“ There was love, a reliable and real love grown in a handful of days, and Tristan did not know why it was: friendship had happened to both of them, on the sudden, completely aside from Tristan's both e… C.J. Cherryh
“ It was a monumental achievement that the serpentine tc'a had once upon a time gotten the knnn to understand the concept of trade: so nowadays knnn simply contacted a station, rushed onto its methane-d… C.J. Cherryh
“ Lois. Oh… no. Lois. Dinner. His name … be it Clark Kent or Superman …was mud. –Clark Kent C.J. Cherryh
“ My name’s Elai, Ellai’s daughter, line of the first Cloud, the first Elly; of Pia, line of the first Jin when they made the world. And you’re on my land. C.J. Cherryh
“ It was a scientific success, bringing back data enough to keep the analysts busy for years… but there was no glib, slick way to explain the full meaning of its observations in layman’s terms. In publi… C.J. Cherryh
“ Flying was no cure for want of sleep. The brain wanted time to recycle: when it became all one long, uninterrupted day, the ability to keep going and to keep thinking was no warrant it was healty even… C.J. Cherryh
“ Oh, man,' Azdra'ik said. 'This is what our eldest saw. This is what our legends say. Who could know, but us? C.J. Cherryh
“ Tabini was at least canny enough in the differences between atevi and human to know that, gut level, he might think he understood - but chances were very good that he wouldn't, couldn't, and never wou… C.J. Cherryh
“ The t'ca [ship] left them, rolled and slewed off in a maneuver that made sense to a multi-brained snake.--from The Kif Strike Back C.J. Cherryh
“ Trade isn't about goods. Trade is about information. Goods sit in the warehouse until information moves them. C.J. Cherryh
“ You know its shape, since you have it. Give it up, and be paid. Or don’t—and be paid, hani, be paid then too. C.J. Cherryh
“ Poisoning us, Bren said, faced with what was a truly attractive service, and with the servants still in the room, is a process of inconveniently many steps, though conservative of the furniture. One b… C.J. Cherryh
“ He could be distracted, still, by beauty, by the wonder of a stroke of sunlight. Perhaps at such times he made himself open to wizardry-or conversely, was as warded and safe at such moments as Ynefel… C.J. Cherryh
“ The t'ca [ship] left them, rolled and slewed off in a maneuver that made sense to a multi-brained snake. C.J. Cherryh
“ Change, son of mine, should be applied like salt to a dish—best taste it, understand it, and then decide. Is C.J. Cherryh
“ Brains and sex fight each other to control your life, and thank God brains get a head start before sex comes along. C.J. Cherryh
“ Clark. Superman. She loved two men. It was extraordinary how alike and how different they were.-Lois Lane C.J. Cherryh
