Quotes by Aaron Allston

• The analysis of the thing is not the thing itself.
• 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.
• I really can't complain about actresses who get paid to be dumb. Most of us can't get paid to be smart.
• I'm content to stand on tradition. I'm even more content to wipe my feet on it.
• If you hack the Vatican server, have you tampered in God's domain?
• Lawyers are the first refuge of the incompetent.
• Life is like an analogy.
• Definition of 'Free': You pay for it whether or not you elect to receive it.
• No one pays me to be nice.
• There are two types of people in the world, and I'm one of them.
• The difference between tragedy and comedy: Tragedy is something awful happening to somebody else, while comedy is something awful happening to somebody else.
• The principle of Sturgeon's Razor states that the simplest answer to any problem is 90% crap.
• The way to a man's heart is through his chest.
• This would not be a problem if I were driving a snowplow.
• When all else fails, complicate matters.
• Where can I get some tat? I'd like to trade it in.
• Luck consists largely of hanging on by your fingernails until things start to go your way.
• Violence is the first refuge of the violent.
• Any sufficiently badly-written science is indistinguishable from magic.