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Quotes about or related to Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.


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[edit] Rise of the Empire era

[edit] Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

" It's a boy."

" Luke."―A Kallidahin midwife droid and Padmé Amidala

" And what of the boy?"

" To Tatooine. To his family, send him."

" I will take the child and watch over him." ―Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda about Luke


[edit] Rebellion era

[edit] Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

"But I was going into Tosche Station to pick up some power converters!"
―Luke, to Uncle Owen — (audio)Listen (file info)[src]
"Luke's just not a farmer, Owen. He has too much of his father in him."
―Beru Whitesun Lars[src]
"Well, if there's a bright center to the universe, you're on the planet that it's farthest from."
―Luke, to C-3PO about Tatooine — (audio)Listen (file info)[src]
"Not unless you can alter time, speed up the harvest, or teleport me off this rock."
―Luke, to C-3PO[src]
"Who is she? She's beautiful."
―Luke, seeing hologram of Leia Organa[src]
Beru: "Where are you going?"
Luke: "Looks like I'm going nowhere."
―Luke and Aunt Beru[src]
Luke: "He claims to be the property of an Obi-Wan Kenobi. Is he a relative of yours? Do you know what he's talking about?"
Obi-Wan: "Obi-Wan Kenobi? Obi-Wan... Now, that's a name I've not heard in a long time... A long time."
Luke: "I think my uncle knows him. He said he was dead."
Obi-Wan: "Oh, he's not dead... Not yet."
Luke: "You know him?"
—Luke and Ben Kenobi, after Ben drives away some Tusken Raiders[src]
"How did my father die?"
―Luke, to Ben Kenobi at his homestead[src]
"I can't get involved. I've got work to do. It's not that I like the Empire. I hate it, but there's nothing I can do about it right now... it's all such a long way from here."
―Luke, when asked by Ben to become a Jedi and fight the Empire[src]
"I want to come with you to Alderaan. There's nothing here for me now. I want to learn the ways of the Force and become a Jedi like my father."
―Luke, to Ben, after discovering that Imperial stormtroopers have destroyed the Lars Homestead and killed Owen and Beru[src]
"I don't understand how we got by those troops. I thought we were dead."
―Luke, after Obi-Wan used a mind trick on some stormtroopers[src]
Evazan: "He doesn't like you."
Luke: "I'm sorry."
Evazan: "I don't like you either. You just watch yourself. We're wanted men. I have the death sentence on twelve systems."
Luke: "I'll be careful."
―Luke and Doctor Evazan in Mos Eisley Cantina[src]
Han: "It's gonna cost you something extra. Ten thousand. All in advance."
Luke: "Ten thousand? We could almost buy our own ship for that."
Han: "But who's gonna fly it, kid? You?"
Luke: "You bet I could. I'm not such a bad pilot myself."
―Luke and Han Solo, haggling over price of a ride to Alderaan[src]
Obi-Wan: "You'll have to sell your speeder."
Luke: "That's okay. I'm never coming back to this planet again."
―Ben Kenobi and Luke, before leaving Tatooine[src]
"What a piece of junk!"
―Luke, about the Millennium Falcon[src]
Han: "Stay sharp. There's two more coming in. They're gonna try and cut us off."
Luke: "Why don't you outrun them? I thought you said this thing was fast."
Han: "Watch your mouth, kid, or you're gonna find yourself floating home. We'll be safe enough once we make the jump to hyperspace... 'sides, I know a few maneuvers. We'll lose 'em!"
—Han Solo and Luke, during an attack on the Millennium Falcon by a Star Destroyer[src]
"I have a very bad feeling about this."
―Luke, first seeing the Death Star[src]
"You know, between his howling and your blasting everything in sight, it's a wonder the whole station doesn't know we're here."
―Luke, to Han, on the Death Star[src]
"I want to go with you."
―Luke, to Ben, who leaves the group to shut down the tractor beams[src]
"Ben is a great man."
―Luke[src]
"I didn't hear you give any ideas."
―Luke, to Han[src]
"I can't see a thing in this helmet."
―Luke, disguised as a stormtrooper[src]
"I'm Luke Skywalker. I'm here to rescue you."
―Luke, to Princess Leia Organa, upon entering her cell[src]
Han: "Let's get out of here! Get away from there."
Luke: "No. Wait." [Han's laser bolt ricochets wildly; everyone dives for cover] "Will you forget it? I already tried it. It's magnetically sealed!"
―Han and Luke, in the Death Star's trash compactor[src]
Leia: "He certainly has courage."
Luke: "Yeah, but what good will it do us if he gets himself killed?"
―Leia and Luke, about Han Solo[src]
"I can't believe he's gone."
―Luke, after witnessing Ben Kenobi's death at Darth Vader's hands[src]
"They're coming in too fast."
―Luke, as TIE fighters attack the Millennium Falcon[src]
"Got him! I got him!"
―Luke, after destroying a TIE fighter[src]
Leia: "Your friend is quite a mercenary. I wonder if he really cares about anything... or anybody."
Luke: "I care."
―Leia and Luke[src]
Luke: "So what do you think of her, Han?"
Han: "I'm tryin' not to, kid."
Luke: "Good."
Han: "Still, she's got a lot of spirit. I don't know, whaddya think? You think a princess and a guy like me..."
Luke: "No."
—Luke and Han, about Princess Leia[src]
"I used to bullseye womp rats in my T-16 back home. They're not much bigger than two meters."
―Luke, to fellow Rebel pilot before the attack on the Death Star[src]
Luke: "Come on. Why don't you take a look around? You know what's about to happen, what they're up against. They could use a good pilot like you. You're turning your back on them."
Han: "What good's a reward if you ain't around to use it? Besides, attacking that battle station ain't my idea of courage. It's more like... suicide."
Luke: "All right. Well, take care of yourself, Han. I guess that's what you're best at, isn't it?"
—Luke and Han, as Han begins preparing to leave Yavin 4[src]
"Hey, Biggs, I told you I'd make it."
―Luke, to Biggs Darklighter on Yavin 4[src]
Base Voice: "His computer's off. Luke, you switched off your targeting computer. What's wrong?"
Luke: "Nothing, I'm alright."
―Luke, after turning off his targeting computer[src]
"Biggs, Wedge, let's close it up. We're going in. We're going in full throttle. That ought to keep those fighters off our back."
―Luke, during Battle of Yavin[src]
Biggs: "Luke, at that speed, will you be able to pull out in time?"
Luke: "Be just like Beggar's Canyon back home!"
―Luke, during Battle of Yavin[src]

