--- title: "5 Knees Quotes By Diana Gabaldon" description: "5 Knees quotes by Diana Gabaldon. Plus more from Diana Gabaldon and more Knees sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47e/diana-gabaldon-185_faces_i-always-thought-it-would-be-a-simple-ma_74652.jpg" --- > [I always thought it would be a simple matter to lie wi' a woman, he said softly. And yet... I want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/i-always-thought-it-would-be-a-simple-matter-to-lie-wi-a-woman-he/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47e/diana-gabaldon-185_faces_i-always-thought-it-would-be-a-simple-ma_74652.jpg) > [At last I took one big, callused hand and slid forward so I knelt on the boards between his knees. I laid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/at-last-i-took-one-big-callused-hand-and-slid-forward-so-i-knelt-on/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f7/diana-gabaldon-185_bigs_at-last-i-took-one-big-callused-hand-and_503061.jpg) > [Murtagh was right about women. Sassenach, I risked my life for ye, committing theft, arson, assault, and murder into the bargain. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/murtagh-was-right-about-women-sassenach-i-risked-my-life-for-ye/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffd/diana-gabaldon-185_arson_murtagh-was-right-about-women-sassenach_688564.jpg) > [I prayed all the way up that hill yesterday, he said softly. Not for you to stay; I didna think that would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/i-prayed-all-the-way-up-that-hill-yesterday-he-said-softly-not-for/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f67/diana-gabaldon-185_be-brave_i-prayed-all-the-way-up-that-hill-yester_2229669.jpg) > [Really love him, I mean," Geilie persisted. "Not just to bed him; I know you want that, and he does too. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/really-love-him-i-mean-geilie-persisted-not-just-to-bed-him-i-know/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/119/diana-gabaldon-185_anonymity_really-love-him-i-mean-geilie-persisted_2433880.jpg) ## Other authors on Knees ## 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/knees/diana-gabaldon/#itemlist", "name": "5 Knees Quotes By Diana Gabaldon", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I always thought it would be a simple matter to lie wi' a woman, he said softly. And yet... 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