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
A general cry of "What book? What book? Let us see this famous book! — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“And below, the notebook filled with fine cursive script, laying out in strict order conclusion and delusion, mingling myth and science, drawing… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“You felt as though the book took as much interest in you as you did in it and was willing to help… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
My mom would keep all kinds of materials in her classroom for children for reading. She kept comic books, newspapers, sports magazines,… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“Reading is of course dry work, and further refreshment was called for and consumed.” — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
If you want to know anything about me, read my books - it's all there. — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
While you certainly will recognize 'Outlander' if you've been reading the books, there's also this wonderful sense of novelty and discovery about… — 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
The only thing I knew about novels from a technical point of view was that they should have conflict. — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
When' Voyager', the third book of the series, hit the 'New York Times' bestseller list, they very honorably redesigned the covers and… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
Eight was about the age I was when I realized that people actually produced books, they didn't just spring out of the… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“I tell you what. Pick it up, open it anywhere, and read three pages. If you can put it down again, I’ll… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
You could tell from the books whether a library was meant for show or not. Books that were used had an open,… — 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
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
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 Copy Share Image
I don't think I ever consciously separated 'school' books from any others; I just read anything that came across my path. — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I read Tolkien when I was 11. I read 'The Hobbit' and the trilogy on a road trip with my family. I… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“Its appearance was greeted with cries of rapture, and following a brief struggle over possesion of the volume, William rescued it before… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“The words were before him, and yet I thought he wasn't reading them from the paper, but from the pages of his… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“My Da says you’re never drunk, so long as ye can hold on to the floor.” — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
