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Aaron Allston
Age: 53 †
Born: 1960
Born: December 8
Died: 2014
Died: February 27
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Texas
Aaron Dale Allston
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Lawyers are the first refuge of the incompetent.
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Luke, I don't want to discourage your curiosity, but I have to remind you, if something goes wrong, this is an exceptionally embarassing way to die. Mara
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The principle of Sturgeon's Razor states that the simplest answer to any problem is 90% crap
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Rogue Squadron doesn't run. Unless we really, really have to.
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Luck consists largely of hanging on by your fingernails until things start to go your way.
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Rogue Squadron doesn’t run. Unless we really, really have to. No, this will be Wraith Squadron’s mission. We don’t mind running. Even when we don’t have to.
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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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Ennui and lethargy are waging a war inside me.
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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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That was interesting. He deliberately countermanded one of my orders. He was furtive. Sneaky, even. We'll make a Rebellion-style pilot of him yet. Tycho & Wedge (about Jag)
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No, General. I'm not your subordinate. And what I'm coming dangerously close to is violence. -General Wedge Antilles
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Feminism is sort of like God. Many people profess to believe in it, but no one seems to be able to define it to everyone's satisfaction.
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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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I'm content to stand on tradition. I'm even more content to wipe my feet on it.
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No one pays me to be nice.
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The analysis of the thing is not the thing itself.
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No, they can't. They can't be Luke Skywalker.
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I was years older than you when I became an ambassador for the first time. Remember that, Tycho? How did we get through that assignment, anyway?” “Pretty much, we opened fire on everyone who disagreed with us.” Wedge nodded and turned to his daughter. “When all else fails, just do that.
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Life is like an analogy.
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