“Governments and entire planets are important, Threepio. But when you sift everything down, they're all just made of people.”

“When you understand a species' art, you understand that species.”

“As he joined them, Lando felt a frown crease his forehead. It had been hard to tell through all the rest of their murmurings. But he could have sworn Winter had just said--'Winter?' he asked.'Yes?' she said, looking at himLando felt his lip twitch. 'Nothing, he said, and kept walking.Because, really, no one said 'May the Force be with us' anymore. No one but Rebels and religious nuts.And if Winter was one of either group, he really didn't want to know about it.”

“I've found that what most people call luck is often little more than raw talent combined with the ability to make the most of opportunities. (Talon Karrde)”

“The choices of one shape the futures of all.”

“I had a plan, all right, ... I was also pretty sure no one on my list of allies was going to like it.”

“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”