Quotes by C. J. Cherryh

About C. J. Cherryh:

Carolyn Janice Cherry is an American writer of speculative fiction. She has written more than 60 books since the mid-1970s, including the Hugo Award winning novels Downbelow Station (1981) and Cyteen (1988), both set in her Alliance-Union universe.
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For me the purest and truest art in the world is science fiction.

C. J. Cherryh

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 more complex society. He's fighting for a group ethic of some sort.

C. J. Cherryh

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

C. J. Cherryh

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

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.

C. J. Cherryh

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

C. J. Cherryh

Author Bio

  • NameC. J. Cherryh
  • DescriptionUnited States science fiction and fantasy author
  • AliasesCarolyn Janice Cherryh
  • BornSeptember 1, 1942
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist