A long time ago, in an audiobook far, far away...some of the best Star Wars quotes of all time were born...
As Master Yoda might say: Hard-pressed to find a cinematic universe with more dedicated followers than Star Wars you will be. The library of Star Wars content gives endless opportunities to learn anything you want to know about the franchise’s vast and ever-expanding galaxy.
Take a look at some of the best and most-memorable quotes from a few of our favorite Star Wars audiobooks.
Funny Quotes
One reason Star Wars became the pop-culture phenomenon it is today is the seamless incorporation of humor mixed with action. These hilarious Star Wars audiobook quotes would definitely get a thumbs up from BB-8.
1. “Not even you can save the whole galaxy before breakfast.” - Bloodline by Claudia Gray
2. “I may be a country girl who's never been off-planet, but even I'm aware that when a Jedi walks up to you and says, ‘Here, have a baby,’ it's not going to end well.” - From a Certain Point of View by Renée Ahdieh, Meg Cabot, Pierce Brown, Nnedi Okorafor, Sabaa Tahir
3. “The galaxy is full of creatures that are nothing like us at all. We can try to understand them, and we should. But even if we accept that they’re doing what comes naturally, one is not beholden to comply when the sarlacc asks for dinner.”- Kenobi by John Jackson Miller
4. “All interstellar empires rose and fell, ultimately, on their ability to deliver on this one simple, unexciting thing: logistics.” - A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller
5. “Thanks, Darth Obvious. Or is it Emperor Palpable?" - Aftermath by Chuck Wendig
6. “‘I think two side buns tonight. Do you agree, Your Highness?’” “‘Whatever.’” - Leia, Princess of Alderaan by Claudia Gray
7. “You can’t be friends with a droid.” - Aftermath by Claudia Gray
Quotes about Love and Family
The romance and kinship are a big part of what makes Star Wars such a captivating saga. Check out some of our favorite quotes from Star Wars audiobooks on love and family.
8. “Every person Obi-Wan ever truly loved—Anakin, Satine, Padmé, and Qui-Gon himself—came to a terrible end. Three of them died before his eyes; the other fell to a fate so bleak that death would've been a gift. The Jedi Order that provided the entire framework for Obi-Wan’s life was consumed by betrayal and slaughter. Every step of this long, unfulfilling journey is one Obi-Wan had to take alone… and yet he never faltered.” - From a Certain Point of View by Renée Ahdieh, Meg Cabot, Pierce Brown, Nnedi Okorafor, Sabaa Tahir
9. “For if one is remembered by a friend, one is never truly gone.” - Thrawn by Timothy Zahn
10. “That was the most bitter irony of war: The greatest acts of love for your family were the ones that kept you apart from them.” - From a Certain Point of View by Renée
Ahdieh, Meg Cabot, Pierce Brown, Nnedi Okorafor, Sabaa Tahir
Quotes That Inspire
A wise Jedi master once said, “Do, or do not. There is no try.” Not naming any names, but it’s safe to say we’re positively green with envy over how iconic that inspirational quote has become. Check out some of our other favorite inspirational quotes in the Star Wars universe.
11. “Cheers the spirit, humor does, even at the darkest times.” - Dark Disciple by Christie Golden
12. “As Obi-Wan will soon learn, the most beautiful form of mastery is the art of letting go.” - From a Certain Point of View by Renée Ahdieh, Meg Cabot, Pierce Brown, Nnedi Okorafor, Sabaa Tahir
13. “No one is immune from failure. All have tasted the bitterness of defeat and disappointment. A warrior must not dwell on that failure, but must learn from it and continue on.” - Thrawn by Timothy Zahn
14. “Remember… you always have a choice to be better. You always have a choice to… to pick the right path… Even if that choice comes a little late." - Dark Disciple by Christie Golden
15. “Sometimes it is a dark path we must tread so that long more for the light, we shall.” - Dark Disciple by Christie Golden
16. “Believing in something greater than ourselves isn’t crazy. It’s proof we’re sane. Look how vast the galaxy is. Don’t you have to admit we can’t be the greatest power within it?”- Lost Stars by Claudia Gray
17. “The sun is setting on the New Republic… It's time for the Resistance to rise.” - Bloodline by Claudia Gray
18. “We don't choose the light because we want to win. We choose it because it is the light.” - Master & Apprentice by Claudia Gray
Quotes About Leadership
Star Wars is full of amazing leadership lessons from some of the most memorable fictional leaders of all time. Here is a sampling of words of wisdom and inspiration for aspiring leaders from Star Wars audiobooks.
19. “Authority can be given, but leadership must be earned.” - Leia, Princess of Alderaan by Claudia Gray
20. “Leadership is a role and a task that should never be aspired to lightly. Neither should loyalty be given without reason.” - Thrawn by Timothy Zahn
21. “When the people with authority don’t have to answer to citizens of the galaxy, the result is tyranny." - Bloodline by Claudia Gray
22. “Even a small group of people can change the galaxy.” - Aftermath by Chuck Wendig
23. “If we aren't willing to do whatever is required… then we risk losing what we have been mandated to protect.” - Tarkin by James Luceno
24. “When our objectives become purely military, we've already lost the larger fight.” - Battlefront: Twilight Company by Alexander Freed
Quotes About Life
We reflected on some of the wisdom bestowed on us by characters in the Star Wars audiobooks. Keep reading to see some of our favorite Star Wars quotes about life.
