If I die before I say 'I love you' it's because I didn't have the time. — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“It is a gift and a wonder to me, to know that I can please you—that your body can rouse to mine.” — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
She sounded as though love were an unfortunate but unavoidable condition. — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
I know why the Jews and Muslims have nine hundred names for God; one small word is not enough for love. — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“You cannot compel love," he said finally, "nor summon it at will. Still less," he added ruefully, "can you dismiss it.” — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
Sassenach." He had called me that from the first; the Gaelic word for outlander, a stranger. An Englishman. First in jest, then… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“But as spring blooms, the birds grow drunk with love and the bushes riot with their songs.” — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
All I want, is for you to love me. Not because of what I can do or what I look like, or… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
And if Time is anything akin to God, I suppose that Memory must be the Devil. — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“Here I stand on the brink of war again, a citizen of no place, no time, no country but my own .… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“We thought you were dead, you bloody arsehole!” he said, furious. “Both of us! Dead! And we—we—took too much to drink one… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
For months, people have been asking my views about the Scottish independence referendum, and I've been saying, 'It's not my country; I… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“A man who had never spoken love to me, who had never needed to, for I knew he loved me, as surely… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“Help us, O Lord, to remember how often men do wrong through want of thought, rather than from lack of love; and… — 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
“I kissed his cheek, damp and salty. I could feel his heart beating against my ribs, and wanted nothing more than to… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“Stephan’s hand left his breast, and reached out. Grey took it, and felt love flow between them. He thought that heart and… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
I had kissed my share of men, particularly during the war years, when flirtation and instant romance were the light-minded companions of… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“Love for a child cannot be free; from the first signs of movement in the womb, a devotion springs up as powerful… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“And was there love there? Beyond the limits of flesh and time, was all love possible? Was it necessary? The voice of… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“My own eyes went to Jamie, who had come to join Fergus and Ian by the sideboard. Still here, thank God. Tall… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“Once I had thought I was whole -- had seemed to be able to love a man, to bear a child, to… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“I was sorry that I'd told him, but I had no defenses anymore. I could not lie, even for the best of… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“I cried then, holding nothing back. For empty years, yearning for the touch of a hand. Hollow years, lying beside a man… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“He had crossed the room with no notion what he might say or do - he had no knowledge of the language… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“That dog is a wolf, is he not?' 'Aye, well, mostly.' A small flash of hazel told him not to quibble. 'And… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“All right," I said, waving the cup away and dabbing moisture very carefully from my lips. "I'm fine." I breathed shallowly, feeling… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“Oh, Lord!" This must be what it's like to make love in Hell," he whispered. "With a burning she-devil.” — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
Oh, womanly sympathy, love AND food?" I said, laughing. "Don't want a lot, do you? — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“That's the best thing I can think of. Having a good hold on your arse always makes me feel steady.” — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“Alive and one. We are one, and while we love, death will never touch us.” — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“I want to take ye to bed. In my bed. And I mean to spend the rest of the day thinking what… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“I love you,” he murmured. “Oh, Bree, I do love you.” She didn’t answer, but a hand floated up from the dark… — 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
