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“They'll stall you," Organa said. "I know it's a horrifying situation, but you can't fight every evil in the galaxy."
"Evil? " Padmé said. "I've fought evil and it was easy: I shot it. It's apathy I can't stand.”
― E.K. Johnston, Queen's Shadow

“Any path can be a poor one if it goes blindly in one direction.”
― E.K. Johnston, Queen's Shadow

“What I learned was that I'd rather be second to you than first to anyone else.''
Confessing her feelings was like a weight lifting off of Sabe's chest. It had taken her so long to figure it out, to put words to what she knew in her heart. And now she had done it. She wanted to fly.
'I can order you to your death,' Padme said.
Her voice was so quiet that Sabe barely heard her. She reached out and took Padme's hands.
'And I would go,' she said.
'I can't be that dedicated to you,' Padme said.
'I know,' Sabe said.”
― E.K. Johnston, Queen's Peril

“I've fought evil, and it was easy: I shot it. It's apathy I can't stand.”
― E.K. Johnston, Queen's Shadow