“Leave it to the Alderaanians to slap a cheery end on a nice little grisly childrens morality tale.”

“If you accept the position of governor, part of your job is to make sure all your people have a decent shot at making something good out of their lives.”

“Where there’s life, there’s the hope of change.”

“When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”

“The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.”

“This is where it all begins. Everything starts here, today.”