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Ennui and lethargy are waging a war inside me.
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Aaron Allston
Age: 53 †
Born: 1960
Born: December 8
Died: 2014
Died: February 27
Film Director
Game Designer
Novelist
Role-Playing Game Designer
Science Fiction Writer
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Corsicana
Texas
Aaron Dale Allston
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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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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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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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I'm content to stand on tradition. I'm even more content to wipe my feet on it.
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And unlike the rest of you, he hasn’t yet time to ruin his career or his mind. Then he won’t do. Send him home. Get us another lunatic. Excuse me! [hopping up to stand in his seat] Elassar Targon, master of the universe, reporting for duty! I withdraw my objection.
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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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Sometimes to heal, you must first get hurt.
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I have to say, this sounds like the worst idea in a thousand generations of bad ideas. You haven't heard all our ideas. Luke & Bhindi Drayson
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I really can't complain about actresses who get paid to be dumb. Most of us can't get paid to be smart.
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