Resistance Reborn Quotes

“Finn stepped forward immediately. "Used to be a stormtrooper, but now I'm rebel scum," he said, pressing a fist over his heart. "Until the end."
"My point," Poe said, turning back to Agoyo, "is that many of us have dubious beginnings, but it is how we end that counts."
"My father was Darth Vader," Leia said, pitching her voice so that it rang out clearly through the room, "Is there anyone who wants to question my loyalty to the Resistance?”
― Rebecca Roanhorse, Resistance Reborn

“Rey's face fell, and Leia could see the pain etched there.The girl cared about Ben, and he had disappointed her.”
― Rebecca Roanhorse, Resistance Reborn

“Leia would never hold someone's past against them. She had enough demons in her family tree to guarantee she was not one to judge.”
― Rebecca Roanhorse, Resistance Reborn

“Leia studied her face. The girl was close, so close to something big. Bigger than Leia, maybe even Luke, if that was possible. But Leia knew that she wasn't the one to ultimately get here there, that would be someone else.”
― Rebecca Roanhorse, Resistance Reborn

“This is... Rey!" the girl said suddenly. "And we're out of the..." She paused and then, "...Han system! We're carrying medical equipment supplies to the southern region." She grinned excitedly, clearly extemporizing. "We're expected!”
― Rebecca Roanhorse, Resistance Reborn

“He blushed when he saw his ex's name. Monti hadn't thought about him for ages and preferred not to be reminded.”
― Rebecca Roanhorse, Resistance Reborn

“At first his steps dragged, heavy and impossible, but as he realized that losing the datapad meant he had gained a kind of freedom, they lightened. He might be wanted, hunted for the rest of his life, but he would be reborn, somewhere and someone new.”
― Rebecca Roanhorse, Resistance Reborn

“Poe hesitated before he asked, "So the two of you aren't..."
Finn looked puzzled at first, but then his expression shifted to amusement. "No, nothing like that. Just friends."
"And Rose?"
"Oh." Finn shook his head no. "We talked about it, and Crait was... a moment. But that's it. Friends there, too."
Poe laughed. "I can't keep up with your 'just friends,' man.”
― Rebecca Roanhorse, Resistance Reborn

“Oh, me? I haven't slept much these past few days," Rey said quietly. "Too much on my mind.”
― Rebecca Roanhorse, Resistance Reborn

“The woman was imposing, unusually tall and rippling with what seemed to be hard-won muscle. She wore a one-shouldered jumpsuit that looked like it had been stitched together from a mixture of animal hides and discarded armor. Her exposed arm displayed an elaborate stretch of short slashing lines that had been cut into her dark skin from shoulder to elbow, and below the elbow she wore a leather bracer. Her thick hair was dyed blood red and she held it back in dreadlocks that trailed down her back.”
― Rebecca Roanhorse, Resistance Reborn

“Is there a law against a man liking salted squid?”
― Rebecca Roanhorse, Resistance Reborn

“Hope is good,” Leia said, her voice gentle with understanding. “Hope is important, and sometimes it is all we have. But,” she said, smiling, “what does hope have to do with being rational?”
― Rebecca Roanhorse, Resistance Reborn