--- title: "19 Jamie Quotes By Diana Gabaldon" description: "19 Jamie quotes by Diana Gabaldon. Plus more from Diana Gabaldon and more Jamie sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a51/diana-gabaldon-185_claire_you-might-not-be-the-first-person-l-kiss_2881278.jpg" --- > [you might not be the first person l kissed, but you will be the last' Jamie to Claire in Outlander (not word…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/you-might-not-be-the-first-person-l-kissed-but-you-will-be-the-last/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a51/diana-gabaldon-185_claire_you-might-not-be-the-first-person-l-kiss_2881278.jpg) > [That's not precisely what I had in mind." Jamie, I had found out by accident a few days previously, had never mastered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/that-s-not-precisely-what-i-had-in-mind-jamie-i-had-found-out-by/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1eb/diana-gabaldon-185_accidents_that-s-not-precisely-what-i-had-in-mind_632796.jpg) > [So remember it, lad. If your head thinks up mischief, your backside's going to pay for it. Brian Fraser to young Jamie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/so-remember-it-lad-if-your-head-thinks-up-mischief-your-backside-s/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02f/diana-gabaldon-185_backsides_so-remember-it-lad-if-your-head-thinks-u_304412.jpg) > [I thought I could make out Jamie's Highland screech, but that was likely imagination; they all sounded equally demented.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/i-thought-i-could-make-out-jamie-s-highland-screech-but-that-was/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cc/diana-gabaldon-185_demented_i-thought-i-could-make-out-jamie-s-highl_2799883.jpg) > [That's for calling your father a fool. It may be true, but it's disrespectful. Brian Fraser to teenage Jamie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/that-s-for-calling-your-father-a-fool-it-may-be-true-but-it-s/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aff/diana-gabaldon-185_being-true_that-s-for-calling-your-father-a-fool-it_2629169.jpg) > [My father liked me, when I wasna being an idiot. And he loved me, too -- enough to beat the daylights out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/my-father-liked-me-when-i-wasna-being-an-idiot-and-he-loved-me-too/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be9/diana-gabaldon-185_beats_my-father-liked-me-when-i-wasna-being-an_1013254.jpg) > [Why, what's the matter wi' the poor child?" she demanded of Jamie. "Has she had an accident o' some sort?" "No, it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/why-what-s-the-matter-wi-the-poor-child-she-demanded-of-jamie-has-she/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/189/diana-gabaldon-185_accident_why-what-s-the-matter-wi-the-poor-child_396876.jpg) > [“Well, the Church does teach that self-abuse is a sin, but my father said he thought that if it came to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/well-the-church-does-teach-that-self-abuse-is-a-sin-but-my-father/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/239/diana-gabaldon-185_decent-man_well-the-church-does-teach-that-self-abu_813309.jpg) > [Do ye dare to draw arms against the justice of God?" snapped the tubby little judge. Jamie drew the sword completely, with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/do-ye-dare-to-draw-arms-against-the-justice-of-god-snapped-the-tubby/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bab/diana-gabaldon-185_answers_do-ye-dare-to-draw-arms-against-the-just_2089477.jpg) > [Deftly whipping a small tuning fork from his pocket, he struck it smartly against a pillar and held it next to Jamie's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/deftly-whipping-a-small-tuning-fork-from-his-pocket-he-struck-it/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a4/diana-gabaldon-185_ears_deftly-whipping-a-small-tuning-fork-from_2901217.jpg) > [When I asked my da how ye knew which was the right woman, he told me when the time came, I'd have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/when-i-asked-my-da-how-ye-knew-which-was-the-right-woman-he-told-me/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b8/diana-gabaldon-185_bleeding_when-i-asked-my-da-how-ye-knew-which-was_2020998.jpg) > [I didn't say you shouldn't worry, do you think I don't worry? But no, you probably can't do anything about me.' 