Timothy Zahn
Timothy Zahn
Timothy Zahnis an American writer of science fiction and fantasy. He is known for the Thrawn series of Star Wars novels, and has published several other series of science fiction and fantasy novels, in addition to much short fiction...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth1 September 1951
CountryUnited States of America
accurate jedi permitted since statement
A more accurate statement would be that I was the first person since Jedi who was permitted to stick a fork into the piecrust to see if there was still any steam underneath.
smile rocks luck
For a change, lady luck seemed to be smiling on me. Then again, maybe the fickle wench was just lulling me into a false sense of security while she reached for a rock.
voting black democracy
How many black holes have we been up close and personal with?" Kosta countered. "All sorts of odd things happen near the event horizon, from huge tidal forces to variations in time. Personally, I'm voting on it having to do with gravity, either a polarization of the fields themselves or else something related to the time differential." I didn't know physics had become a democracy," Hanan murmered.
block past three
Are you ready? I'm three blocks past ready. Pardon? Skip it.
decision leader weight
My point is that true leaders...understand the possible consequences of their decisions, and are willing to bear that weight. The question is whether that's a step you're willing to take." -Carlist Rieekan
stars want use
If you don't want to be noticed, you don't use a Star Destroyer.
government people important
Governments and entire planets are important, Threepio. But when you sift everything down, they're all just made of people.
opportunity people luck
I've found that what most people call luck is often little more than raw talent combined with the ability to make the most of opportunities. (Talon Karrde)
art species
When you understand a species' art, you understand that species.
emotion
For the Jedi, there is no emotion; there is peace.
book hands way
If the new movies do contradict my books in some way, I can probably come up with some hand-waving story that will explain the apparent discrepancy. If there’s one thing we authors are good at, it’s hand-waving.
beautiful giving-up children
The scene that made me furious was watching Padme, a woman who just gave birth to two beautiful children, just giving up the will to live.