star wars x-wing: rogue squadron ∕ sentence starters
quotes taken from the 1996 novel by michael a. stackpole. lightly edited for clarity.
‘ it worked out for you- let’s hope it hasn’t run out of luck yet. ’
‘ that’s seriously gusty. or arrogant… and it’s time to make him pay for that arrogance. ’
‘ this cannot continue. i will not be humiliated any longer! ‘
‘ anger won’t get me any closer to what i want. ’
‘ tremble you shall, little man. ’
‘ we all survived, and that’s as close as a miracle i expect to see in my lifetime. ’
‘ one of the problems we all have is that we try to think of ourselves in general terms, and that smooths over the inconsistencies that make us who we are. ‘
‘ either i’m going to be very lucky here, or very dead. ’
‘ death marks don’t come with the rain. ’
’ politicians tend to view their soldiers like pet battle dogs. ’
‘ i guess i thought we were somehow immune to that sort of ignominious death. ‘
‘ we would like to see the honor we demand of ourselves reflected in the actions of our enemies. but if they were as honorable as we are, we’d not be fighting this war. ’
‘ dreams of retribution will be very pleasant indeed. ’
‘ there was no way she should’ve been the first of us to die. ’
‘ this is the first time anyone i’ve known has died. ’
‘ there we times he liked having me around, and times he didn’t. i couldn’t understand why not back then. ‘
‘ isn’t it obvious where he can do the most damage? ’
‘ it is never easy to let your people go. ’
‘ good, then he got what he deserved. ’
‘ if it had been done my way, he’d have been a hero instead of just dead. ’
‘ with every lesson i learn i become more deadly. ’
‘ don’t start thinking we’re invulnerable. ’
‘ there’ll come a point where you’re not cost effective and she’ll cut her losses. ’
‘ you have told us the hour the tide will be high, but some of need the minute and the second. ‘
‘ you have my sympathies- that was uncalled for. ’
‘ he showed me what i wanted to see so i would underestimate him. ’
‘ that’s the problem: i did exactly as you would have done. ’
‘ do they ever seem like kids to you- kids who shouldn’t be in this at all? ‘
‘ fifth time’s the charm. ’
‘ they’re expecting to snuff a candle here, but when they arrive, they’ll get burned by a nova.’
‘ it’s only stupid if we die doing it. otherwise, it’s heroism. ’
‘ if we cap the wellspring of evil, cleaning up all the puddles it leaves behind will be that much easier. ’
‘ i don’t want to see you taking hits for something that wasn’t wrong. ’
‘ as jokes go, it was good. you’ll pay for it, of course, but it was good. ’