Master and Apprentice Quotes

“Focus on what you can do, instead of what you can’t.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“Qui-Gon ignited his lightsaber, and Obi-Wan did the same. The electric hum of it was almost soothing, a reminder that whoever his opponents were, he was a Jedi.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“There was no Jedi so wise that he could not be undone by his own assumptions.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“Perhaps this is madness, or at least hubris. To believe that the Force is at work in all this. That it would be at work in me.” “The Force is in all things, Master.” That much, Obi-Wan felt sure of. “I can’t tell whether it has anything to do with your dream—yet it is present, guiding us, if we listen.” “Very true. But whom, or what, do I listen to? Can it possibly be that I should listen to my dream?” Obi-Wan summoned his courage. “Right now, your dream agrees with your conscious mind. So I don’t really see the conflict.”
― 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

“Don't you see Obi-Wan? 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

“Yes, her mind had been sliced, but she had still known her Master. She was unable to control her actions, but her emotions had remained her own. Her Master-the person she was supposed to be able to trust above all others in the galaxy-had killed her. That was the last thing she'd known before she died.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“In some senses. But prophecies are also about the present. The ancient Jedi mystics were attempting to look into the future, but they were rooted in their own time - as we all are."

Qui-Gon settled back into his chair and motioned for Obi-Wan to sit as well.

"They could predict the future through the prism of their own experience. So by studyinh their words, their warnings, we learn more about their ways than any history holo could ever teach us. /and by asking ourselves how we interpret these prophecies, we discover our own fears, hopes, and limitations.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“I must keep my mind on the present. The future does not exist; the past has ceased to be. Only the present is real.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“Very, very deep down, he sometimes wondered whether anyone truly believed out of pure faith, or whether people believed whatever they had to, in order to keep going.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“What action could not do, diplomacy might accomplish.
Or, failing that, money.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“His shifted his voice into an imitation of Yoda's. 'Up the hell he should shut.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“We were friends, my Padawan. I believe on some level, we still are--but that changes nothing. Never assume your friends are above wrongdoing. Even good people can make terrible mistakes. But I believe they should be helped to understand and account for those mistakes, a point of view the Council doesn't share. At least, not when it comes to Rael Averross.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“Worry you should, if conflict arises not,' Yoda had intoned. 'Then growing enough, your Padawan cannot be.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“Yes, yes, I know it’s very dangerous, therein lies the heroic nature of my escapade,”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“You have your moments, Pax.” “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

“Obi-Wan still appeared to be in shock. “It was terrible,” he said, his eyes staring fixedly ahead. “I don’t ever want to fly again. Ever.” “Oh, come now, Padawan.” “I hate flying.” “You’re only shaken up,” Qui-Gon said. “That feeling will pass.” “No, it won’t.” “We’ll see.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“As the Facet plunged through the twisting corridors at intense speed, 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

“He was scared because he was worried about you.” Rael shrugged. “That’s another thing the Council’s dead wrong about. They keep sayin’, Oh, the Jedi aren’t allowed to love, and that’s why we’re never supposed to get laid—”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“I am one with the Force, Obi-Wan thought, recalling an old saying of the Guardians of the Whills. The Force is with me.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“Qui-Gon had often felt out of step with the Order as a whole, but never to this degree. He had also never felt this close to the Force.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“The hyperspace…? Master Yoda, forgive me, but are you putting the profit of corporations ahead of the people of Pijal?” Qui-Gon had long thought the Council was in danger of losing its way, but this was colder than he would’ve imagined possible.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“When people punctured his vanity, he began to respect them.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“Only through sacrifice of many Jedi will the Order cleanse the sin done to the nameless. The danger of the past is not past, but sleeps in an egg. When the egg cracks, it will threaten the galaxy entire. When the Force itself sickens, past and future must split and combine. 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

“Averross believed fully that bottling up worries and concerns muddied the spirit. That was why he acted on his urges—immediately, harmlessly, before they could sink in deep to rot.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“One will ascend to the highest of the Jedi despite the foreboding of those who would serve with him.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“There is no emotion - there is peace.
There is no ignorance - there is knowledge.
There is no passion - there is serenity.
There is no chaos - there is harmony.

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

“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

“Some Jedi become complacent—even arrogant—about the power the Force gives us. That power is great and profound, but it is not absolute. Never forget that.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“his isolation was at least half his own doing. Yet the solitude kept its sharp edge, always.)”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice