Book Quotes by Diana Gabaldon

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

“You felt as though the book took as much interest in you as you did in it and was willing to help…

— Diana Gabaldon

I have all the time and space in the world when I write a book.

— Diana Gabaldon

A general cry of "What book? What book? Let us see this famous book!

— Diana Gabaldon

I hated 'The Lovely Bones'. I thought her vision of Heaven was amazingly uninspired and very depressing. The book was just tedious.

— Diana Gabaldon

I read all the time. People ask, 'Do you read while you work?' And I say, 'I better.' I take two or…

— Diana Gabaldon

If you're going to have more than one person read your book, they're going to have totally different opinions and responses. No…

— Diana Gabaldon

I don't plot the books out ahead of time, I don't plan them. I don't begin at the beginning and end at…

— Diana Gabaldon

I don't plan the books ahead of time. It's not like Harry Potter. I don't work in a straight line. I don't…

— Diana Gabaldon

Character, I think, is the single most important thing in fiction. You might read a book once for its interesting plot—but not…

— Diana Gabaldon

When' Voyager', the third book of the series, hit the 'New York Times' bestseller list, they very honorably redesigned the covers and…

— Diana Gabaldon

All I had when I began writing the first book was rather vague images conjured up by the notion of a man…

— Diana Gabaldon

“The room was as big as the Duke of Pardloe's library and had at least as many books, and yet the feeling…

— Diana Gabaldon

You could tell from the books whether a library was meant for show or not. Books that were used had an open,…

— Diana Gabaldon

“Jamie felt a strong desire to go across and see what the open books were, to go to the shelves and run…

— Diana Gabaldon

Oh, 'Pandaemonium', by Chris Brookmyre! Just fabulous - such a layered, beautifully structured, engaging, intelligent book. I love all Chris's stuff, but…

— Diana Gabaldon

I took to saying, 'Look, tell you what: Pick it up; open it anywhere. Read three pages. If you can put it…

— Diana Gabaldon

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

My husband asked me once why I read so many mysteries, and part of it is just intellectual, part of it is…

— Diana Gabaldon

There are always people screeching and upset that I did this or didn't do that. Basically, they're upset that I didn't rewrite…

— Diana Gabaldon

Each book develops a strong organic shape. And when that shape is complete, the book is complete. I don't know where the…

— Diana Gabaldon