Quotes by Aaron Allston

A scream queen is an actress who eeks out a living.
– Aaron Allston
Any sufficiently badly-written science is indistinguishable from magic.
– Aaron Allston
Definition of 'Free': You pay for it whether or not you elect to receive it.
– Aaron Allston
Ennui and lethargy are waging a war inside me.
– Aaron Allston
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.
– Aaron Allston
I really can't complain about actresses who get paid to be dumb. Most of us can't get paid to be smart.
– Aaron Allston
I'm content to stand on tradition. I'm even more content to wipe my feet on it.
– Aaron Allston
If you hack the Vatican server, have you tampered in God's domain?
– Aaron Allston
Lawyers are the first refuge of the incompetent.
– Aaron Allston
Life is like an analogy.
– Aaron Allston
Luck consists largely of hanging on by your fingernails until things start to go your way.
– Aaron Allston
No one pays me to be nice.
– Aaron Allston
The analysis of the thing is not the thing itself.
– Aaron Allston
The chief difference between horror fans and science fiction fans lies in why they won't walk backwards. A horror fan won't walk backwards because he knows he'll be knifed by a madman. A science fiction fan won't walk backwards because he knows he'll step on the cat.
– Aaron Allston
The difference between tragedy and comedy: Tragedy is something awful happening to somebody else, while comedy is something awful happening to somebody else.
– Aaron Allston
The good thing about being Dr. Frankenstein is that you can always make new friends.
– Aaron Allston
The principle of Sturgeon's Razor states that the simplest answer to any problem is 90% crap.
– Aaron Allston
The way to a man's heart is through his chest.
– Aaron Allston
There are two types of people in the world, and I'm one of them.
– Aaron Allston
This would not be a problem if I were driving a snowplow.
– Aaron Allston
Violence is the first refuge of the violent.
– Aaron Allston
When all else fails, complicate matters.
– Aaron Allston
Where can I get some tat? I'd like to trade it in.
– Aaron Allston