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The analysis of the thing is not the thing itself.

Aaron Allston

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
Definition of ‘Free’: You pay for it whether or not you elect to receive it.
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Definition Elect Free Pay Receive
Any sufficiently badly-written science is indistinguishable from magic.
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Indistinguishable Magic Science Sufficient Written
Ennui and lethargy are waging a war inside me.
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Ennui Inside Lethargy Waging War
When all else fails, complicate matters
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Else Fail Failing Matter When
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
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
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
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
No one pays me to be nice.
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Nice One Liner Pay Positive
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
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
Rogue Squadron doesn’t run. Unless we really, really have to.
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Rogue Run Running Unless Wraith
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

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