The difference between tragedy and comedy: Tragedy is something awful happening to somebody else, while comedy is something awful happening to somebody else.
AARON ALLSTONTycho, 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
More Aaron Allston Quotes
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When all else fails, complicate matters
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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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Definition of ‘Free’: You pay for it whether or not you elect to receive it.
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Luck consists largely of hanging on by your fingernails until things start to go your way.
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No one pays me to be nice.
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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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Life is like an analogy.
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The good thing about being Dr. Frankenstein is that you can always make new friends.
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Any sufficiently badly-written science is indistinguishable from magic.
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The principle of Sturgeon’s Razor states that the simplest answer to any problem is 90% crap
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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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Lawyers are the first refuge of the incompetent.
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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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Sometimes to heal, you must first get hurt.
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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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