Christie Golden > Quotes

“We all are weak, in one way or another. It does not matter the species. Some times that weakness is a strength in dusguise. Sometimes it is our utter undoing. Some times it is both. A wise man seeks to find a lesson from it. A fool lets it control and destroy him.
And sometimes the wise man is the fool.”
― Christie Golden, Rise of the Horde

“It is as much of a mistake to underestimate yourself as to overestimate yourself.”
― Christie Golden, Arthas: Rise of the Lich King

“Remember…you always have a choice to be better. You always have a choice to…to pick the right path.” She smiled sadly. “Even if that choice comes a little late.”
― Christie Golden, Dark Disciple: Star Wars

“How easily the mind can be turned to hate from a place of fear.”
― Christie Golden, Rise of the Horde

“False modesty is as bad as false pride. Know exactly what you are capable of at any moment, and act accordingly. Any other path is folly—and could be deadly in battle.”
― Christie Golden, Arthas: Rise of the Lich King

“It is a fool who repeats the same actions expecting a different outcome.”
― Christie Golden, Lord of the Clans

“Simple' does not mean 'easy'. I have learned that the things that seem the simplest are often the most powerful of all.”
― Christie Golden, Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects

“... just because something had never been done before did not mean it could not be done.”
― Christie Golden, Rise of the Horde

“Destruction is easy. But creating something that lasts is a challenge.”
― Christie Golden, The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm

“Clarity is often found in stillness.”
― Christie Golden, Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects

“The wise man understands his weakness and seeks to find a lesson from it. The fool lets it control and destroy him.”
― Christie Golden, Rise of the Horde

“Cheers the spirit, humor does, even at the darkest times.”
― Christie Golden, Dark Disciple

“You were given a gift. You were given the chance to see who you were, to learn from mistakes, and to change and grow. Few are granted such insight.”
― Christie Golden, Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects

“Ventress gave him a look that was so completely her, it tore him apart. “You don’t…tell me what to do, Idiot.” A small smile surprised him. “Never could,” he admitted. “Damn right.” Another bout of coughing racked her thin frame, and for a devastating, heart-scalding second Vos thought this would take her. But she continued. “I’m proud of you for…what you did over there. You chose loving me instead of hating him.” Her bloody-frothed lips curved in a smile. “Best choice you’ve ever made.”
― Christie Golden, Dark Disciple: Star Wars

“Please…please don’t…” “You must let me go, my love,” Ventress said, her voice so gentle, so tender, and she smiled lovingly. “It’s the Jedi way.” And she was gone.”
― Christie Golden, Dark Disciple: Star Wars

“A risky plan, but what is life without risk, eh?”
― Christie Golden, Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects

“Humans are pathetically greedy and easy to manipulate.”
― Christie Golden, Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects

“There is no emotion, there is peace. There is no ignorance, there is knowledge. There is no passion, there is serenity. There is no chaos, there is harmony. There is no death, there is the Force.”
― Christie Golden, Dark Disciple: Star Wars

“I am who I am. Whether in joy or in pain. I am who I am.”
― Christie Golden, Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects

“I am not going to waste time on revenge when my energy is better spent toward rebuilding.”
― Christie Golden, The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm

“And you will forgive me too, one day, Asajj Ventress.” He hesitated, and took a breath. “That’s what you do for…for the one you love.”
― Christie Golden, Dark Disciple: Star Wars

“Yes. I had misgivings from the beginning about this entire enterprise. I still believe that sending a Jedi to assassinate a man was wrong. And I fear that I will likely lose not only a fellow Jedi Master, but someone I consider a friend, and we will have nothing to show for such a loss.”
― Christie Golden, Dark Disciple: Star Wars

“Glory, battle, great momentsss, are where we give to the world. But we cannot give without receiving. We cannot share what we do not have inside. It is this quiet, the pause between breathsss, that makes us what we truly are. Gives us ssstrength for all our journeys.”
― Christie Golden, Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects

“I wanted what we had. What we were going to have. Together. We had a future.”
― Christie Golden, Dark Disciple: Star Wars

“Sometimes lessons take time to learn.”
― Christie Golden, Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects

“It is arrogance to believe you can know all things. Perhaps you are right. But perhaps you are not.”
― Christie Golden, The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm

“The eye cannot always be trusted. We think what we see is always real, that the light always reveals what is there the same way at all times. But light and shadow can be manipulated, directed, by those that understand it... And so your eye perceives something entirely different from what you thought was there.”
― Christie Golden, Rise of the Horde

“How easily the mind can be turned to hate from a place of fear... ...Instead of focusing on the things that unite us, we focus on what divides us... ...My prayer, every day, is for wisdom to guide my people. And in that prayer is couched a plea, never to be blinded by such trivial differences.”
― Christie Golden, Rise of the Horde

“... but we cannot go back to happier times. We can only live in the present, and right now that present is painful.”
― Christie Golden, Before the Storm

“Your virtue is safe with me. Your discomfort is rather charming, actually, but I'm sure you'll get over it.”
― Christie Golden, Dark Disciple