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“Without the neural connection to his armor, he was conscious of the stumps of his legs, the ruin of his arms, the perpetual pain in his flesh. He welcomed it. Pain fed his hate, and hate fed his strength. Once, as a Jedi, he had meditated to find peace. Now he meditated to sharpen the edges of his anger.”-Pondering of Darth Vader, Star Wars, Lords of the Sith

“We are, all of us, always being tested, my friend. Tests make us stronger, and strength is power, and power is the point. We must pass all the tests we face…or die in the effort.”-The Emperor, Star Wars, Lords of the Sith

“And yet we can’t know the thoughts of another, especially those of a traitor, who guards his thoughts closely so as not to reveal his treachery. And so we must draw out the thoughts to have them manifest in deeds, and this reveal the truth.”-The Emperor, Star Wars, Lords of the Sith

“Soon after destroying the Jedi, the Emperor had told Vader that he would one day be tempted to kill him. He said that the relationship between Sith apprentice and Master was symbiotic but in a delicate balance. An apprentice owed his Master loyalty. A Master owed his apprentice knowledge and must show only strength. But the obligations were reciprocal and contingent. Should either fail in his obligation, it was the duty of the other to destroy him. The Force required it.”-Teaching of Darth Sidious, Star Wars: Lords of the Sith

“Yoda had once told him that fear led to hate and hate led to suffering. But Yoda had been wrong. Fear was a tool used by the strong to cow the weak. Hate was the font of true strength. Suffering was not the result of the rule of the strong over the weak, order was. By its very existence, the Force mandated the rule of the strong over the weak; the Force mandated order.”-Pondering of Darth Vader, Star Wars:The Lord's of the Sith