Ben Acker > Quotes

“That was the most bitter irony of war: The greatest acts of love for your family were the ones that kept you apart from them.”
― Ben Acker, Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View

“Well… I guess I could always go back and tell their stories later. Out of order? That’s just going to confuse everybody!”
― Ben Acker, Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View

“Lando Calrissian loved heroes. They thought the galaxy owed them something. Like they mattered, somehow, in some bizarre way that meant the fundamental rules of reality were tilted in their favor. Heroes believed, honestly believed that things would just… work out for them. Heroes were Lando’s favorite opponents at the gambling table. The worse the odds got, the bigger they bet. Because heroes were suckers.”
― Ben Acker, Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View

“If victory comes (and it may not, it may still all prove pointless; she may even go through this a second time, with a second space station) it will take many more years. But Mon believes in victory again.”
― Ben Acker, Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View

“Lando gave his best smile, the very best one, the one he reserved for extremely special occasions. The smile that promised whatever the recipient might want or need—credits, friendship, protection, short-term or long-term love, the wonders of the galaxy itself—if only they would do what the owner of the smile wanted. The Calrissian Special.”
― Ben Acker, Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View

“A couple of droids idled, duties completed, lost in electronic standby dreams.”
― Ben Acker, Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View

“Droids. Can't hardly blame them. After all, they're just beholden to their programming…
…same as everybody else. Everybody but me, it turns out. I'm a codebreaker. I don't follow programs, I mess with 'em.”
― Ben Acker, Star Wars: The Last Jedi -DJ -Most Wanted