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

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

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

- 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

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

- C. J. Cherryh