Any sufficiently badly-written science is indistinguishable from magic.
AARON ALLSTONWhen all else fails, complicate matters
More Aaron Allston Quotes
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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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If you hack the Vatican server, have you tampered in God’s domain?
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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 one pays me to be nice.
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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 don’t know. Your the Jedi Master, you figure it out.
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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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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’m content to stand on tradition. I’m even more content to wipe my feet on it.
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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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Definition of ‘Free’: You pay for it whether or not you elect to receive it.
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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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Luke, I don’t want to discourage your curiosity, but I have to remind you, if something goes wrong, this is an exceptionally embarrassing way to die.” Mara
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Ennui and lethargy are waging a war inside me.
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Rogue Squadron doesn’t run. Unless we really, really have to.
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