Christie Golden Quotes & Sayings

The overall effect made Vos like a falcon poised in that exquisite instant between free fall and flight, and for a moment he couldn't breath. — Christie Golden

Such was the way of the discontented. No proof, no explanation or reason would ever be enough to disabuse them of tightly held, deeply cherished grievances. — Christie Golden

Each life, a flame in the Force is. Beautiful. Unique. Glowing and precious, it stands, to bravely cast its own small light against the darkness that would consume it." Yoda — Christie Golden

All nights end, and all storms clear. The only storms that last are those within your own soul. — Christie Golden

Grieved are we all, to see so many suffer," he said. "Courage, the youngling had, at the end. Forgotten, she and her people will not be. — Christie Golden

Once you realized that everyone with whom you associated was, potentially, happy to literally stab you in the back, all the wondering just . . . went away. — Christie Golden

Life is not about reward and punishment," said Xuen. "It is about understanding, accepting who oneself is right now, in order to know what to change, and how. — Christie Golden

The years came and went, and gave their blessings, and demanded their sacrifices. — Christie Golden

Impossible. Not after everything that's happened. — Christie Golden

Ner'zhul... Gul'dan. Two of the darkest names ever to sully the history of my people. And yet, Drek'thar tells me that once Ner'zhul was admired, even beloved, and truly cared for the people whos spiritual leader he was. It is hard to reconcile those words with what Ner'zhul has become, but I try. I try because I want to understand.
And yet, try as I might... I do not. — Christie Golden

This was how one should be welcomed home. With the happy cries of children and family, with the blessings of the natural world. — Christie Golden

He frowned. "Jedi aren't without emotion. We're allowed to grieve."
"Perhaps," Ventress allowed, "but somehow I don't think most Jedi try to drown the pain with alcohol and slam their fists on the table. — Christie Golden

... just because something had never been done before did not mean it could not be done. — Christie Golden

There's no way to phrase this other than bluntly. Master Vos - the Council wants you to assassinate Count Dooku. — Christie Golden

Humans are pathetically greedy and easy to manipulate. — Christie Golden

We are, all of us, our own phoenixes, if we choose to be. Out of the ashes, we can be reborn. — Christie Golden

It's an old and honored tradition for war heroes to be promoted to important offices, whether or not they're suited to it — Christie Golden

And now, it's too late, and I will never stop grieving that. But I'm on the path, Asajj. You bought my chance with blood, and I won't waste it, I swear I won't. Every day, every minute of my life, I'll live it. For me, and for you. I'll fight, because you can't, and I'll laugh, and I'll do everything I possibly can with everything I have in me to make things better, because this galaxy has seen too much of darkness. — Christie Golden

shape about the size of a large dog hovering a few yards over his head. — Christie Golden

I have no fear of killing those who deserve to die. I do not choose to kill those who do not. — Christie Golden

There are always options. And a wise man always has more than one plan. — Christie Golden

It is as much of a mistake to underestimate yourself as to overestimate yourself. — Christie Golden

You can't say it's a fair way to determine right or wrong one day, and then say it's unfair the next because you don't like the outcome. — Christie Golden

me. That's what it does. Nothing is ever enough. You get more, and more, but you're never happy. It's a trap baited with all the things you want most. That life - it's not worth living. — Christie Golden

You were given a gift. You were given the chance to see who you were, to learn from mistakes, and to change and grow. Few are granted such insight. — Christie Golden

Cooperation was possible; he'd seen it. Every individual was unique - and could grow. — Christie Golden

Yes. I had misgivings from the beginning about this entire enterprise. I still believe that sending a Jedi to assassinate a man was wrong. And I fear that I will likely lose not only a fellow Jedi Master, but someone I consider a friend, and we will have nothing to show for such a loss. — Christie Golden

Janeway had thought her heart full, but now it overflowed. For the rest of her life, she knew, she would remember this: walking down the seemingly endless line, sharing laughter, hugs, handshakes, slaps on the back. She tried to brand every face into her brain, every word, every expression. Whatever her own new voyage held for her, it would be hard-pressed to measure up to the exquisite, painful joy of this single precious moment. * — Christie Golden

What a puzzle you are to me, Jander Sunstar! You feed upon lifeblood, yet mourn the life you take. You are a being of shadow and night, yet you yearn to be surrounded by beauty. You are dead, but you cannot bear decay. What exactly are you? You can hardly be a vampire! — Christie Golden

Destruction is easy. But creating something that lasts is a challenge. — Christie Golden

Simple' does not mean 'easy'. I have learned that the things that seem the simplest are often the most powerful of all. — Christie Golden

It is a fool who repeats the same actions expecting a different outcome. — Christie Golden

How easily the mind can be turned to hate from a place of fear. — Christie Golden

We best teach what we ourselves have learned. — Christie Golden

The surreal howl wove its way through the cacophony of human voices, a bright, bloody thread in a tapestry of fear. — Christie Golden

The Jedi cultivated a practice of nonattachment, which had always served them well. Few understood, though, that while specific, individual bonds such as romantic love or family were forbidden, the Jedi were not ashamed of compassion. All lives were precious, and when so many were lost in such a way, the Jedi felt the pain of it in the Force as well as in their own hearts. At — Christie Golden

a flesh-and-blood waiter and therefore as rare in San Francisco as a flying horse, — Christie Golden