[edit] Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

"Echo 3 to Echo 7. Han, old buddy, do you read me?"
―Luke, over radio comlink to Han Solo on Hoth[src]
Dak: "Right now I feel I could take on the whole Empire myself."
Luke: "I know what you mean."
―Dak Ralter and Luke[src]
"Don't worry about Master Luke, I'm sure he'll be all right. He's quite clever, you know... for a human being."
―C-3PO to R2-D2[src]
"I'd like to keep it on manual control for a while."
―Luke, to R2-D2, at the controls of his X-wing[src]
"You're lucky you don't taste very good."
―Luke, to R2-D2, after he is spat out of a dragonsnake's mouth[src]
"What are we doing here? It's like... something out of a dream or... I don't know. Maybe I'm just going crazy."
―Luke, to R2-D2 on Dagobah[src]
Luke: "I don't know. I feel like—"
Yoda: "Feel like what?"
Luke: "[spins around with blaster drawn] Like we're being watched."
—Luke, startled by Yoda on Dagobah[src]
Yoda: "I am wondering, why are you here?"
Luke: "I'm looking for someone."
Yoda: "Looking? Found someone, you have, I would say, hmmm?"
Luke: "Right..."
Yoda: "Help you I can. Yes, mmmm."
Luke: "I don't think so. I'm looking for a great warrior."
—Yoda and Luke[src]
"I want my lamp back. I'm gonna need it to get out of this slimy mudhole."
―Luke, to Yoda[src]
Yoda: "Why wish you become Jedi?"
Luke: "Mostly because of my father."
Yoda: "Ah, father. Powerful Jedi was he."
Luke: "How could you know my father? You don't even know who I am. I don't even know what I'm doing here. We're wasting our time!"
―Yoda and Luke, in Yoda's Hovel[src]
Yoda: "Will he finish what he begins?"
Luke: "I won't fail you. I'm not afraid."
Yoda: "Oh! You will be. You will be."
—Yoda and Luke[src]
Yoda: "Yes, a Jedi's strength flows from the Force. But beware of the dark side. Anger, fear, aggression; the dark side of the Force are they. Easily they flow, quick to join you in a fight. If once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny, consume you it will, as it did Obi-Wan's apprentice."
Luke: "Vader... Is the dark side stronger?"
Yoda: "No, no, no. Quicker, easier, more seductive."
Luke: "But how am I to know the good side from the bad?"
Yoda: "You will know... when you are calm, at peace, passive. A Jedi uses the Force for knowledge and defense, never for attack."
—Luke begins his Force Training under Yoda's tutelage[src]
Luke: "There's something not right here. I feel cold... death."
Yoda: "That place is strong with the dark side of the Force. A domain of evil it is. In you must go."
Luke: "What's in there?"
Yoda: "Only what you take with you."
―Yoda tells Luke to enter the cave under the gnarl tree[src]
Luke: "Master, moving stones around is one thing. This is totally different!"
Yoda: "No! No different! Only different in your mind. You must unlearn what you have learned."
Luke: "All right, I'll give it a try."
—Luke, feeling skeptical of his Force abilities[src]
Luke: "I saw a city in the clouds. They were in pain."
Yoda: "It is the future you see."
Luke: "Will they die?"
Yoda: "Difficult to see. Always in motion is the future."
Luke: "I've gotta go to them."
—Luke explains what he saw in a vision to Yoda.[src]
Yoda: "You must not go!"
Luke: "But Han and Leia will die if I don't."
Obi-Wan's Spirit: "You don't know that. Even Yoda cannot see their fate."
Luke: "But I can help them! I feel the Force!"
—Yoda and Obi-Wan to Luke before he leaves Dagobah[src]
"Stopped they must be; on this all depends. Only a fully-trained Jedi Knight, with the Force as his ally, will conquer Vader and his Emperor."
"Patience."
"And sacrifice Han and Leia?"
"If you honor what they fight for? Yes."
"If you choose to face Vader, you must do it alone. I cannot interfere."
"I understand. R2, fire up the converters."
"Luke. Don't give in to hate. That leads to the dark side."
"Strong is Vader. Mind what you have learned. Save you it can."
"I will. And I'll return, I promise."
―Yoda and Obi-Wan’;s ghost to Luke just before he leaves Dagobah[src]
"You'll find I'm full of surprises."
―Luke while fighting Darth Vader[src]
Darth Vader: "Luke, you do not yet realize your importance. You have only begun to discover your power. Join me, and I will complete your training. With our combined strength, we can end this destructive conflict and bring order to the galaxy!"
Luke: "I'll never join you!"
―Vader to Luke immediately after Luke’s hand is cut off, hanging over a deep abyss[src]
Darth Vader: "If you only knew the power of the Dark Side. Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father."
Luke: "He told me enough. He told me you killed him!"
Darth Vader: "No. I am your father."
Luke: "No... No... That's not true... That's impossible!"
Darth Vader: "Search your feelings, you know it to be true!"
Luke: "NOOO! NOOO!"
—Darth Vader reveals the truth, right before Luke jumps into the abyss[src]
"Ben... Leia."
―Luke, while hanging from a weather vane on Cloud City[src]
"Ben... Ben. Why didn't you tell me?"
―Luke, asking about the news that Vader is his father[src]
"Chewie, I'll be waiting for your signal. Take care, you two. May the Force be with you."
―Luke, as Lando Calrissian and Chewbacca head off in the Millennium Falcon to find Han[src]

