The warrior may fight for gold or for an immediate gain, or for something to take home for the winter to feed the family. The soldier is part of a mo…

- C. J. Cherryh

Average people didn't analyze what they thought: they thought they thought, and half of it was gut reaction.

- C. J. Cherryh

I most fear stupid people. Stupid people will do anything. Truly smart people will do only what is logical for them to do.

- C. J. Cherryh

Culture is how biology responds and makes its living conditions better.

- C. J. Cherryh

Ignorance killed the cat; curiosity was framed!

- C. J. Cherryh

My worlds are complex, and often suggest more than one story.

- C. J. Cherryh

There are three kinds of people I've found: those who think the universe is good, those who believe it's corrupt, and those who don't want to think a…

- C. J. Cherryh

Honor to the earth," the abbot said, "honor to the dead in the passing of the year; honor to the living, in the coming of the new. A Great Year passe…

- C. J. Cherryh

Never start a war with something you can't talk to.

- C. J. Cherryh