One of the things you'll learn, Anduin, is that sometimes you can't always do what you'd like to do. Or even do what you think is the right thing - at least not right away. — Christie Golden

It will require you to forsake nearly everything that it means to be a Jedi. But you have already begun down that path, I think. Your grief over the deaths of the Krim family does not speak of nonattachment. — Christie Golden

The wise man understands his weakness and seeks to find a lesson from it. The fool lets it control and destroy him. — Christie Golden

How have you managed to survive for so long, Saurfang? Not fallen victim to your own memories?" Saurfang smiled. "I don't eat pork. — Christie Golden

Thus is the blessing of Chi-Ji," the crane said. "No more shall die this day. Take this second chance, and use it wisely. — Christie Golden

Voyager was my collective. I knew I was safe there. I trusted all of you; I knew all of you. I could. . . I could try to learn to love. But all that's changed. We've returned to Earth. I'm a - an oddity." "Seven, that's not true, — Christie Golden

All things change, whether from inside out or the outside in. That is what magic is. And we are magic too. — Christie Golden

Cheers the spirit, humor does, even at the darkest times. — Christie Golden

Fear makes people do cruel things, things they'll be ashamed of later — Christie Golden

Jorum had called to the boys to come watch the miracle of birth. The "miracle of birth" was actually pretty disgusting, Arthas thought. He — Christie Golden

Clarity is often found in stillness. — Christie Golden

He paused, then, on a whim, arranged the unconscious Falleen in an undignified postion — Christie Golden

Many Jedi would raise eyebrows at the thought of meditating in a bar, but Vos had done it before. — Christie Golden

though, was perched high inside the massive tower that was the centerpiece — Christie Golden

We could still have it. — Christie Golden

He stabbed a sharp-nailed digit in the direction of the Shattered Straits, — Christie Golden

Garrosh would learn that it was in how one fought, not where or when, that honor was born. — Christie Golden

He welcomed challenges; they kept him sharp, showed that he was approachable, and oftentimes made him explore avenues previously unthought-of. — Christie Golden

The paths of Fate are many and varied,and no sane being should ever venture down the deceptively pleasant one of "if only".What happened,happened; — Christie Golden

Words crowded his mouth, but he spoke none of them. Not about the sharp delight he had taken in brutally asphyxiating an innocent creature. Not about the desire to do it again, and to harness that power and unleash it any way he chose. He couldn't speak, either, of the wrenching sadness that permeated him as he realized that something in him had broken, or the delight at having been freed of its shackles. — Christie Golden

There is no shame in fear, Orgrim and Durotan. Only in letting fear prevent you from doing the right thing. — Christie Golden

And in whatever afterlife your precious Light grants you, your parents will wish Queen Tiffin had miscarried. — Christie Golden

I am not your kind," Vos said, his voice thick. "I do not feed off vengeance." Truth was quiet. It did not need to shout or to demand. It simply existed. "I am a Jedi. — Christie Golden

It was never a big leap from "unfamiliar" to "suspected — Christie Golden

False modesty is as bad as false pride. Know exactly what you are capable of at any moment, and act accordingly. Any other path is folly - and could be deadly in battle. — Christie Golden

Strange as it was, he understood there was grace and strength in this pain; a reminder of what should never be forgotten. — Christie Golden

The future is not like a book one can read," he said quietly. "It is ever changing, like the rush of water, or the swirl of sand. — Christie Golden

It may make him overconfident. He may make foolish errors. — Christie Golden

Air - the element of clarity of thought, of inspiration, insight, and fresh starts. He smiled a little, and as the scene began to fade, he let it go easily. Because he knew that with Air, there would always be something new to come, to challenge and inspire him. — Christie Golden

There are many paths open to us at all times, Jaina. As leaders of those who trust us, we owe it to them to examine every one. — Christie Golden

I am who I am. Whether in joy or in pain. I am who I am. — Christie Golden

We all are weak, in one way or another. It does not matter the species. Some times that weakness is a strength in dusguise. Sometimes it is our utter undoing. Some times it is both. A wise man seeks to find a lesson from it. A fool lets it control and destroy him.
And sometimes the wise man is the fool. — Christie Golden

Few do, at first. A small step, the one that determines destiny often is. — Christie Golden

Wishes do not a world make. We do the best we can where we are, every minute, every breath. We make mistakes, and we have to live with them. We try to learn from them. And that is all we can do. — Christie Golden

One can not always believe what one hears. — Christie Golden

I wanted what we had. What we were going to have. Together. We had a future. — Christie Golden

Each part of your body corresponds with an element," the Maiden explained. "Your hair is air. How you toss your head, play with your hair - that is all for air magic. You can command the wind. Arms are for fire," she said, making fluttery, flame-like motions with her tendriled fingers and slim green arms. "Fire, fire elementals, electricity, light, and heat come from their movements. Water," she said, swaying her hips, "is from your center. This is why your middle must be free to move. And earth is the feet, where you make contact with the mother of us all. — Christie Golden