Cordwainer Smith Quotes & Sayings

She is a cat," he thought. "That's all she is - a cat!"
But that was not how his mind saw her - quick beyond all dreams of speed, sharp, clever, unbelievably graceful, beautiful, wordless and undemanding.
Where would he ever find a woman who could compare with her? — Cordwainer Smith

The revolution lasted six minutes and covered one hundred an twelve meters. — Cordwainer Smith

Crowding together to see something which would ease the boredom of perfection and time. — Cordwainer Smith

Joan commented, upon sentence, My body is your property, but my love is not. My love is my own, and I shall love you fiercely while you kill me. — Cordwainer Smith

And now if they should break or you should fall, you might faint for a year or two. If that happens, your local system takes over: that's the pack on your back. — Cordwainer Smith

We shall take a star out of the skies and shall set thousands of worlds on fire ... — Cordwainer Smith

... but remember that I shall love your sorrow... — Cordwainer Smith

There is no time for fear. It's much too interesting. — Cordwainer Smith