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“Vanity is the greatest seducer of reason”

“The best revenge is not to be like your enemy”

“The directing mind is that which wakes itself, adapts itself, makes itself of whatever nature it wishes, and makes all that happens to it appear in the way it wants”

“When circumstances force you to some sort of distress, quickly return to yourself. Do not stay out of rhythm for longer than you must: you will master the harmony the more you return to it”

“Each creature is made in the interest of another; its course is directed to that for which it was made.”

“The mind adapts and turns round any obstacle to action to serve its objective.”

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“Anxiety is existential in the sense that it belongs to existence as such and not to an abnormal state of mind as in neurotic anxiety.”

Eli is with the chiss a year. He’s mostly been on busywork but is progressing well. He’s fond of one of the older navigators. Aralani brings him to the deck to get his opinion on a situation in an asteroid belt. Apparently someone is using technology to pluck ships out of hyperspace. Eli know it isn’t imperial and probably isn’t Grysk.

“Do you not see how many virtues you can already display without any excuse of lack of talent or aptitude?”
Integrity, dignity, hard work, self denial, contentment, kindness, independence, simplicity, magnanimity.

This book is relief for your mind.

Something about anxiety being a newish concept. It used to be a part of fear?

‘It is my bad luck that this has happened to me.’ no you should rather say: ‘it is my good luck that although this has happened to me I can bear it without pain neither crushed by the present nor fearful of the future.’

Why see more misfortune in the event than good fortune in your ability to bear it.

“You are a soul carrying a corpse” - Epictetus

“In the act of courage, the most essential part of our being prevails against the less essential.”

I’m reading the words but couldn’t tell you what they mean

Thrawn uses “slow and inefficient” tactics regarding the Gralloc problem but catches a dead one all the same.
Ronans opinion of him “reluctantly” rises.
Thrawn always remains focused on the task and possible solutions, completely unbothered by outside opinions or remarks.

Krennic assigns ronan to spy on Thrawn. Thrawn is clueless to the political games being played between Tarkin and Krennic. He already knows where the gralloc problem is before he received the encrypted data card with the coordinates.

*This is shortly before Hera is rescued from Lothal and Kanan died.

Zahn is just too good at writing. Tarkin sets up a meeting between him, palpatine, Thrawn, Krennic and another grand admiral.

Tarkin is secretly siding with thrawns defender instead of krennics Death Star.

The rivalry between krennic and Thrawn is already heating up.

Thrawn agreed to fix a pest problem for krennic in exchange for funds for the defender.

Eli vanto is reintroduced as a Lieutenant of the Chiss Ascendency. They are tracking a ship.

Americans hold off the British attack fairly well but are overpowered by them. Americans were terrified of the blue coats.

Never satisfied with first impressions

In those things which conduce to the comfort of life - and here fortune gave him plenty - to enjoy them without pride or apology either, so no routine acceptance of their presence or regret in their absence.

The acts of a man with an eye for precisely what needs to be done, not the glory of its doing.

Setting up defences on Long Island and British scouting where to attack.
Red coats were far more professional compared to the rebels, but were still green to battle.
Howe sneaks 10,000 men up to the American lines.

“…his frankness with those who met with his censure, and open likes and dislikes, so that his friends did not need to guess at his wishes.”

A destructive storm hits New York and the following day the British invade. Loyalist welcome them and the British are surprised that how affluent the Americans on Long Island are. 20,000 British troops on Long Island a few days after landing and Howe still hasn’t committed. Washington considers he may not have the ability.

General Howe sends delegate to Washington with a letter not properly addressed. Washington puts on the political act and refuses. Howe is pissed. 400 ships and over 30,000 Brits arrive by August. American spirit is still high even with diseases rampant. They set up so intensely that I’ve British attack would suffer many casualties. Late August, a spy reports the British are about to attack.

British in high spirits. Many Americans coming to their side. Women were not safe from them as they (American deserters) constantly raped and ravished.

High tension regarding the potential appearance of British fleet. Plot to kill Washington, one was convicted, others were made to “ride the rail”. June 29th, 100+ ships appeared. New York is bustling. Declaration of Independence drafted on July 2nd. New motivation for the US. British test New York by sailing towards NJ, Americans were embarrassingly underprepared.

“not to be satisfied with my own superficial thoughts or quick to accept the facile views of others.”

Padme asks Thrawn to come to coruscant but he refuses. He tells Padme he know about her relationship and that she has to try stop Anakin from blowing up the mine. He blows up the mine and it basically destroys a portion of the planet. Padme struggles with the guilt of “collateral damage” for the war effort.

Vader finds the Grysks, Thrawn cooks a plan, Vader like always disagrees but is convinced by Thrawn. Stormtroopers board a ship and rescue chiss children which they use to fight. Thrawn destroys all but one Grysk ship. He reflects on multiple loyalties.

Dooku is making lightsaber resistant clone trooper armour to infiltrate the republic. Plans to use Serrenians to guarantee he gets access to the senate first. Anakin cuts the factory down, they make a big escape, Anakin is insisting they destroy the mine and doesn’t give the local a choice.

Anakins diversion continues but runs into apparently unstoppable b2s. But he destroys 1 by stabbing it in the eye, then Thrawn returns like James Bond and kills the other 2. They plan to destroy the factory and mine now. Nice detail from Zahn is anakin naturally calling them sand angels instead of snow angels.
Solha finds Padme while R2 is working on the b2. They exchange views and he reveals he knows their plans

Thrawn explains to Vader that the chiss children prisoners are force sensitive unknown region navigators for the chiss ascendancy. Vader questions his loyalty, Thrawn talks him down. He convinces Vader to navigate the unknown regions himself and Zahn ties the chosen one prophecy in by having the chiss name for the ones who have that power a sky-walker, as if they were meant to meet.

Incredible chapter, explains that the Grysks move planets into the hyperspace lanes to prevent people entering unknown regions. Thrawn has a plan, but Vader steps in, takes responsibility for handling the planet, while leaving Thrawn to do the space attack. Vader fight is sick, find Chiss children prisoners on mokivj. Thrawn outsmarts grysks in space battle. He wants to speak with Vader.