25. “What is remembered says a great deal about those doing
the remembering.” - Thrawn by Timothy Zahn
26. “A life that seems small on the outside can be limitless on the inside.” - Kenobi by John Jackson Miller
27. “She knew how to learn the true measure of an individual: Watch what he does to someone he believes is at his mercy.” - Bloodline by Claudia Gray
28. “You’re learning the most powerful lesson of all… You’re learning how to fall.” - Leia, Princess of Alderaan by Claudia Gray
29. “Uncertainty is the first step toward self-determination… Courage comes next." - Darth Plagueis by James Luceno
30. “Sometimes we're loyal to more than one thing. When there's a conflict, we have to choose which loyalty to honor." - Lost Stars by Claudia Gray
Quotes About the Force (Both Light and Dark!)
The Force, the omnipresent power flowing through life in the Star Wars universe, is what connects all beings—and bestows incredible abilities onto those who cultivate and harness the otherworldly energy. Whether you align more with the Jedi or the Sith, we’ve rounded up a selection of quotes on the Force to aid your training.
31. “I am one with the Force...The Force is with me.” - Master & Apprentice by Claudia Gray
32. “No place is barren of the Force, and they who are one with the Force can always find the possibility of life.” - From a Certain Point of View by Renée Ahdieh, Meg Cabot, Pierce Brown, Nnedi Okorafor, Sabaa Tahir
33. “To say that the Force works in mysterious ways is to admit one’s ignorance, for any mystery can be solved through the application of knowledge and unrelenting effort." - Darth Plagueis by James Luceno
34. “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.” - Dark Disciple by Christie Golden
35. “Success doesn’t come from summoning help from the Force, but from taking control of it and generating the power from within yourself.” - Darth Plagueis by James Luceno
36. “That was how evil magnified itself: it took root in the young and grew along with them.” - Lost Stars by Claudia Gray
37. “The dark side is honest. The dark side is direct. It is the knife in the front rather than one stuck in your back. The dark side is self-interested, yes, but it is about extending that interest outward. To yourself, but then beyond yourself.” - Aftermath by Chuck Wendig
38. “She realized, then, something she had never fully understood before. She'd always wondered what had led her father to turn to the dark side, to become Darth Vader. She'd imagined it came from ambition, greed, or some other venal weakness. Never had she considered that the turn might begin in a better place, out of the desire to save someone or to avenge a great wrong. Even if it led to evil, that first impulse might be born out of loyalty, a sense of justice, or even love.” - Bloodline by Claudia Gray
39. “Remember why the Sith are more powerful than the Jedi, Sidious: because we are not afraid to feel. We embrace the spectrum of emotions, from the heights of transcendent joy to the depths of hatred and despair. Fearless, we welcome whatever paths the dark side sets us on, and whatever destiny it lays out for us.” - Darth Plagueis by James Luceno
40. “That’s the problem with indoctrination—the whole point of the First Order’s kind of education is to stop someone from thinking and instead kick their emotions into gear. Make them hate everything else so they’ll cling to what you give them. It’s hard to think for yourself when fear and anger are driving the shuttle.” - Phasma by Delilah S. Dawson
41. “The power of the dark side is an illness no true Sith would wish to be cured of.” - Darth Plagueis by James Luceno
42. “It’s right there in the name. First Order. First, order. Fixing the mess left behind by the Republic and now the New Republic.” - Phasma by Delilah S. Dawson
Quotes as Deep as Space Itself
Beyond action-packed entertainment, Star Wars offers fans a variety of philosophical questions to ponder. Continue reading to challenge your mind and change your way of thinking.
43. “People like the illusion of choice. Gives them comfort in these strange times.” - Aftermath, Chuck Wendig
44. “It is never wrong to be curious. But it can sometimes be dangerous.” - Thrawn by Timothy Zahn
45. “Time is a circle. The beginning is the end.” - From a Certain Point of View by Renée
Ahdieh, Meg Cabot, Pierce Brown, Nnedi Okorafor, Sabaa Tahir
46. “Sometimes it’s possible for a decision to be right and wrong at the same time.” - Lords of the Sith by Paul S. Kemp
47. “The worst thing is to see and not to care.” - A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller
48. “There are truths, and there are legends touched with truth, and all can teach you something.” - A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller
49. “Fear was like heat applied to steel: Applied correctly it might forge a blade; overused, it turned metal to slag.” - Battlefront: Twilight Company by Alexander Freed
50. “War is not a state of being. It is meant to be a temporary chaos between periods of peace. Some want it to be the course of things: a default fact of existence. But I will not let that be so.” - Aftermath by Chuck Wendig
