to accept that one’s most cherished beliefs and foundational principles may not win the day. It is a willing abnegation where we bequeath power to those we may view as wrongheaded, unfit, or abominable. It is the paradox of holding true to ourselves, even as we accept when the vote goes against us and the desires of others prevail.”
― alexander freed, The Mask of Fear

“You say I have a track record of errors. Perhaps that is true. Time and again I’ve been tested, along with all of us, and my victories have been few.
But I have survived. I have come back from every failure.”
― Alexander Freed, The Mask of Fear

“Bravery’s more common than we often believe.”
― Alexander Freed, The Mask of Fear

“The Emperor—”
“Is a man. Just a man.”
― Jody Houser, Star Wars: TIE Fighter

“Everything was under control except his own mind.”
― Michael Kogge

“If there’s any chance that the good in the Empire can outweigh the bad, then it’s our duty to preserve it.”
― Claudia Gray, Lost Stars