[edit] Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

"Greetings, Exalted One. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight, and friend to Captain Solo. I know that you are powerful, mighty Jabba, and that your anger with Solo must be equally powerful. I seek an audience with Your Greatness to bargain for Solo's life. With your wisdom, I'm sure that we can work out an arrangement which will be mutually beneficial and enable us to avoid any unpleasant confrontation. As a token of my goodwill, I present to you a gift: these two droids. Both are hardworking and will serve you well."
―Luke Skywalker's hologram to Jabba the Hutt[src]
Luke: "You will take me to Jabba now."
Bib Fortuna: "I will take you to Jabba now."
Luke: "You serve your master well. And you will be rewarded."
—Luke using a Jedi mind trick on Bib Fortuna at Jabba's Palace[src]
Bib Fortuna: "May I present Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight?"
Jabba: "I told you not to admit him."
Luke: "I must be allowed to speak."
—Bib Fortuna introduces Luke to Jabba The Hutt[src]
Luke: "You will bring Captain Solo and the Wookiee to me."
Jabba: "*laughs* Your mind powers will not work on me boy."
Luke: "Nevertheless, I am taking Captain Solo and his friends. You can either profit from this or be destroyed. It's your choice, but I warn you not to underestimate my power."
—Luke to Jabba as he attempts a Jedi mind trick on him[src]
Han: "Together again."
Luke: "Wouldn't miss it."
Han: "How we doin'?"
Luke: "Same as always."
Han: "That bad, huh?"
—Han Solo to Luke as they are led to their execution at the Pit of Carkoon[src]
"There's nothing to see. I used to live here, you know."
―Luke to Han about Tatooine[src]
Luke: "I'll meet you back at the fleet."
Leia: "Hurry. The Alliance should be assembled by now."
Luke: "I will."
—Luke to Leia as he splits up from the Millennium Falcon in order to visit Dagobah[src]
Luke: "I'm with you too!"
Leia: "What's wrong?"
Luke: "Ask me again sometime."
—Luke to Leia at the Rebel Conference before the battle of Endor.[src]
Luke: "Master Yoda, is Darth Vader my father?"
Yoda: "Rest I need. Yes, rest."
Luke: "I must know."
Yoda: "Your father he is."
―Luke to Yoda[src]
Yoda: "Unexpected this is, and unfortunate."
Luke: "Unfortunate that I know the truth?"
Yoda: "No! Unfortunate that you rushed to face him... that incomplete was your training. Not ready for the burden were you."
—Yoda to Luke referring to the revelation that Darth Vader is Luke's father[src]
"Master Yoda, you can't die."
―Luke to Yoda, shortly before Yoda becomes one with the Force[src]
"Then I am a Jedi."
―Luke to Yoda after Yoda tells him there is no more for him to be taught.[src]
Luke: "I can't do it alone, R2. I can't go on alone."
Obi-Wan: "Yoda will always be with you."
Luke: "Obi-Wan."
—Luke and Obi-Wan’s spirit[src]
Luke: "Why didn't you tell me? You told me Vader betrayed and murdered my father."
Obi-Wan: "Your father... was seduced by the dark side of the Force. He ceased to be Anakin Skywalker and became Darth Vader. When that happened, the good man who was your father was destroyed. So what I told you was true... from a certain point of view."
Luke: "A certain point of view?"
Obi-Wan: "Luke, you're going to find that many of the truths we cling to...depend greatly on our point of view. Anakin was a good friend. When I first knew him, your father was already a great pilot. But I was amazed how strongly the Force was with him. I took it upon myself to train him as a Jedi. I thought that I could instruct him just as well as Yoda. I was wrong."
―Luke and Obi-Wan’s spirit[src]
Luke: "There is still good in him. I've felt it."
Obi-Wan: "He's more machine than man now; twisted and evil."
Luke: "I can't do it, Ben."
Obi-Wan: "You cannot escape your destiny. You must face Darth Vader again."
Luke: "I can't kill my own father."
Obi-Wan: "Then the Emperor has already won. You were our only hope."
—Luke and Obi-Wan’s Spirit[src]
Luke: "Yoda spoke of another."
Obi-Wan: "The other he spoke of is your twin sister."
Luke: "But I have no sister"
Obi-Wan: "Hmm. To protect you both from the Emperor, you were hidden from your father when you were born. The Emperor knew, as I did, if Anakin were to have any offspring, they would be a threat to him. That is the reason why your sister remains safely anonymous."
Luke: "Leia's my sister."
Obi-Wan: ""Your insight serves you well. Bury your feelings deep down, Luke. They do you credit, but they could be made to serve the Emperor."
—Luke and Obi-Wan’s spirit shortly before Luke’s leaving of Dagobah[src]
"I'm endangering the mission. I shouldn't have come."
―Luke to Leia on Endor.[src]
"Quietly. There may be more of them out there."
―Luke to Han[src]
Luke: "3PO, tell them that if they don't do as you wish, you'll become angry and use your magic"
C-3PO: "But, Master Luke, what magic? I couldn't possibly..."
Luke: "Just tell them."
—Luke instructing C-3PO to communicate with the Ewoks[src]
Leia: "Luke, tell me. What's troubling you?"
Luke: "Vader is here, now, on this moon."
Leia: "How do you know?"
Luke: "I felt his presence. He's come for me. He can feel when I'm near. That's why I have to go. As long as I stay, I'm endangering the group and our mission here. I have to face him."
―Luke telling Leia why he must leave[src]
Luke: "If I don't make it back, you're the only hope for the Alliance."
Leia: "Luke, don't talk that way. You have a power I don't understand and could never have."
Luke: "You're wrong, Leia. You have that power too. In time you'll learn to use it as I have. The Force runs strong in my family. My father has it. I have it. My sister has it. Yes. It's you, Leia."
—Luke revealing the truth to Leia.[src]
"Luke, what's wrong?"
"Leia, do you remember your mother, your real mother?"
"Just a little bit, she died when I was very young."
"What do you remember?"
"Just... images really. feelings."
"Tell me."
"She was... very beautiful. Kind, but sad. Why are you asking me this?
"I have no memory of my mother. I never knew her."
―Luke Skywalker to Leia[src]
Leia: "But why must you confront him?"
Luke: "There is good in him. I've felt it. He won't turn me over to the Emperor. I can save him. I can turn him back. I have to try."
―Luke telling Leia why he must confront Darth Vader.[src]
Darth Vader: "The Emperor has been expecting you."
Luke: "I know, father."
Darth Vader: "So, you have accepted the truth?"
Luke: "I've accepted the truth you were once Anakin Skywalker, my father."
Darth Vader: "That name no longer has any meaning for me."
Luke: "It is the name of your true self. You've only forgotten. I know there is good in you. The Emperor hasn't driven it from you fully. That is why you couldn't destroy me. That's why you won't bring me to your Emperor now."
—Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader[src]
"I will not turn...and you'll be forced to kill me."
"If that is your destiny."
―Luke and his father[src]
Luke: "Search your feelings father, you can't do this. I feel the conflict within you. Let go of your hate."
Darth Vader: "It is too late for me, my son. The Emperor will show you the true nature of the Force. He is your master now."
Luke: "Then my father is truly dead."
—Luke Skywalker to Darth Vader as he tries to turn Vader back to the light side of the Force[src]
Luke: "Soon I'll be dead, and you with me."
The Emperor: "Perhaps you refer to the imminent attack of your rebel fleet? Yes, I assure you, we are quite safe from your friends here."
Luke: "Your overconfidence is your weakness."
The Emperor: "Your faith in your friends is yours."
―Luke Skywalker and the Emperor, during the Battle of Endor on board the Death Star.[src]
"You're gravely mistaken, you won't convert me as you did my father."
―Luke Skywalker and the Emperor[src]
"I will not fight you father."
―Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader[src]
Luke: "Your thoughts betray you, father. I feel the good in you, the conflict."
Darth Vader: "There is no conflict."
Luke: "You couldn't bring yourself to kill me before and I don't believe you'll destroy me now."
—Luke Skywalker to Darth Vader during their final battle.[src]
Darth Vader: "You cannot hide forever, Luke."
Luke: "I will not fight."
Darth Vader: "Give yourself to the dark side. It is the only way you can save your friends. Yes, your thoughts betray you. Your feelings for them are strong. Especially for... sister. So, you have a twin sister. Your feelings have now betrayed her, too. Obi-Wan was wise to hide her from me. Now his failure is complete. If you will not turn to the Dark Side, then perhaps she will..."
Luke: "Never!"
―Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader[src]
"Never. I'll never turn to the dark side. You've failed, your highness. I am a Jedi, like my father before me."
―Luke Skywalker to the Emperor after defeating Darth Vader[src]
Anakin Skywalker: "Luke... take this mask off."
Luke: "But you'll die."
Anakin Skywalker: "Nothing can stop that now. Just for once... let me... look on you with my own eyes. (Luke takes of the mask, and Anakin looks at his son) Now... go, my son. Leave me."
Luke: "No, you're coming with me. I'll not leave you here. I've got to save you."
Anakin Skywalker: "You already have, Luke. You were right. You were right about me. Tell your sister... you were right."
Luke: "Father, I won't leave you."
—Luke's final conversation with his father: Anakin Skywalker[src]

