Emperor Palpatine Quotes

“Sometimes the closest,” Palpatine said sadly, “are those who cannot see.”
― Matthew Woodring Stover, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith

“He’d spent his entire childhood suffering under the cruelty of one hypocrite; he refused to inflict suffering on behalf of another, even if that person was the Emperor.”
― Claudia Gray, Lost Stars

“This is how the Emperor has always operated, back to the time of the Republic — the gun is less threatening than the lie.”
― Alexander Freed, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

“He kept us so busy jumping at shadows that we didn’t notice which of the shadows was real.”
― E.K. Johnston, Ahsoka

“You of all people know better than to dwell on what could have been.”
― Charles Soule, Imperial Machine

“And so the mask becomes the man,” he sighed with a hint of philosophical melancholy. “I shall miss the face of Palpatine, I think; but for our purpose, the face of Sidious will serve. Yes, it will serve.”
― Matthew Woodring Stover, Revenge of the Sith[SW REVENGE OF THE SITH M/TV][Mass Market Paperback]

“The Chancellor played his hand very well,” Bail said. He spoke the word chancellor with some venom, and Ahsoka knew it gave him great satisfaction not to say emperor when they were in private. “He kept us so busy jumping at shadows that we didn’t notice which of the shadows was real.”
― E.K. Johnston, Ahsoka

“The Emperor works in ways a glorified trinket merchant like you could never understand.”
― Paul Ens, Star Wars: Evasive Action - End Game

“With Sidious, nothing is ever as it seems. We must be this way, as well.”
― Jeremy Barlow, Star Wars: Darth Maul - Son of Dathomir

“She learned that the main weapon of the Empire, after fear, was hunger. She had seen this strategy at work on Raada and also during the Clone Wars, but to see it applied on such a large scale made her very uncomfortable. The Empire was still new, still establishing itself in the outer reaches of the galaxy, and yet it was already incredibly powerful. And she realized that she had helped build it. The mechanisms put in place during the Clone Wars had been twisted for the Empire’s use, and every day the Emperor’s hold grew tighter. She almost admired Palpatine for his ability to pull off a long-term plan—except for his being evil and all.”
― E.K. Johnston, Ahsoka

“I am an extension of the Emperor’s will. My actions here simply execute his directives. The Emperor is the mind. I am his tool. Is a tool responsible if it is used to kill someone?”
― Charles Soule, Star Wars: Lando

“The Emperor—”
“Is a man. Just a man.”
― Jody Houser, Star Wars: TIE Fighter