'Well,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/i-didn-t-say-you-shouldn-t-worry-do-you-think-i-don-t-worry-but-no/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e35/diana-gabaldon-185_claire_i-didn-t-say-you-shouldn-t-worry-do-you_2781202.jpg) > [“I regarded him gently over my own bowl of stew. He was very large, solid, and beautifully formed. And if he was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/i-regarded-him-gently-over-my-own-bowl-of-stew-he-was-very-large/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d50/diana-gabaldon-185_claire_i-regarded-him-gently-over-my-own-bowl-o_1471196.jpg) > [Jamie," I said, "how, exactly, do you decide whether you're drunk?" Aroused by my voice, he swayed alarmingly to one side, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/jamie-i-said-how-exactly-do-you-decide-whether-you-re-drunk-aroused/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/483/diana-gabaldon-185_blank_jamie-i-said-how-exactly-do-you-decide-w_2872417.jpg) > [I wept bitterly, surrendering momentarily to my fear and heartbroken confusion, but slowly I began to quiet a bit, as Jamie stroked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/i-wept-bitterly-surrendering-momentarily-to-my-fear-and-heartbroken/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/593/diana-gabaldon-185_behinds_i-wept-bitterly-surrendering-momentarily_2280049.jpg) > [I had kissed my share of men, particularly during the war years, when flirtation and instant romance were the light-minded companions of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/i-had-kissed-my-share-of-men-particularly-during-the-war-years-when/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5c/diana-gabaldon-185_challenges_i-had-kissed-my-share-of-men-particularl_604380.jpg) > [“How shall I tell ye what it is, to feel the need of a place?" he said softly. "The need of snow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/how-shall-i-tell-ye-what-it-is-to-feel-the-need-of-a-place-he-said/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35f/diana-gabaldon-185_jamie_how-shall-i-tell-ye-what-it-is-to-feel-t_2388599.jpg) > [That's what marriage is good for; it makes a sacrament out of things ye'd otherwise have to confess. Jamie Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/that-s-what-marriage-is-good-for-it-makes-a-sacrament-out-of-things/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/611/diana-gabaldon-185_jamie_that-s-what-marriage-is-good-for-it-make_980774.jpg) > [Alright, all right," I said. "What if I tell you a story, instead?" Highlanders loved stories, and Jamie was no exception. "Oh,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/alright-all-right-i-said-what-if-i-tell-you-a-story-instead/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a78/diana-gabaldon-185_alright_alright-all-right-i-said-what-if-i-tell_4311.jpg) ## Other authors on Jamie ## More by Diana Gabaldon > [Alright, all right," I said. "What if I tell you a story, instead?" Highlanders loved stories, and Jamie was no exception. "Oh, aye, "…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/alright-all-right-i-said-what-if-i-tell-you-a-story-instead/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) > [There were moments, of course. Those small spaces in time, too soon gone, when everything seems to stand still, and existence is balanced on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/there-were-moments-of-course-those-small-spaces-in-time-too-soon-gone/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) > [If it was a sin for you to choose me . . . then I would go to the Devil himself and bless him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/if-it-was-a-sin-for-you-to-choose-me-then-i-would-go-to-the-devil/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/when-i-turned-35-i-thought-mozart-was-dead-at-36-so-i-set-the-bar-i-m/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/i-stagger-out-of-bed-take-the-dogs-outside-and-then-i-ll-get-a-diet/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/it-was-hard-i-didna-call-out-or-let-them-see-i-was-scairt-but-i/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) > [I have all the time and space in the world when I write a book.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/i-have-all-the-time-and-space-in-the-world-when-i-write-a-book/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) > [I discovered that, given the indescribable nature of what I write, the only way to sell it is to give people free samples.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/i-discovered-that-given-the-indescribable-nature-of-what-i-write-the/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/we-are-bound-you-and-i-and-nothing-on-this-earth-shall-part-me-from/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) > [I think characters are going to be, if not a reflection of the author, at least some refraction of some part of their personality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/i-think-characters-are-going-to-be-if-not-a-reflection-of-the-author/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) > [My husband asked me once why I read so many mysteries, and part of it is just intellectual, part of it is the joy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/my-husband-asked-me-once-why-i-read-so-many-mysteries-and-part-of-it/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) > [“My Da says you’re never drunk, so long as ye can hold on to the floor.