[edit] Expanded Universe

[edit] Splinter of the Mind's Eye

"You have this wonderfully evocative way about you, Luke, of reducing the most excruciatingly uncomfortable circumstances to the merely mundane."
―Princess Leia Organa[src]
"You seem like a sensible sort."
―Captain-Supervisor Grammel[src]
"That's good. I can see that you're an intelligent young man. Pity your companion works her mouth to the exclusion of her brain."
―Captain-Supervisor Grammel[src]
"You know that's not true, Luke. You're too loyal and responsible for your own good."
―Princess Leia Organa[src]
"You know Luke, the Rebellion is lucky to have you. You're a good man."
―Princess Leia Organa[src]
"You're kind, Luke boy."
―Halla[src]
"I think that for an untutored country boy, you're one of the most sophisticated men I know."
―Princess Leia Organa[src]
"They say that since you defeated their champion, you are the greatest warrior present."
―Halla[src]
"What a high opinion you hold of yourself, Skywalker."
―Darth Vader[src]
"Ben Kenobi's dead. I killed him myself. You are simple Luke Skywalker, an ex-farm boy from Tatooine. You are no master of the Force and the equal of Ben Kenobi you will never be."
―Darth Vader[src]
"You do have something of the Force about you, boy. A master of it you are not, however. That dooms you. Only a master could do... this."
―Darth Vader[src]
"Good, boy, very good. But my stone was heavier. My powers are the stronger."
―Darth Vader[src]
"You are good, Skywalker. Very good indeed, for a child. But the end will be the same."
―Darth Vader[src]
"Kenobi... trained you... well. And you have some... natural ability of your own. You have proven a challenge. I enjoy... a challenge."
―Darth Vader[src]
"No, no. You overestimate yourself, child. I have finished playing with you."
―Darth Vader[src]
"Not... possible! Such power... in a child! Not possible!"
―Darth Vader[src]

