--- title: "4 William C. Dietz Quotes - Famous Novelist (Star Wars - Dark Forces - Jedi Knight)" description: "William Corey Dietz was an American science fiction writer, principally of military science fiction novels and video game novelizations." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-c-dietz-95265.jpg" --- ![Portrait of William C. Dietz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-c-dietz-95265.jpg) # William C. Dietz (1945–2026) Novelist United States **4** quotes in **20** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet William C. Dietz was a novelist from the United States, best known for *Star Wars - Dark Forces - Jedi Knight*. ## Quick Facts About William C. Dietz Born January 1, 1945 Died February 28, 2026 Nationality United States Profession Novelist Notable works Star Wars - Dark Forces - Jedi Knight ## About William C. Dietz William Corey Dietz was an American science fiction writer, principally of military science fiction novels and video game novelizations. ## Quotes by William C. Dietz > [Fifty or sixty shooters had already arrived and managed to look studiously bored. I knew a few of them and nodded politely.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-c-dietz/fifty-or-sixty-shooters-had-already-arrived-and-managed-to-look/) William C. Dietz [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c9/william-c-dietz-71363_accepted_fifty-or-sixty-shooters-had-already-arri_94822.jpg) > [“People weigh more after they die, or seem to, and it doesn’t make sense. Life should have weight, and leave a body…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-c-dietz/people-weigh-more-after-they-die-or-seem-to-and-it-doesn-t-make-sense/) William C. Dietz [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d38/william-c-dietz-71363_quote_people-weigh-more-after-they-die-or-seem_1308745.jpg) > [“First of all, the Captain rates the honorific ‘sir.’ You will render that honorific or I will plant my foot in your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-c-dietz/first-of-all-the-captain-rates-the-honorific-sir-you-will-render-that/) William C. Dietz [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b15/william-c-dietz-71363_quote_first-of-all-the-captain-rates-the-honor_2114866.jpg) > [“Life might be cheap on Terra ... but living wasn't.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-c-dietz/life-might-be-cheap-on-terra-but-living-wasn-t/) William C. Dietz [Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f44/william-c-dietz-71363_life_life-might-be-cheap-on-terra-but-living_3153322.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-c-dietz/#itemlist", "name": "William C. Dietz Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Fifty or sixty shooters had already arrived and managed to look studiously bored. I knew a few of them and nodded politely. No one asked me to sit next to them, nor would I have accepted if they had. It's better that way, in case you end up on opposite sides of a fight, and a whole lot safer. Friends can betray you. Strangers can't.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William C. 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