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title: "1 Opponent Make Quotes By C. J. Cherryh"
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> [If you're up against a smart opponent, make him think himself to death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-cherryh-2/if-you-re-up-against-a-smart-opponent-make-him-think-himself-to-death/)

[C. J. Cherryh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-j-cherryh-2/)

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## More by C. J. Cherryh

> [A warrior is free to be a hero and pull off daring do and the soldier is irresponsible if he does it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-cherryh-2/a-warrior-is-free-to-be-a-hero-and-pull-off-daring-do-and-the-soldier/)

[C. J. Cherryh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-j-cherryh-2/)

> [For me the purest and truest art in the world is science fiction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-cherryh-2/for-me-the-purest-and-truest-art-in-the-world-is-science-fiction/)

[C. J. Cherryh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-j-cherryh-2/)

> [It is perfectly okay to write garbage--as long as you edit brilliantly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-cherryh-2/it-is-perfectly-okay-to-write-garbage-as-long-as-you-edit-brilliantly/)

[C. J. Cherryh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-j-cherryh-2/)

> [Writing day and night for months… that’s hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-cherryh-2/writing-day-and-night-for-months-that-s-hard/)

[C. J. Cherryh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-j-cherryh-2/)

> [Inevitably the party trying to resolve a matter had to contend with the party most willing to exploit it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-cherryh-2/inevitably-the-party-trying-to-resolve-a-matter-had-to-contend-with/)

[C. J. Cherryh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-j-cherryh-2/)

> [Rattle a lawyer's door and you get more lawyers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-cherryh-2/rattle-a-lawyer-s-door-and-you-get-more-lawyers/)

[C. J. Cherryh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-j-cherryh-2/)

> [Culture is how biology responds and makes its living conditions better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-cherryh-2/culture-is-how-biology-responds-and-makes-its-living-conditions-better/)

[C. J. Cherryh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-j-cherryh-2/)

> [I most fear stupid people. Stupid people will do anything. Truly smart people will do only what is logical for them to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-cherryh-2/i-most-fear-stupid-people-stupid-people-will-do-anything-truly-smart/)

[C. J. Cherryh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-j-cherryh-2/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-cherryh-2/there-are-three-kinds-of-people-i-ve-found-those-who-think-the/)

[C. J. Cherryh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-j-cherryh-2/)

> [Trade isn't about goods. Trade is about information. Goods sit in the warehouse until information moves them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-cherryh-2/trade-isn-t-about-goods-trade-is-about-information-goods-sit-in-the/)

[C. J. Cherryh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-j-cherryh-2/)

> [My worlds are complex, and often suggest more than one story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-cherryh-2/my-worlds-are-complex-and-often-suggest-more-than-one-story/)

[C. J. Cherryh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-j-cherryh-2/)

> [Never start a war with something you can't talk to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-cherryh-2/never-start-a-war-with-something-you-can-t-talk-to/)

[C. J. Cherryh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-j-cherryh-2/)

> [I do not think any SFWA communication should come anywhere NEAR the internet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-cherryh-2/i-do-not-think-any-sfwa-communication-should-come-anywhere-near-the/)

[C. J. Cherryh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-j-cherryh-2/)

> [Average people didn't analyze what they thought: they thought they thought, and half of it was gut reaction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-cherryh-2/average-people-didn-t-analyze-what-they-thought-they-thought-they/)

[C. J. Cherryh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-j-cherryh-2/)

> [Poisoning rarely happens in a well-managed kitchen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-cherryh-2/poisoning-rarely-happens-in-a-well-managed-kitchen/)

[C. J. Cherryh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-j-cherryh-2/)

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