[edit] Star Wars Empire: Darklighter (TPB)

"Okay if I come too? In case it breaks down, I mean."
―Luke Skywalker[src]
"This place is going to be even bleaker without Biggs. I'd give anything to get off this pile of sand."
―Luke Skywalker about Tatooine[src]
"Maybe it's one I owed you."
―Luke Skwalker to Biggs Darklighter[src]
"Of course not. We never get visitors. We're too far out."
―Luke Skywalker to Biggs Darklighter[src]
"Just don't mention you're going to the Academy to my uncle. It's a sore subject between us."
―Luke Skywalker to Biggs Darklighter[src]
"Permission to be excused, sir?"
―Luke Skywalker to Uncle Owen[src]
"I understand. He's had a hard life. This farm is all he has. But why does his dream have to be mine?"
―Luke Skywalker to Biggs Darklighter about Uncle Owen[src]
"There's the Rebel Alliance."
―Luke Skywalker to Biggs Darklighter[src]
"If I'm ever allowed to apply. No, I don't mean that. For everything."
―Luke Skywalker saying goodbye to Biggs Darklighter[src]
"Biggs. You're out there. I wonder what you're doing, thinking."
―Luke Skywalker[src]
"Not likely! I had to cancel my application. There's been a lot of unrest among the Sand People since you left..They've even raided the outskirts of Anchorhead."
―Luke Skywalker to Biggs Darklighter[src]

[edit] Shadows of the Empire

"I wanted a test for my lightsaber! I didn't reckon on getting one so soon!"
―Luke Skywalker after constructing a new lightsaber on Tatooine[src]

[edit] The Truce At Bakura

"But a good death is better than a life enslaved to hatred, and peace is better than anguish."
―Luke Skywalker[src]
"They were hostile. "Who are you and what are you doing here, and what business is it of yours?" – at first. But that old fellow Belden was glad to see us. And there were others... Leia's story opened them up. It made the first real change in their attitudes."
―Luke Skywalker to Han Solo and Leia Organa[src]
"You've got Vader on your mind again, haven't you?"
―Luke Skywalker to Leia[src]
"Sometimes you have to accept an outrageous gift or else offend a sincere giver'"
―Luke Skywalker[src]
"Easy. Show 'em your charm."
―Luke Skywalker to Han Solo[src]
"It's only politics."
―Luke Skywalker to Han Solo[src]
"Great. All I need is to make a fool out of myself in front of these people – and embarrass Leia."
―Luke's thoughts on accidentally embarrassing Leia[src]
"Go on. You still haven't seen a Wookiee get really mad."
―Luke Skywalker[src]
"If I used my powers in anger or aggression instead of for knoweldge and defense, the dark side would take me. It took..."
―Luke Skywalker to Gaeriel Captison[src]
"The situation's a little awkward. I have an allergic reaction to stormtrooper armor."
―Luke Skywalker to Gaeriel Captison[src]
"The accommodations are excellent, though. I've been on my feet all day. Please. Sit down, so I can."
―Luke Skywalker to Gaeriel Captison[src]
"I wish you would trust me."
―Luke Skywalker to Gaeriel Captison[src]
"Wookiee. Nothing special, just twice as much food as the rest of us can."
―Luke Skywalker to Gaeriel Captison[src]
"I can't do that. Some of your feelings through the Force, but that's all."
―Luke Skywalker to Gaeriel Captison[src]
"Would you like to know what I'm feeling?"
―Luke Skywalker to Gaeriel Captison[src]
"I already know you on a deeper level than anyone else. Of course, that makes it worse, because all you know about me is what you think you believe. Your feelings are strong for me. Strongly ambivalent."
―Luke Skywalker to Gaeriel Captison[src]
"Does it always rain this much? I was raised on a desert world."
―Luke Skywalker to Gaeriel Captison[src]
"I will respect your fears. And your beliefs"
―Luke Skywalker to Gaeriel Captison[src]
"You may be safer here than at home. Sorry. I sound like a swaggering stormtrooper."
―Luke Skywalker to Gaeriel Captison[src]
"I can feel through the Force that you're a woman of depth. Of deep feelings."
―Luke Skywalker to Gaeriel Captison[src]
"Once I settle with them, I'll come back- to talk with you, Gaeriel-if there's any hope that you'd reconsider about me. About Jedi. You were only partially right when you said I wasn't born a Jedi. The Force is strong in my family."
―Luke Skywalker to Gaeriel Captison[src]
"I'm a ...a farm boy, I guess"
―Luke Skywalker to Gaeriel Captison[src]
"Think of it this way. There will always be people who are strong for evil. If the only way to protect others is for a few of us to become strong in the Force for good, isn't that important? Even if your beliefs are correct, and that means bringing someone else low? People costly sacrifice themselves for good cause. I didn't ask anyone to die for me."
―Luke Skywalker to Gaeriel Captison[src]
"I agree. The dark side calls constantly for aggression, revenge, betrayal. The stronger you become, the more you're tempted."
―Luke Skywalker to Gaeriel Captison[src]
"Then if you loved someone, you could easily hate them."
―Luke Skywalker to Gaeriel Captison[src]
"Here's another balance. The mountaintops in my life are balanced by canyons. I've lost friends, family, teachers. The Empire killed most of them. If I'd never even begun my Jedi training, they'd still be dead. Actually, I'd be dead too. The day I met my first teacher, the Empire struck our farm. They butchered my Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru while I was away. Everyone who was home died. Haven't they done that here too? Do you approve of the Empire?"
―Luke Skywalker to Gaeriel Captison[src]
"I've heard that the brightest don't get to go home."
―Luke Skywalker to Gaeriel Captison[src]

