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C. J. Cherryh

(1942) Translator

21 quotes in 98 categories

C. J. Cherryh is a translator.

Quick Facts About C. J. Cherryh

Born: September 1, 1942
Profession: Translator

About C. J. Cherryh

[Wikidata] United States science fiction and fantasy author... | [Wikipedia] Carolyn Janice Cherry, better known by the pen name C. J. Cherryh, is an American writer of speculative fiction. She has written more than 80 books since the mid-1970s, including the Hugo Award–winning novels Downbelow Station (1981) and Cyteen (1988), both set in her Alliance–Union universe, and he

Quotes 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.

Daring

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For me the purest and truest art in the world is science fiction.

Art

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It is perfectly okay to write garbage--as long as you edit brilliantly.

Garbage

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Writing day and night for months… that’s hard.

Day and night

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Inevitably the party trying to resolve a matter had to contend with the party most willing to exploit it.

Exploits

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Rattle a lawyer's door and you get more lawyers.

Doors

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

Biology

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

Fear

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There are three kinds of people I've found: those who think the universe is good, those who believe it's corrupt, and those…

Believe

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Trade isn't about goods. Trade is about information. Goods sit in the warehouse until information moves them.

Goods

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

World

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

War

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I do not think any SFWA communication should come anywhere NEAR the internet.

Communication

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

Average

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Poisoning rarely happens in a well-managed kitchen.

Happens

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Deal with the Devil if the Devil has a constituency - and don't complain about the heat.

Complaining

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The warrior may fight for gold or for an immediate gain, or for something to take home for the winter to feed…

Ethics

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Nothing's hopeless except never trying.

Hopeless

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Change happened and you thought it was forever, and immediately there were all the enemies of that change making common cause and…

Causes

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If you're up against a smart opponent, make him think himself to death.

Death

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Ignorance killed the cat; curiosity was framed!

Cat

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