"The war got in the way of a lot of things," Kanan says, after a moment of silence.

"But I did have some classes, and got to see a few examples up close. What I remember the most is using the library to research different planetary cultures, which -- not really an option now. And . . . try not to react out of your emotions, and consider the perspective of the ones you're negotiating with. It aids in communication."

There's an echo of someone else's cadence in his last two sentences.