Master and Apprentice Quotes

“It matters which side we choose. Even if there will never be more light than darkness. Even if there can be no more joy in the galaxy than there is pain. For every action we undertake, for every word we speak, for every life we touch—it matters. I don’t turn toward the light because it means someday I’ll ‘win’ some sort of cosmic game. I turn toward it because it is the light.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“...It would mean the darkness would be just as strong as the light. So it doesn’t matter what we do, because in the end, hey, it’s a tie! It doesn’t matter which side we choose.”
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“It matters,” Qui-Gon said quietly. “It matters which side we choose. Even if there will never be more light than darkness. Even if there can be no more joy in the galaxy than there is pain. For every action we undertake, for every word we speak, for every life we touch—it matters. I don’t turn toward the light because it means someday I’ll ‘win’ some sort of cosmic game. I turn toward it because it is the light.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“People are more than their worst act. And they are also more than the worst thing ever done to them.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“People are more than their worst act.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“What use are ideals if we cannot fit them to the universe as we find it?” Qui-Gon had once asked him. “If our beliefs tell us one thing, and the needs of real people tell us another, can there be any question of which we should listen to?” This all sounded very lofty when Qui-Gon said it, but in actuality it meant things like, It’s okay to “borrow” a spaceship from criminals if you really need it, or If I can win this tribe’s independence in a game of chance, then it’s worth selling my Padawan’s best robe for chips to get into the game.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“Some people, he thought, are drawn to the light as surely as flowers that bend toward a sun.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“Rael Averross: "Let's say I believe that some day there's going to be perfect balance in the force, thanks to some kind of chosen one. Did you ever really think about what that would mean Qui-Gon? It would mean the darkness would be just as strong as the light. So it doesn't matter what we do because in the end, hey, it's a tie. It doesn't matter which side we choose."

Qui-Gon straightened and deactivated his blade. Rael took a step back, lowering his lightsaber but keeping it on. "It matters." Quin Gon said quietly. "It matters which side we choose. Even if there will never be more light than darkness. Even if there can be no more joy in the galaxy than there is pain. For every action we undertake, for every word we speak, for very life we touch, it matters. I don't turn toward the light because it means some day I'll win some sort of cosmic game. I turn toward it because it is the light.

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Averross: "You've made mistakes Qui-gon. You've touched darkness."
Qui-Gon: "Yes i have. No doubt I will again. This isn't a choice we make once and walk away from. It's the work of a lifetime.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“...And partly because I wanted to give them a chance to be… better. Bigger of spirit. That rescue suggests they have it in them.” “People are more than their worst act,” Obi-Wan recited. It was something Qui-Gon had said to him many times, which at last seemed to be sinking in.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“We don’t choose the light because we want to win. We choose it because it is the light.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“I’m coming to believe that we must all interpret the Code for ourselves,” Qui-Gon said, “or it ceases to be a living pact and becomes nothing but a prison cell.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“As was often the case, Obi-Wan noted, Qui-Gon managed to sound very reassuring while actually saying very little.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“Obi-Wan had given up trying to come up with any coherent thoughts. It made more sense to just yell, “AAAAAAUUUGHHHH!”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“Many paths can lead to the dark side.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“My vision may agree with my opinion but neither one influences the other”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“People are more than their worst act,” Obi-Wan recited. It was something Qui-Gon had said to him many times, which at last seemed to be sinking in. “At least, most people. And they are also more than the worst thing ever done to them.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“A Chosen One shall come, born of no father, and through him will ultimate balance in the Force be restored.”
― claudia gray, Master and Apprentice

“It Matters", Qui-gon said quietly. "It matters which side we choose, even if there will never be more light than darkness. Even if there can be more joy in the galaxy than there is pain. For every action we undertake, for every word we speak, for every life we touch - it matters. I don't turn toward the light because it means someday I'll 'win' some sort of cosmic game. I turn toward it because it is the light.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“The desire to know the future sprang from a desire to control the future. The desire to control the future sprang from fear–the fear of the depthless pain and loss the future might hold.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“Whoever wrote the Jedi Code, thought Qui-Gon Jinn, never had to deal with the Hutts.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“We don't choose the light because we want to win. We choose it because it is the light.”
― claudia gray, Master and Apprentice

“Looking at Qui-Gon's face for the last time, Obi-Wan whispered, "I choose to believe.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“The man has a soul, Qui-Gon thought. But he makes her carry it.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“One of these prophecies says something about ‘She who will be born to darkness will give birth to darkness.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“Bosh,” he said. “I’m marvelous all the time. This is simply one of those occasions when you’ve noticed.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“If our beliefs tell us one thing, and the needs of real people tell us another, can there be any question of which we should listen to?”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“The desire to know the future sprang from a desire to control the future. The desire to control the future sprang from fear—the fear of the depthless pain and loss the future might hold.
The quest for power could be overcome, but never, ever, the fear of losing what mattered most.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“They knew you’d rebel against any Master you worked with. So they made sure you wound up with a Jedi who almost never followed the rules. The only way for you to rebel was to become the perfect Jedi.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“Is a stronger Force user’s lightsaber stronger, too? What happens when two Jedi fight each other?”
“The blade isn’t stronger. Only the Force user’s ability to wield it,” Obi-Wan said. “In ceremonial combat, of course, we’re displaying forms more than actually testing strength—”
“But what about non-ceremonial combat?” Fanry persisted. “When two Jedi are on opposite sides of a conflict. What happens?”
“It… it doesn’t happen.” The idea made so little sense that Obi-Wan could hardly parse it. “We are members of one Order. We serve the Jedi Council and, through the Council, the Republic. The Jedi are united in this way.”
“Well, that’s boring.” Scowling, Fanry kicked her little feet beneath her throne. “And nobody but the Jedi ever uses lightsabers? You’d never fight anyone else who had one? For real, I mean. Not ‘ceremonially.’ ”
“The ancient Sith used lightsabers,” Obi-Wan said. “But they’ve been extinct for a millennium. So, no. A Jedi just wouldn’t be involved in a lightsaber duel to the death. It couldn’t happen.”
Fanry seemed to realize she was being a bit bloodthirsty, because she smiled impishly and made the next question a joke. “Never?”
He smiled back as he shook his head. “Not ever.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“There had been a time when Qui-Gon believed great, transformative change was possible. That these changes had been foreseen millennia ago by the Jedi mystics. How young he’d been. How innocent, how optimistic.
Time had taught him better.
“Nothing remains static,” Qui-Gon said, “but sentient beings will always remain the same.”
Thurible shook his head no. “Changes come when we least expect them—but they do come. Who knows what transformations we may yet live to see?”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“It matters," Qui-Gon said quietly. "It matters which side we choose. Even if there will never be more light than darkness. Even if there can be no more joy in the galaxy than there is pain. For every action we undertake, for every word we speak, for every life we touch - it matters. I don't turn toward the light because it means someday I'll 'win' some sort of cosmic game. I turn toward it because it is the light.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice