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I’m content to stand on tradition. I’m even more content to wipe my feet on it.

Aaron Allston

Rogue Squadron doesn’t run. Unless we really, really have to.
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Rogue Run Running Unless Wraith
Life is like an analogy.
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Analogies Life Positive
Sometimes to heal, you must first get hurt.
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First Heal Hurt Sometimes
No one pays me to be nice.
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Nice One Liner Pay Positive
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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Countermanded Furtive Interesting Order Sneaky Style
Obviously a fake Kyp. You distract him. I’ll shoot him under the table.” Han (to Leia)
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Fake Leia Shoot Table
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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Mind Mission Rogue Running Squadron Unless Wraith
Any sufficiently badly-written science is indistinguishable from magic.
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Indistinguishable Magic Science Sufficient Written
Luck consists largely of hanging on by your fingernails until things start to go your way.
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Fingernail Hanging Large Luck Way
Definition of ‘Free’: You pay for it whether or not you elect to receive it.
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Definition Elect Free Pay Receive
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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Awful Difference Something Tragedy
Lawyers are the first refuge of the incompetent.
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Fierce First Incompetent Lawyer
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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Evil Justify Mean Philosophy Time
When all else fails, complicate matters
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Else Fail Failing Matter When
The principle of Sturgeon’s Razor states that the simplest answer to any problem is 90% crap
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Answer Crap Principle Problem Razor Simplest State
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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Bomb Father Hate Kill Story Wedge

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