- "No battle plan can anticipate all contingencies. There are always unexpected factors including those stemming from the opponent's initiative. A battle must thus becomes a balance between plan and improvisation, between error and correction. It is a narrow line. But it is a line one's opponent must also walk. For all the balance of experience and cleverness, it is often the warrior who acts quickest who will prevail."
- ―Thrawn, in his journal
A journal was owned by Grand Admiral Thrawn. He eventually left it in the keeping of Commander Eli Vanto as a token of their friendship. The journal contained Thrawn's thoughts on a number of topics, such as the nature of evil, as well as his opinions on strategy. Vanto suspected that the last entry, regarding friendship, may have encompassed the reason why Thrawn left him the journal.[1]
Behind the scenes
Excerpts from this journal serve as chapter headings for each chapter of the novel Thrawn.[1]
Appearances
- Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil (and audiobook)
- Thrawn (and audiobook) (First appearance)