Lawyers are the first refuge of the incompetent.
About Aaron Allston
Aaron Dale Allstonwas an American game designer and author of many science fiction books, notably Star Wars novels. His works as a game designer include game supplements for role-playing games, several of which served to establish the basis for products and subsequent development of TSR’s Dungeons & Dragons game setting Mystara.
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Life is like an analogy.
American writer (1960-2014)
When all else fails, complicate matters.
American writer (1960-2014)
I’m content to stand on tradition. I’m even more content to wipe my feet on it.
American writer (1960-2014)
The principle of Sturgeon’s Razor states that the simplest answer to any problem is 90% crap.
American writer (1960-2014)
Violence is the first refuge of the violent.
American writer (1960-2014)
Any sufficiently badly-written science is indistinguishable from magic.
American writer (1960-2014)
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.
American writer (1960-2014)
If you hack the Vatican server, have you tampered in God’s domain?
American writer (1960-2014)
There are two types of people in the world, and I’m one of them.
American writer (1960-2014)
Definition of ‘Free’: You pay for it whether or not you elect to receive it.
American writer (1960-2014)
The way to a man’s heart is through his chest.
American writer (1960-2014)
Where can I get some tat? I’d like to trade it in.
American writer (1960-2014)
I really can’t complain about actresses who get paid to be dumb. Most of us can’t get paid to be smart.
American writer (1960-2014)
This would not be a problem if I were driving a snowplow.
American writer (1960-2014)
The difference between tragedy and comedy: Tragedy is something awful happening to somebody else, while comedy is something awful happening to somebody else.
American writer (1960-2014)
No one pays me to be nice.
American writer (1960-2014)
Lawyers are the first refuge of the incompetent.
American writer (1960-2014)
Luck consists largely of hanging on by your fingernails until things start to go your way.
American writer (1960-2014)
The analysis of the thing is not the thing itself.
American writer (1960-2014)