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There are times when the end justifies the means. But when you build an argument based on a whole series of such times, you may find that you've constructed an entire philosophy of evil. --Luke Skywalker

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Aaron Allston
Age: 53 †
Born: 1960
Born: December 8
Died: 2014
Died: February 27
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Obviously a fake Kyp. You distract him. I'll shoot him under the table. Han (to Leia)
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I marked their location in case Kell wanted to blow them up or something.” “I don’t have to blow up everything I see. I just like to.
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Sometimes to heal, you must first get hurt.
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I'm content to stand on tradition. I'm even more content to wipe my feet on it.
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Tycho, we're about to achieve a tremendous victory we don't want. We'll put that in your biography. General Antilles was so good he couldn't fail when he tried to. Thanks. Wedge & Tycho
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Oh, wonderful. I killed his father. He hates me. He knows how to make bombs. Come on, Wedge, how does this story end?
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The chief difference between horror fans and science fiction fans lies in why they won't walk backwards. A horror fan won't walk backwards because he knows he'll be knifed by a madman. A science fiction fan won't walk backwards because he knows he'll step on the cat.
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At which time the repulsor puts out its final effort and slows you down so you crash quite slowly into the surface. Crash. Quite slowly. Face & Luke
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Ennui and lethargy are waging a war inside me.
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The difference between tragedy and comedy: Tragedy is something awful happening to somebody else, while comedy is something awful happening to somebody else.
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