[edit] The Courtship of Princess Leia

"There is no magic to what I do. The only power that I have is what I draw from the life Force around us. Even in hyperspace I can feel the energy inherent in the suns and worlds and moons."
―Luke Skywalker to Isolder[src]
"I do not make anyone do anything. I do not make Artoo follow me, just as I did not make you follow me."
―Luke Skywalker to Isolder[src]
Isolder: "You shouldn’t do this! The universe doesn’t work this way!"
Luke: "What do you mean?"
Isolder: "You – you’re treating those beasts as equals. You show my mother, the Ta’a Chume of the Hapes empire, the same degree of cordiality as you give a droid!"
Luke: "This droid, these beasts, all have a similar measure of the Force within them. If I sense the Force, how can I not respect them, just as I respect Ta’a Chume?"
―Luke Skywalker and Isolder[src]
"Listen Teneniel, it isn’t the spells themselves that give you power – you are drawing on the Force, a power created by all living things around us. Because the daughters of Allya were strong in the Force, they mastered it somewhat. But it isn’t the words you speak that give you power, nor is it any one spell that corrupts you: it is the intent with which you cast your spells, the nature of your desires. If your heart is corrupt, your works will be corrupt. If you listened to your heart, then you would know this. I think you ‘’do’’ know this. You could have killed that Nightsister and the stormtroopers a few hours ago. Instead you simply tried to cover your escape, sneak around them. Your… generousity surprised me."
―Luke Skywalker explaining the Force to Teneniel Djo[src]
"You will have a daughter first, and she will be strong in the Force."
―Luke Skywalker to Teneniel Djo, referring to Tenel Ka[src]

[edit] Heir to the Empire

Luke: "Then I am alone. I am the last of the Jedi."
Obi-Wan: "Not the last of the old Jedi, Luke. The first of the new."
―Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, when Obi-Wan appears as a Force ghost for the last time, to say goodbye[src]
"Governments and entire planets are important, Threepio. But when you sift everything down, they're all just made up of people."
―Luke Skywalker to C-3PO[src]
"If you want to be helpful, you might pull up the maintenance specs and find out exactly how I go about getting one of those motivators out. And cheer up, will you? You're starting to sound like Threepio."
―Luke Skywalker to R2-D2[src]
Mara Jade: "If the purpose of all all this activity is to impress me with your remarkable powers of recuperations, you don't need to bother."
Luke: "Nothing so devious. The purpose of all this activity is to get me back on my feet."
―Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade[src]
Mara Jade: "It's what they have offered. Thirty Thousand."
Luke: "I had no idea I was so valuable."
―Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade[src]
"Will killing me bring your old life back?"
―Luke Skywalker to Mara Jade after she tells him she wants to kill him[src]

[edit] Heir to the Empire (comics)

"There is no magic wand to make everything better—not even for a Jedi."
―Luke Skywalker[src]

[edit] Dark Force Rising

"Sometimes I feel like I've been running full speed since we blasted out of Tatooine with the droids and Ben Kenobi way back when."
―Luke Skywalker during the Thrawn Campaign[src]
"No, we’re not going back to Coruscant, Artoo. We’re going to a little place called Jomark. To see a Jedi Master."
―Luke Skywalker telling R2-D2 about going to visit Joruus C'baoth, feeling a bit of déjà vu[src]
"I don’t know Artoo. I mean, it’s just never what I expect. I went to Dagobah expecting to find a great warrior, and I found Master Yoda. I came here expecting to find someone like Master Yoda…and instead I got Master C’baoth."
―Luke Skywalker to R2-D2[src]
"Surely you must understand that the means are no less important than the ends. A Jedi uses the Force for knowledge and defense, never for attack."
―Luke Skywalker to Joruus C'baoth[src]
"Vader was deep in the dark side too. He was able to break that hold and come back. Maybe C’baoth can do the same."
―Luke Skywalker to Mara Jade[src]

[edit] The Last Command Sourcebook

Mara: "I'm not going to serve him, Skywalker. I want you to promise that you'll kill me before you let him do that to me."
Luke: "I'll promise you this. Whatever happens in there, you won't have to face him alone. I'll be there to help you."
―Mara Jade and Luke[src]
"Can something pure and noble be so easily twisted to evil and darkness? Can the New Republic become the New Empire? And, could it be that I might someday embrace the dark side… is that darkness within me?"
―Luke Skywalker, in a journal entry regarding his duel with Luuke Skywalker[src]

[edit] Dark Empire

"My ally is the Force. Through the strength of the Force your shroud of evil has been lifted from my mind."
―Luke Skywalker to the cloned Emperor Palpatine[src]
"And now, my young apprentice… Your father is dead. Have you come to join me? Will you take the place that rightfully belongs to you—at my side?"
―Palpatine[src]
"My father's destiny is my own."
―Luke Skywalker[src]
"This is the beginning Leia, I feel it. Great things are coming. The Jedi Knights will rise again."
―Luke Skywalker to Leia after they defeated a clone of Emperor Palpatine[src]
"My brother Luke is a Jedi Master. He has vowed to restore the Jedi to their former glory."
"That may be difficult."
―Princess Leia and Empatajayos Brand, about Master Skywalker[src]

