In my dreams my power grows.
In my dreams no one can stop me.
In my dreams, I am a lord, a king of the galaxy, a mighty emperor.

I know this dream will someday become a reality.
I know that somehow, with all of my strength, I can bend the universe to my own will.
I know, but I don’t know how this is going to happen.

I’ve decided my mission in life is to see it through.

-Palpatine, age 12. Excerpt from “Hopes and Dreams.” The Journal of Sidious: 1-2.