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/my-da-says-you-re-never-drunk-so-long-as-ye-can-hold-on-to-the-floor/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) > [When you're an artist, you can't write with the intent of affecting anyone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/when-you-re-an-artist-you-can-t-write-with-the-intent-of-affecting/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) > [“But a man is not forgotten, as long as there are two people left under the sky. One, to tell the story; the other,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/but-a-man-is-not-forgotten-as-long-as-there-are-two-people-left-under/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/i-didn-t-answer-occupied-in-dissolving-the-penicillin-tablets-in-the/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/jamie/diana-gabaldon/#itemlist", "name": "19 Jamie Quotes By Diana Gabaldon", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "you might not be the first person l kissed, but you will be the last' Jamie to Claire in Outlander (not word perfect)", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Diana Gabaldon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/you-might-not-be-the-first-person-l-kissed-but-you-will-be-the-last/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a51/diana-gabaldon-185_claire_you-might-not-be-the-first-person-l-kiss_2881278.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a51/diana-gabaldon-185_claire_you-might-not-be-the-first-person-l-kiss_2881278.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a51/diana-gabaldon-185_claire_you-might-not-be-the-first-person-l-kiss_2881278.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“you might not be the first person l kissed, but you will be the last' Jamie to Claire in Outlander (not word…” — Diana Gabaldon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "That's not precisely what I had in mind.\" Jamie, I had found out by accident a few days previously, had never mastered the art of winking one eye. 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When I woke in the dark under that tree on the road to Leoch, with you sitting on my chest, cursing me for bleeding to death, I said to myself 'Jamie Fraser, for all ye canna see what she looks like, and for all she weights as much as a good draft horse, this is the woman.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Diana Gabaldon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/when-i-asked-my-da-how-ye-knew-which-was-the-right-woman-he-told-me/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b8/diana-gabaldon-185_bleeding_when-i-asked-my-da-how-ye-knew-which-was_2020998.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b8/diana-gabaldon-185_bleeding_when-i-asked-my-da-how-ye-knew-which-was_2020998.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b8/diana-gabaldon-185_bleeding_when-i-asked-my-da-how-ye-knew-which-was_2020998.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I asked my da how ye knew which was the right woman, he told me when the time came, I'd have no doubt…” — Diana Gabaldon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I didn't say you shouldn't worry, do you think I don't worry? But no, you probably can't do anything about me.' 'Well, maybe no, Sassenach, and maybe so. But I've lived a long enough time now to think it maybe doesna matter so much-- so long as I can love you.' -Claire & Jamie Fraser", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Diana Gabaldon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/i-didn-t-say-you-shouldn-t-worry-do-you-think-i-don-t-worry-but-no/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e35/diana-gabaldon-185_claire_i-didn-t-say-you-shouldn-t-worry-do-you_2781202.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e35/diana-gabaldon-185_claire_i-didn-t-say-you-shouldn-t-worry-do-you_2781202.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e35/diana-gabaldon-185_claire_i-didn-t-say-you-shouldn-t-worry-do-you_2781202.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I didn't say you shouldn't worry, do you think I don't worry? 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For an instant, they blazed clear and pellucid with intelligence. \"och, easy, Sassenach, If ye can stand up, you're not drunk.\" He let go of the mantelpiece, took a step toward me, and crumpled slowly onto the hearth, eyes blank, and a wide, sweet smile on his dreaming face.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Diana Gabaldon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/jamie-i-said-how-exactly-do-you-decide-whether-you-re-drunk-aroused/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/483/diana-gabaldon-185_blank_jamie-i-said-how-exactly-do-you-decide-w_2872417.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/483/diana-gabaldon-185_blank_jamie-i-said-how-exactly-do-you-decide-w_2872417.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/483/diana-gabaldon-185_blank_jamie-i-said-how-exactly-do-you-decide-w_2872417.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Jamie,\" I said, \"how, exactly, do you decide whether you're drunk?\" Aroused by my voice, he swayed…” — Diana Gabaldon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 15, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I wept bitterly, surrendering momentarily to my fear and heartbroken confusion, but slowly I began to quiet a bit, as Jamie stroked my neck and back, offering me the comfort of his broad, warm chest. 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