C. J. Cherryh

“If you're going to get in trouble, get in trouble on purpose.”

“History is a damned damned liar.”

“Power is a magnet. It draws those who desire it.”

“What do you do when the story is over? You're supposed to live happily ever after. But I'm not sure that's what I want.”

“Sometimes the prize is not worth the costs. The means by which we achieve victory are as important as the victory itself.”

“A single human being can be a ridiculously powerful force.”

“Gods are what people worship. Men are what they are.”

“A life is not a waste of time.”

“Facts are not the truth. They are just the facts.”

“Stars are a long way off. And you can't be sure what you're seeing.”

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.”

“Reality is what you can count on.”

“It's an author's right to have a secret hideout.”

“It's very hard to be a gentleman and a writer.”

“Home is where you can say anything you want to.”