[edit] Collapsing New Empires

"Perek said philosophy is dangerous, but it's extremism that turns believers to the dark side."
―Luke Skywalker[src]
"My father was not a machine...he was a Jedi!"
―Luke Skywalker[src]

[edit] Jedi Search

Lando: "Only a complete idiot would go into a place like that"
Luke: "Then let's hope they're not idiots, too."
―Lando Calrissian and Luke Skywalker just before entering The Maw.[src]

[edit] Planet of Twilight

"But Luke is strong, stronger than he knows. And Luke has a single purpose. I suppose you could say that he has a pure heart."
―Callista Ming on Luke Skywalker[src]

[edit] Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy

"You always sense a disturbance in the Force."
―Kyle Katarn[src]

[edit] Union

"Congratulations, you've just become a rebel."
―Luke Skywalker to Moff Derran Takkar at Luke's wedding[src]

[edit] Survivor's Quest

"You're just dripping with cheer and good humor today, aren't you?"
―Mara Jade Skywalker[src]
"You're really making me look bad tonight. I thought I was the one who was supposed to have had the investigative training."
―Mara Jade Skywalker[src]
Luke: "You forget the Death Star. It was shaped more or less like that."
Mara: "And its design stunk too. It just happened to be big enough and mean enough to get away with it."
Luke: "Mostly."
—Mara Jade and Luke Skywalker[src]
Mara: "So it's flattery now, is it? That's a sure sign that you've run out of logical arguments and persuasive skill."
Luke: "Or else it's a sign of my sincerity and commitment to your continued happiness as my wife and companion."
Mara: "Ooh - I like that. Commitment to my continued happiness. Make sure you use that one again sometime."
Luke: "I'll make a note."
―Mara Jade and Luke Skywalker[src]
"I've always said you and Han are the scruffiest heroes I've ever met."
―Mara Jade Skywalker[src]
"Farm boy."
―Mara Jade Skywalker[src]
"You're not going all super-Jedi on me, are you?"
―Mara Jade Skywalker[src]
Mara: "You have got to be the most brazen con artist I've ever met."
Luke: "Better even than Han? Why, thank you."
―Mara Jade and Luke Skywalker[src]
Luke: "Patience is a virue."
Mara: "Never had much use for it myself."
Luke: "Yes, I've noticed."
—Mara Jade and Luke Skywalker[src]

[edit] Dark Tide II: Ruin

"It is my fault, because I emerged from the Rebellion cast as a warrior who had destroyed Death Stars, Darth Vader, and the Emperor himself. Later missions kept that myth alive. Given a choice between calling upon a bounty hunter or a Jedi, folks turned to the Jedi because we worked for free and are concerned about collateral damage."
―Luke Skywalker[src]

[edit] Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream

"Everything's better with a Jedi around"
―Luke Skywalker to Mara Jade Skywalker[src]

[edit] Destiny's Way

"To life we owe our compassion and our duty. But I wonder what we owe to something completely outside our definition of life, to something that is a kind of living death. I wonder if we must owe them anything but a real death?"
―Luke Skywalker to Vergere[src]
"I name you the Sword of the Jedi. You are like tempered steel, purposeful and razor-keen. Always you shall be in the front rank, a burning brand to your enemies, a brilliant fire to your friends. Yours is a restless life, and never shall you know peace, though you shall be blessed for the peace that you bring to others. Take comfort in the fact that, though you stand tall and alone, others take shelter in the shadow you cast."
―Luke Skywalker to Jaina Solo[src]
"You're the one I've never doubted, your path has never veered from the light, and you've shown that it never will."
―Luke Skywalker to Lowbacca[src]
"[Jacen] has always questioned his purpose as a Jedi, and even the meaning of the Force. I can't imagine him not questioning any fate that lay in store for him. And a special destiny is not always something joyous, or easy to bear. My father had a special destiny, and see where it took him."
―Luke Skywalker[src]

[edit] The Unifying Force

"We'll help you find your way back to the Force."
―Luke to the Yuuzhan Vong Shamed Ones[src]
"I'm no longer convinced that we're meant to police the galaxy. For one thing, we're too few in number. That was made evident early in the war, and it's likely to hold true for whatever conflicts erupt in the coming years. The Jedi began as a meditative order. Our forebears believed that they could balance light and dark by remaining always in the Force, and thereby perfecting themselves. Gradually, however, as the Supreme Chancellors appealed to the order time and again for advice in resolving disputes, the Jedi became adjuncts of the Old Republic, then marshals and warriors, taking it upon themselves to uphold the peace, and little by little being drawn away from the Force and into the mundane. I don't propose that we place ourselves in seclusion and pass our days meditating on the Force-though that might be the path for some of us. But I do advocate attuning ourselves to the longer view, and reaching out to others who seek to serve the Force. The genetic makeup of each and every one of us augments our ability to tap the Force, but everyone, regardless of his or her genetic, has the potential to use the Force to one degree or another. Perhaps not to move rocks and take giant strides; but in some sense those physical powers are little more than surface effects. The real powers are more subtle, for they involve adhering to the true path, avoiding the temptation to dominate, sacrificing oneself for those who have less, and living impeccably, by recognizing that the Force doesn't flow from us but through us, ever on the move. I ask only that you give deep thought as to how you might best serve the Force."
―Luke Skywalker at the Conclave on Zonama Sekot[src]

[edit] Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen

Luke Skywalker: "Han, I can't believe you!"
Han Solo: "Oh no... Did I hit you with a stray?"
Luke Skywalker: "Come on Han I think I'm a little better then that."
—Luke Skywalker to Han Solo after a battle[src]

