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“They left Puonvangi at the 303rd in the company of a riotous party of Binlisi conventioneers. The Birilisi were an avian species and much given to excessive narcoticism; they and Puonvangi were guaranteed to get on. There was much fluttering.”

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“Someplace nice and quiet and away from the spaceport, I hope," Thalias said. "The first thing Yiv will probably assume is that we'll try to steal a ship." "Indeed he will," Thrawn agreed. "So where are we going?" Thrawn leaned forward, giving her a smile around the edge of his dripping hood. "To the spaceport," he said. "To steal a ship.”

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Book:Chaos Rising

Source: Chaos Rising

“If you can't tell him, can you at least tell me?" Wutroow asked. "I especially can't tell you," Ar'alani said, giving her a wry smile. "Your brain is the one I rely on to make sure mine is functioning properly.”

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Book:Greater Good

Source: Greater Good

“We are born with our eyes open. The world teaches us to close them.”

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Book:Sidequest: In Realms Ungoogled

Source: Sidequest: In Realms Ungoogled

“even the slightest stir in the broad grammar of existence—a moment asking only to be noticed—was enough to rekindle that astonished brightness, the kind that refuses to yield to age, and sets a young pulse beating within the grown body, outwitting time itself, and keeping the child alive inside the man.”

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Book:Between Breath and Memory

Source: Between Breath and Memory

“I didn't say that," Ziara protested, eyeing him as a sudden idea occurred to her. "But I'm a practical person, and when I hear a new theory I like to give it a test." "Shall we ask the Ascendancy to declare war on someone?" "I was thinking a little smaller," she said. "Come on.”

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Book:Chaos Rising

Source: Chaos Rising

“Takes a pretty confident person to think he can beat modern turbolasers with blaster cannons, though." Thrawn shrugged. "I could." "Right, but you're on our side," Eli said drily.”

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Book:Thrawn

Source: Thrawn

“Young humans can be impulsive. The trick is keeping them around long enough to become old humans. This is what my crew tells me and my own observations seem to confirm it”

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Book:Artificial Condition

Source: Artificial Condition

“Don’t be fooled. We didn’t have it easy, but we made it look easy. Hustling is never easy, but it gets better with time everyday. Don’t give up, because it’s hard or difficult.”

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Author:De philosopher DJ Kyos

“Most people lost lot of opportunities that would have changed their lives, because the time the opportunities were presented to them. They didn’t like the person who was giving them the opportunities, or they didn’t feel like it. Their ego and pride got in the way. They didn’t seize the moment. What good does your status do for you, if it makes you sleep hungry. Your pride should not stop you from hustling and from humbling beginnings.”

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Author:De philosopher DJ Kyos

“Some of us never had good schools, teachers, education, parents, childhood, background and a good wealthy family. Even the place we come from is not on google map, but that should not stop you from being the great person you were destined to be . In life Its either you spend your days feeling sorry for yourself for the rest of your life or you spend days fighting for better life for the rest of your life.”

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Author:De philosopher DJ Kyos

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