The people who make policy decisions should damned well know what they are talking about before they make the decisions. There is nobody who is an expert on cloning who would be afraid after seeing Attack of the Clones.

There will come a time of fire and night, when enemies rise and empires fall, when the stars themselves begin to die.

One of the things that was kind of shocking for humans... was to come to terms with was the fact that, hey, we may not be the center of the universe.

No, no, no - you don't argue with concepts. You have to claim Dogma, and therefore leave no room for rational thought.

Well, I know that George Lucas doesn't like it at all. When I was working on The Illustrated Star Wars Universe, he told me that he would be happy if every copy could be tracked down and smashed.

The best place to start an adventure is with a quiet, perfect life . . . and someone who realizes that it can’t possibly be enough.

I always turn in my books on time, so you can always count on a book coming out when it's supposed to.