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The analysis of the thing is not the thing itself.

Aaron Allston

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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Curiosity Exception Something Want Way Wrong
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
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
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
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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Down Effort Face Final Repulsor Surface
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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Dumb Paid Smart Stupid
I don’t know. Your the Jedi Master, you figure it out.
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Figure Jedi Know Master
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
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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Achieve Antilles Biography General Tycho Victory Want
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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Generation Heard Idea Sound Thousand Worst
Life is like an analogy.
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Analogies Life Positive
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
The analysis of the thing is not the thing itself.
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Analysis Itself Thing
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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Blow Case Kell Location Mark Something
I’m content to stand on tradition. I’m even more content to wipe my feet on it.
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Content Feet Tradition Wipe
No, they can’t. They can’t be Luke Skywalker.
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Luke No Skywalker

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