Aaron Allston > Quotes

“I don't have to blow up everything I see... I just like to.”
― Aaron Alston, Wraith Squadron

“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”
― Aaron Allston, Legacy of the Force: Betrayal

“Oh, wonderful. I killed his father. He hates me. He knows how to make bombs. Come on, Wedge, how does this story end?”
― Aaron Allston

“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.”
― Aaron Allston, Solo Command: Star Wars Legends

“Sithspit! What's that?'
'That's the sun, Wedge. It's after dawn.'
'Well, it offends me. Turn it off.'
'It's a hundred thirty, hundred forty million klicks from here.'
'Go up in your X-wing and shoot it down for me.”
― Aaron Allston, Starfighters of Adumar: Star Wars Legends

“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)”
― Aaron Allston, Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream

“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”
― Aaron Allston, Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream

“I don't know. Your the Jedi Master, you figure it out.”
― Aaron Allston

“I was years older than you when I became an ambassador for the first time. Remember that, Tycho? How did we get through that assignment, anyway?”
“Pretty much, we opened fire on everyone who disagreed with us.”
Wedge nodded and turned to his daughter. “When all else fails, just do that.”
― Aaron Allston, Fury

“Sometimes to heal, you must first get hurt.”
― Aaron Allston, Fate of the Jedi: Backlash

“And unlike the rest of you, he hasn’t yet time to ruin his career or his mind."
"Then he won’t do. Send him home. Get us another lunatic."
"Excuse me!" [hopping up to stand in his seat] "Elassar Targon, master of the universe, reporting for duty!"
"I withdraw my objection.”
― Aaron Allston, Iron Fist: Star Wars Legends

“Tomer: “What's this?”
Cabinet: “Wt's ths?”
Wedge: “Cabinet.”
Tomer: “I know it's a cabinet, but it's talking.”
Cabinet: “...ts tlkng”
Janson: “Oh that. It's the Catann Minister of Crawling Into Very Small Spaces.”
Tycho: “He bet Wedge he could fold himself in the that cabinet, around the shelves and all.”
Hobbie: “Never bet against Wedge. The Minister gets to stay in there until he admits that it was a stupid bet and that Wedge doesn't owe him anything.”
― Aaron Allston, Starfighters of Adumar: Star Wars Legends

“I have to say, this sounds like the worst idea in a thousand generations of bad ideas."
"You haven't heard all our ideas."

Luke & Bhindi Drayson”
― Aaron Allston, Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream

“At which time the repulsor puts out its final effort and slows you down so you crash quite slowly into the surface."
"Crash."
"Quite slowly."

Face & Luke”
― Aaron Allston, Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream

“No, General. I'm not your subordinate. And what I'm coming dangerously close to is violence.
-General Wedge Antilles”
― Aaron Allston, Starfighters of Adumar: Star Wars Legends

“I marked their location in case Kell wanted to blow them up or something.”
“I don’t have to blow up everything I see. I just like to.”
― Aaron Allston, Wraith Squadron: Star Wars Legends

“Welcome aboard Mon Remonda. Let’s get the rest of your pilots in... so I can get out of this torture suit."
"But, sir, I was just going to say how smart you looked in your uniform. I think we ought to stay here, in uniform, a couple of hours so the holographers can capture the image. You know, for the historians."
"Wedge, I think I’m going to have you killed."
"Yes, sir. I trust you’ll wear your dress uniform for an event like that.”
― Aaron Allston, Solo Command: Star Wars Legends

“Now, you should admit it: you are here engaged in some military action directed against the Yuuzhan Vong, knowing full well that any action you take could embroil the people of this peaceful world in your destructive war."
"Isn't destructive war kind of redundant? Until I see a constructive war, or even a giggly war, I have to think so."

Mudlath & Han”
― Aaron Allston, Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand

“Luke, I don't want to discourage your curiosity, but I have to remind you, if something goes wrong, this is an exceptionally embarassing way to die."

Mara”
― Aaron Allston, Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand

“Obviously a fake Kyp. You distract him. I'll shoot him under the table."

Han (to Leia)”
― Aaron Allston, Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream

“His name is Kettch, and he's an Ewok."
"No."
"Oh, yes. Determined to fight. You should hear him say, 'Yub, yub.' He makes it a battle cry."
"Wes, assuming he could be educated up to Alliance fighter-pilot standards, an Ewok couldn't even reach an X-wing's controls."
"He wears arm and leg extensions, prosthetics built for him by a sympathetic medical droid. And he's anxious to go, Commander."
"Please tell me you're kidding."
"Of course I'm kidding. Pilot-candidate number one is a Human female from Tatooine, Falynn Sandskimmer."
"I'm going to get you, Janson."
"Yub, yub, Commander."
―Wes Janson and Wedge Antilles[src]”
― Aaron Allston

“You can't look dignified when you're having fun.”
― Aaron Allston, Solo Command: Star Wars Legends

“you’re always going to be too young for something important to you, too old for something else, and the timing is just not going to be right for a third set of things. That’s life, and you can make yourself crazy by dwelling on that. Or you can figure out what you are the right age for, and what the timing is right for, and celebrate those things. Where do you suppose happiness lies?”
― Aaron Allston, Starfighters of Adumar

“No, they can't. They can't be Luke Skywalker.”
― Aaron Allston

“Begging your pardon, sir, but you’re crazy enough to be a Wraith."
"Until you’ve crewed with me for a few years, kid, you have no idea what ‘crazy’ means.”
― Aaron Allston, Solo Command: Star Wars Legends

“There will be pages. Lots and lots of pages. Most of the pages will have letters on them, and a vast majority of these letters will be in the Roman alphabet.”
― Aaron Allston

“When are they going to stop calling me General?"
"When are they going to stop calling me Princess?"

Han & Leia”
― Aaron Allston, Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand

“When all else fails, complicate matters.”
― Aaron Allston

“A green X-wing closed in tighter to the formation. "Yes, sir." Though distorted by the comm system, the voice sounded indulgent rather than military.

"That's 'Yes, Wedge' until we're formally returned to duty." The commander smiled. "Or perhaps, 'Yes, Exalted One.' Or 'Yes, O envy of all Corellia.' Or-”
― Aaron Allston, Wraith Squadron: Star Wars Legends

“To go elsewhere would mean starting all over. Learning as a child does. I have been a child already. I will not yield one bit, one speck of the power and influence I have now.”
― Aaron Allston, Fate of the Jedi: Backlash