There were moments, of course. Those small spaces in time, too soon gone, when everything seems to stand still, and existence is… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“You should know, Bree--I don't regret it. In spite of everything, I don't regret it. You'll know something now, of how lonely… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“Sleep, O sleep in the calm of all calm, Sleep, O sleep in the guidance of guidance, Sleep, O sleep in the… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“...two Protestants, amazingly bound to Catholics and bemused at the strange tides of fate that had washed over them; two men left… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“a marriage is made not in ritual or in words but in the living of it” — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“Your mother said that Fraser sent her back to me, knowing that I would protect her--and you. ... And like him, perhaps… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
The colors of living things begin to fade with the last breath, and the soft, springy skin and supple muscle rot within… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“Then kiss me, Claire,” he whispered. “And know that you are more to me than life, and I have no regret.” I… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“Thy life's journey lies along its own path, Ian," she said, "and I cannot share thy journey - but I can walk… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
With that height, plus a face of an ugliness so transcendant as to be grotesquely beautiful, it was obvious why she had… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
Murtagh was right about women. Sassenach, I risked my life for ye, committing theft, arson, assault, and murder into the bargain. In… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“Pointless to spend too much time in planning, anyway, given the propensity of life to make sudden left-hand turns without warning.” — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“She pulled my hair," he said reflectively. "Took a clump of it out by the roots. I'll tell ye, Sassenach; if ever… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“Because I wanted you." He turned from the window to face me. "More than I ever wanted anything in my life," he… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“Those small spaces of time, too soon gone, when everything seems to stand still, and existence is balanced on a perfect point,… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“There was another reason. The main one.” “Reason?” I said stupidly. "Why I married you.” "Which was?” I don’t know what I… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“There is nothing more delightful in life than a feather bed and an open fire—except a feather bed with a warm and… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“What possessed ye, woman, to hit me in the heid wi' a fish whilst I was fighting for my life?” — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
But we are here, all of us. And we're here because I love you, more than the life that was mine. Because… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“There is an oath upon her,” he said to Arch, and I realized dimly that he was still speaking in Gaelic, though… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
Then kiss me, Claire," he whispered, "And know that you are more to me than life, and I have no regret. — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“I'll tell ye, Sassenach; if ever I feel the need to change my manner of employment, I dinna think I'll take up… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
Ye are Blood of my Blood, and Bone of my Bone, I give ye my Body, that we Two might be One.… — 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
