Catherine Asaro > Quotes

“the more you rely on what you need, the more you become that which you rely on.”
― Catherine Asaro, The Night Bird

“Ah hell”
― Catherine Asaro, The Charmed Sphere

“There are cultures on Earth that are more alien than some of the aliens in SF.

More extensive quote: "the theme of immersion into different cultures comes naturally to science fiction, since a major theme of the genre is how humans interact with 'alien' cultures. Yet many of the so-called alien cultures of science fiction, particularly in its younger days, felt myopic, more like Western cultures even than other cultures on our own planet.”
― Catherine Asaro

“Don't go to sleep, Ginger-Sun."
"Baz-"
"I know," he muttered, "'Behave, Baz. She's been through a lot. And don't make a baby for at least three months.'"
"They told you not to touch me for three months?"
"Let's just say it was strongly suggested.”
― Catherine Asaro, The Fire Opal

“But somewhere, sometime, someone must say, ‘Today I will not seek revenge.’ Someone has to say, ‘We will stop’ and mean it, or the bloodshed will go on and on, endless, until we destroy the entire human race.”
― Catherine Asaro, Carnelians

“You can talk to me, too."
"I do!"
"But you say so little."
"Women talk a great deal to one another. All this gossip and such. I am not a woman."
"What do you do when you have to command your men?" She inquired, exasperated. "Grunt?”
― Catherine Asaro, The Fire Opal

“The commuters looked terrified. Well, yes, most people didn’t carry a particle accelerator with antimatter on their hip. But I had the safety engaged. It wouldn’t discharge.”
― Catherine Asaro, Primary Inversion