C. J. Cherryh
C. J. Cherryh
Carolyn Janice Cherry, better known by the pen name C. J. Cherryh, 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 Stationand Cyteen, both set in her Alliance-Union universe...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth1 September 1942
CountryUnited States of America
art fiction world
For me the purest and truest art in the world is science fiction.
culture biology conditions
Culture is how biology responds and makes its living conditions better.
men enemy watches
Watch out for a man whose enemies keep disappearing.
matter location ceilings
Jane leaned back against the counter and stared at the ceiling. At the traditional location of God, no matter what the planet.
kitchen wells poisoning
Poisoning rarely happens in a well-managed kitchen.
home fighting warrior
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.
forever enemy causes
Change happened and you thought it was forever, and immediately there were all the enemies of that change making common cause and meeting in the cloakrooms.
communication thinking internet
I do not think any SFWA communication should come anywhere NEAR the internet.
smart stupid people
I most fear stupid people. Stupid people will do anything. Truly smart people will do only what is logical for them to do.
war
Never start a war with something you can't talk to.
trying hopeless
Nothing's hopeless except never trying.
writing night months
Writing day and night for months ... that's hard.
inspirational new-year loss
A year of ending and beginning, a year of loss and finding... and all of you were with me through the storm. I drink your health, your wealth, your fortune for long years to come, and I hope for many more days in which we can gather like this.
cat ignorance curiosity
Ignorance killed the cat; curiosity was framed!