[edit] Dark Nest III: The Swarm War

"Now you're just ticking me off."
―Luke Skywalker to Lomi Plo[src]
"The Force may not have a Light or Dark Side—but we do...and we must choose."
―Luke Skywalker acknowledging the problems with the Jedi Philosophy[src]
"Thirty-five standard years ago, I became the last guardian of an Ancient Order that thrived for a thousand generations. During that time, no evil dared challenge its power, no honest being ever questioned its integrity. Yet fall it did brought low by the treachery of a Sith Lord who disguised himself as a friend and an ally. Only a handful of Masters survived, hiding in deserts and swamps so that the bright light that was the Jedi Order was not extinguished. Under the guidance of those two Jedi Masters, I became the instrument of the Jedi's return, and I have dedicated myself to rekindling the light of their Order. Ours may be a smaller, paler beacon than the one that once lit the way for the Old Republic, but it has been growing, both in size and in brilliance."
―Luke addressing the New Jedi Order[src]
"I've meditated at length. I've concluded how we respond to a crisis-the one we're in now or any other-is far less important than responding to it together. Even with the Force to guide us, we will still make mistakes. We still are mortal."
―Luke Skywalker[src]

[edit] Betrayal

"It's coming to me through currents in the Force, he's all wrapped up in shadows… he brings great pain to the galaxy, and me."
―Luke Skywalker referring to the Dark Man[src]
"The future is to be lived, not prearranged."
―Luke Skywalker to Jacen Solo[src]
"There are times when the end justifies the means. But when you build an argument based on a whole series of such times, you may find you've constructed an entire philosophy of evil."
―Luke Skywalker talking about Jacen's faults[src]
"Jedi are among the most pragmatic beings in the galaxy. We tend to operate under the assumption that it's better to get things done than to observe all the niceties-we consider justice to be of more consequence than law, for instance."
―Luke Skywalker[src]
"So, before you began impersonating Mara, what was your real hair color?"
"Farmboy, yor’re asking for a beating…"
―Luke and Mara[src]

[edit] Tempest

"Master Skywalker is not someone to be trifled with."
―Alema Rar[src]

[edit] Inferno

"She's with the Force now."
―Luke Skywalker referring to Mara[src]
"Shouldn't let me go when you had the chance."
―Luke Skywalker to Jacen[src]
"I'm sure you're not threatening the younglings. Because you really don't want to see me angry. And I think you're smart enough to know that. But if you want to try me, go ahead and make that threat."
―Jedi Grand Master Luke Skywalker, shortly after Darth Caedus threatened the Jedi Academy[src]
Ben: "Wait! Let me do it!"
Luke: "I don't think so, Ben."
Ben: "You have to! I deserve it!"
Luke: "Deserve it?!"
Ben: "To kill someone... You don't understand! It was my fault! If I don't do this..."
Luke: "I said no! You're very confused, Ben, we'll talk about this later."
—Ben and Luke Skywalker[src]
"I said no! You can't surrender to your rage, Ben. I did that with Lumiya. And all I did was made me weak. But if you do now, you'll be lost to the Dark side."
― Luke to Ben[src]
"Is that what you think? Jacen didn't kill Mara, it was Alema."
―Luke Skywalker to Ben[src]
"Give me the lightsaber, Ben! It isn't time to finish things with Jacen, not this way."
―Luke Skywalker to Ben[src]
"Of course not, but we'll come for him when the time is right... for us."
―Luke Skywalker to Ben[src]

[edit] Invincible

"There's nothing I'd like better, Jaina, but I'm afraid that won't be possible."
―Luke to Jaina[src]
"I know you have, but I'm not going to need support, because I can't kill Caedus."
―Luke to Jaina[src]
"Every future thas begins with me going after Caedus ends in darkness. I know I'm the only one who can be sure of stopping him, but no matter how I envisage it, it always leads to darkness."
―Luke[src]
"And it's not your responsibility to worry about those lives, it's mine—mine, Jedi Solo. Is that clear?"
―Luke to Jaina[src]
"It's worse. I win. I can't go after Caedus without becoming the same as Caedus."
―Luke to Han[src]
Luke: "Caedus is there. That's why they always know which convoy we're going to hit."
Leia: "Which means he's probably foreseen this raid, too. He already knows you're coming to Nickel One."
Luke: "Probably."
—Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa Solo[src]
"As I'm sure you've heard by now, Darth Caedus is dead."
―Luke Skywalker to the Moff Council[src]
"It's not wrong to mourn your brother's loss, Jaina—just don't forget who he is now."
―Luke Skywalker speaking to Jaina Solo about Darth Caedus[src]

[edit] Star Wars Legacy

"Every generation has its challenges to face, its own battles to win. Why should yours be any different? Running away from your responsibilities won't solve anything."
―Luke Skywalker's force ghost to Cade Skywalker[src]

[edit] Death Star Pirates

"Sorry I'm late. Artoo scanned the pirates after we left. I didn't want to alert them that I was doubling back."
―Luke Skywalker[src]

[edit] Infinities

"I'm Luke--but everyone calls me "Wormie" because I'm the little guy... unfortunately."
―Luke Skywalker introducing himself[src]
"Just a few years ago I was going to be this hotshot fighter pilot, defending the Galaxy with a beautiful princess at my side..."
―Luke Skywalker after the Battle of Endor reflecting on the last few years[src]
"Leia's a great girl. She's smart, strong, intelligent...and beautiful. I found out she's my sister, you know. Even with the Force I didn't see that one coming. *sigh* Talk about a major bummer."
―Luke Skywalker to Chewbacca about Leia Organa[src]
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