I began writing 'Outlander' in 1988, so the Internet as we now know it didn't exist. — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
When I am at home writing, I have all the power. I am God. But TV is a polytheistic universe. — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
I was 35, had always wanted to write novels, and thought that I had better do it while I was young enough. — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
I thought at first that I might write mysteries, but then I said, 'Mysteries have plots, and I'm not sure I can… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
When you're reading, you're not where you are; you're in the book. By the same token, I can write anywhere. — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
I work on multiple projects at a time because it keeps me from getting writer's block. — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
When you're an artist, you can't write with the intent of affecting anyone. — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
I discovered that, given the indescribable nature of what I write, the only way to sell it is to give people free… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
One of the great perks of being a writer is that you can work when you're mentally capable of it, not when… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
People assume that science is a very cold sort of profession, whereas writing novels is a warm and fuzzy intuitive thing. But… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
I have friends who are writers who have had movies made of their books, and they are almost uniformly horrified about what's… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
Partly because of the way I write - I don't work with an outline or in a straight line. I work where… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
I understand the visual media very well, as I used to write comic books for Walt Disney, and I've written a graphic… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
If you're writing something that's clearly labelled as an alternative history, of course it's perfectly legitimate to play with known historical characters… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
I write where I can see things happen, and then things get glued together. I do have the final scene, but that… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
All I had when I began writing the first book was rather vague images conjured up by the notion of a man… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
You see one scene shot 25 times in one day, which is totally fascinating, but while you're watching it, you're remembering, 'This… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
There's always a temptation, I think, among some historical writers to shade things toward the modern point of view. You know, they… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
All of my books have an internal geometric shape, and once I've seen the shape, then the writing gets much faster and… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
My parents were both born in 1930. They grew up during the Depression. They wanted their children to have secure lives, to… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“William coughed and broke the seal. As usual, the note occupied less than a page and included neither salutation nor closing, Uncle… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
As usual, the note occupied less than a page and included neither salutation nor closing, Uncle Hal's opinion being that since the… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
When I turned 35, I thought, 'Mozart was dead at 36, so I set the bar: I'm going to start writing a… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
I was writing 'Outlander' for practise and didn't want anyone to know I was doing it. So I couldn't very well announce… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“I suppose you must feel some bitterness against the historians," Roger ventured. "All the writers who got it wrong--made him out to… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
I'm a really slow writer. What I need to start writing on any given day, is a kernel, a line of dialogue,… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
Alright, all right," I said. "What if I tell you a story, instead?" Highlanders loved stories, and Jamie was no exception. "Oh, aye, "… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share
There were moments, of course. Those small spaces in time, too soon gone, when everything seems to stand still, and existence is balanced on… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share
If it was a sin for you to choose me . . . then I would go to the Devil himself and bless him… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share
When I turned 35, I thought, 'Mozart was dead at 36, so I set the bar: I'm going to start writing a book on… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share
I stagger out of bed, take the dogs outside, and then I'll get a Diet Coke and a couple of dog biscuits and go… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share
“It was…hard. I didna call out, or let them see I was scairt, but I couldna keep my feet. Halfway through it, I fell… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share
I discovered that, given the indescribable nature of what I write, the only way to sell it is to give people free samples. — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share
“We are bound,you and I, and nothing on this earth shall part me from you."One large hand rose to stroke my hair. "D'ye mind… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share
I think characters are going to be, if not a reflection of the author, at least some refraction of some part of their personality. — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share
My husband asked me once why I read so many mysteries, and part of it is just intellectual, part of it is the joy… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share
When you're an artist, you can't write with the intent of affecting anyone. — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share
“But a man is not forgotten, as long as there are two people left under the sky. One, to tell the story; the other,… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share
“I didn’t answer, occupied in dissolving the penicillin tablets in the vial of sterile water. I selected a glass barrel, fitted a needle, and… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share
