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Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter.
— Yoda ‧ Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
Yoda asks Luke to look beyond bodies and appearances. In his teaching, a person’s deeper nature matters more than the physical material they are made from. The line frames the Force as a connection to something larger, making an ordinary-looking teacher’s lesson feel expansive.
- Star Wars: Empire at40 QuotationsItem28, YodaReference checked
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