Top 15 Quotes & Sayings by Timothy Zahn

A more accurate statement would be that I was the first person since Jedi who was permitted to stick a fork into the piecrust to see if there was still any steam underneath.

Luck is merely an illusion, trusted by the ignorant and chased by the foolish.

For a change, lady luck seemed to be smiling on me. Then again, maybe the fickle wench was just lulling me into a false sense of security while she reached for a rock.

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

The scene that made me furious was watching Padme, a woman who just gave birth to two beautiful children, just giving up the will to live.

For the Jedi, there is no emotion; there is peace.

Without trust, there can be no genuine peace. Neither in politics, nor in the quiet individuality of the heart and spirit.

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)

If the new movies do contradict my books in some way, I can probably come up with some hand-waving story that will explain the apparent discrepancy. If there’s one thing we authors are good at, it’s hand-waving.

How many black holes have we been up close and personal with?" Kosta countered. "All sorts of odd things happen near the event horizon, from huge tidal forces to variations in time. Personally, I'm voting on it having to do with gravity, either a polarization of the fields themselves or else something related to the time differential." I didn't know physics had become a democracy," Hanan murmered.

The choices of one shape the futures of all.

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

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

If you don't want to be noticed, you don't use a Star Destroyer.

Are you ready? I'm three blocks past ready. Pardon? Skip it.