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C. J. Cherryh Quote: “For me the purest and truest art in the world is science fiction.”

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

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C. J. Cherryh Quote: “Jane leaned back against the counter and stared at the ceiling. At the traditional location of God, no matter what the planet.”

52. “Jane leaned back against the counter and stared at the ceiling. At the traditional location of God, no matter what the planet.”

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C. J. Cherryh Quote: “Also, a foreign accent if at least intelligible can sound quite sexy.”

53. “Also, a foreign accent if at least intelligible can sound quite sexy.”

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C. J. Cherryh Quote: “There was a wicked man once who called a hatani. ‘Kill my neighbor,’ he said. ‘That’s not hatani business,’ the hatani said and went away. The wicked man found another hatani. ‘My life is wretched,’ the wicked man said. ‘I hate my neighbor. I want to see him die,’ ‘That is a hatani matter,’ the hatani said. ‘Do you give it into my hands?’ ‘Yes,’ the wicked man said. And the hatani struck him dead. Do you understand the solution?” Thorn.”

54. “There was a wicked man once who called a hatani. ‘Kill my neighbor,’ he said. ‘That’s not hatani business,’ the hatani said and went away. The wicked man found another hatani. ‘My life is wretched,’ the wicked man said. ‘I hate my neighbor. I want to see him die,’ ‘That is a hatani matter,’ the hatani said. ‘Do you give it into my hands?’ ‘Yes,’ the wicked man said. And the hatani struck him dead. Do you understand the solution?” Thorn.”

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C. J. Cherryh Quote: “Trouble didn’t just come in threes: it gathered passengers as it went, and crashed nastily into bystanders.”

55. “Trouble didn’t just come in threes: it gathered passengers as it went, and crashed nastily into bystanders.”

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C. J. Cherryh Quote: “There was a certain wisdom in doing little, when one was obliged to act in ignorance.”

56. “There was a certain wisdom in doing little, when one was obliged to act in ignorance.”

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C. J. Cherryh Quote: “Yes, aiji-ma.” “What is this agreement? You are most valuable when you argue, paidhi! Do not say yes to me!” “I shall most strenuously object when you are wrong, aiji-ma. You have been infallibly right at least this last hour.” “Ha.”

57. “Yes, aiji-ma.” “What is this agreement? You are most valuable when you argue, paidhi! Do not say yes to me!” “I shall most strenuously object when you are wrong, aiji-ma. You have been infallibly right at least this last hour.” “Ha.”

— C. J. Cherryh

C. J. Cherryh Quote: “Gods and Thunders!”

58. “Gods and Thunders!”

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C. J. Cherryh Quote: “But his political sense kept up a persistent itch that said: A, Given ignorance in the mix, stupidity was at least as common in politics as astute maneuvering; B, Crisis always drew insects; and, C, Inevitably the party trying to resolve a matter had to contend with the party most willing to exploit it.”

59. “But his political sense kept up a persistent itch that said: A, Given ignorance in the mix, stupidity was at least as common in politics as astute maneuvering; B, Crisis always drew insects; and, C, Inevitably the party trying to resolve a matter had to contend with the party most willing to exploit it.”

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C. J. Cherryh Quote: “When it is necessary to survive, then one cannot be brave anymore.”

60. “When it is necessary to survive, then one cannot be brave anymore.”

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C. J. Cherryh Quote: “I would suggest that you remember she is old because some of her enemies are dead.”

61. “I would suggest that you remember she is old because some of her enemies are dead.”

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C. J. Cherryh Quote: “Unquestioning believers who thought they questioned everything, unhearing believers who heard nothing that in the least degree questioned the tenets of their sacred quest toward a salvation they predetermined to exist.”

62. “Unquestioning believers who thought they questioned everything, unhearing believers who heard nothing that in the least degree questioned the tenets of their sacred quest toward a salvation they predetermined to exist.”

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C. J. Cherryh Quote: “I do not think any SFWA communication should come anywhere NEAR the internet.”

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

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C. J. Cherryh Quote: “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 believes we may just have breakfast this morning, nadiin-ji.”

64. “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 believes we may just have breakfast this morning, nadiin-ji.”

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C. J. Cherryh Quote: “He knew that he wielded magic as well as iron, and yet looked away from it, and made himself fables to explain his own presence in the world, and sought gods who might be more powerful than himself. It would be very comfortable if there were someone more powerful than himself, on this Road, on this particular morning, someone to guide him, even someone to blame...”

65. “He knew that he wielded magic as well as iron, and yet looked away from it, and made himself fables to explain his own presence in the world, and sought gods who might be more powerful than himself. It would be very comfortable if there were someone more powerful than himself, on this Road, on this particular morning, someone to guide him, even someone to blame...”

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C. J. Cherryh Quote: “Baiji was sweating. Visibly. And Ilisidi sat there with the smile of a guardian demon, staring straight at him, with Cenedi standing by her side.”

66. “Baiji was sweating. Visibly. And Ilisidi sat there with the smile of a guardian demon, staring straight at him, with Cenedi standing by her side.”

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C. J. Cherryh Quote: “Multiple sets of golden eyes lit up in anticipation. Fried fish, in the style of Mospheiran street vendors, was his aishid’s favorite of the new flavors they’d discovered on the island.”

67. “Multiple sets of golden eyes lit up in anticipation. Fried fish, in the style of Mospheiran street vendors, was his aishid’s favorite of the new flavors they’d discovered on the island.”

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C. J. Cherryh Quote: “It is of course, always an age of wonders. The true gift is remembering to look out the windows, and to let the thoughts run backward and forward and wide to the breadth and height of all that’s ever been and might yet be – Once upon a time, I tell you.”

68. “It is of course, always an age of wonders. The true gift is remembering to look out the windows, and to let the thoughts run backward and forward and wide to the breadth and height of all that’s ever been and might yet be – Once upon a time, I tell you.”

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C. J. Cherryh Quote: “We cannot say what we would have been, but we can still say what we will be. We are making up that sentence as we go, and we shall never be through with that statement.”

69. “We cannot say what we would have been, but we can still say what we will be. We are making up that sentence as we go, and we shall never be through with that statement.”

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C. J. Cherryh Quote: “You are not to tell my parents,” he said, with his arm over his eyes, “but I drank a little brandy from a glass someone left and I am not feeling well this morning. One does not think it was poisoned.”

70. “You are not to tell my parents,” he said, with his arm over his eyes, “but I drank a little brandy from a glass someone left and I am not feeling well this morning. One does not think it was poisoned.”

— C. J. Cherryh

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