“Jemmy won’t get to go to Disneyland—but he’ll have that. A family that laughs—and millions of little lights in the trees.” — Diana Gabaldon Disneyland Copy Share Image
A general cry of "What book? What book? Let us see this famous book! — Diana Gabaldon Book Copy Share Image
“Thee is my wolf,” she’d said to him. “And if thee hunts at night, thee will come home.” “And sleep at thy… — Diana Gabaldon Wolf Copy Share Image
While ye sleep in my arms, I can say things to ye that would be daft and silly waking, and your dreams… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“In war, government and their armies were a threat, but it was so often the neighbors who damned or saved you” — Diana Gabaldon Politics Copy Share Image
“Could it be possible that he really did have enough imagination to be able to grasp the truth?” — Diana Gabaldon Imagination Copy Share Image
An Englishman thinks a hundred miles is a long way; and American thinks a hundred years is a long time — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“I think there are times for men of peace—and a time for men of blood, as well.” — Diana Gabaldon Peace Copy Share Image
My husband gets up at around 5.30 A.M., so I'll tuck him in around 9.30 P.M. or 10 P.M., and then I'll… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“Only two names?” Minnie said, surprised. “No titles?” “No,” he said. “It’s not the Duke of Pardloe or even the Earl of… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
I grew up in Flagstaff, and I still own my old family house up there, so I go up there a couple… — Diana Gabaldon Day Copy Share Image
“Help us, O Lord, to remember how often men do wrong through want of thought, rather than from lack of love; and… — Diana Gabaldon Lack of love Copy Share Image
“She felt his eyes on her, and returned his stare, unblinking. “I should say they’d find her handsome, though; they do like… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“Madam,” he said, speaking very softly into her face. “I do not want your money. My wife does not want it. And… — 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 History Copy Share Image
“people will treat with disdain such phenomena as are proved by the evidence of the senses, and commonly experienced—while they will defend… — Diana Gabaldon Death Copy Share Image
“Once I had thought I was whole -- had seemed to be able to love a man, to bear a child, to… — Diana Gabaldon Children Copy Share Image
“How shall I tell ye what it is, to feel the need of a place?" he said softly. "The need of snow… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“Never,"he whispered to me, face only inches from mine. "Never," I said, and turned my head, closing my eyes to escape the… — Diana Gabaldon Closing my eyes Copy Share Image
“He bent and kissed me briefly, then headed for the door. Just short of it, though, he turned back. "The, um, sperms… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“The door was now ajar, the light of an unknown future shining through its crack. But it would take more strength than… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“Grey’s vision of Quinn melted into one of a red-eyed banty rooster, crowing in Irish and flapping its wings, darting pecks at… — Diana Gabaldon Dreams Copy Share Image
“Jaime," I said softly, "are you happy about it? About the baby?" Outlawed in Scotland, barred from his own home, and with… — Diana Gabaldon Baby Copy Share Image
From the late '70s to the early '90s, I wrote anything anybody would pay me for. This ranged from articles on how… — 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 God Copy Share Image
“You have lost your mind,"Jamie said coldly, the shock receding slightly. "Or I should think you had, if ye had one to… — Diana Gabaldon Insanity Copy Share Image
“tethered . . . “What about it, owd lass?” he asked the mare, in the” — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“She was the sort of girl called “bonny”—not beautiful, but lively and nicely made, with something about her that took the eye.” — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“Twenty-four years ago today, I married ye, Sassenach,’ he said softly. ‘I hope ye willna have cause yet to regret it.’ The” — Diana Gabaldon Marriage 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
Mid-afternoon, I'll go out and do the household errands, come home, do my gardening, go for an evening walk. — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
Conflict and character are the heart of good fiction, and good mystery has both of those in spades. — Diana Gabaldon Character Copy Share Image
“You cannot compel love," he said finally, "nor summon it at will. Still less," he added ruefully, "can you dismiss it.” — Diana Gabaldon Compel Copy Share Image
If she was broken, she would slash him with her jagged edges, reckless as a drunkard with a shattered bottle. — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
You dinna need to understand me, Sassenach," he said quietly. "So long as you love me. — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
And Finally I put down the last and the best advice I knew, on growing older. 'Stand up straight and try not… — Diana Gabaldon Advice Copy Share Image
The most irritating thing about cliches, I decided, was how frequently they were true. — Diana Gabaldon Cliche Copy Share Image
“Not a hothouse flower, this daughter of Leoch, despite her surroundings.” — Diana Gabaldon Children Copy Share Image
“He was pressing himself against the wall as though trying to get through it by osmosis.” — Diana Gabaldon Humor Copy Share Image
You won't have a story unless you have conflict, which means if there's no conflict in a situation, people look for a… — Diana Gabaldon Conflict Copy Share Image
