“But a man is not forgotten, as long as there are two people left under the sky. One, to tell the story;… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
You are safe," he said firmly. "You have my name and my family, my clan, and if necessary, the protection of my… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
No wonder men got impervious to superficial pain, I thought. It came from this habit of hammering each other incessantly. — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
He [Brian Fraser] told me that a man must be responsible for any see he sows, for it's his duty to take… — 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
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
...sitting and waiting is one of the most miserable occupations known to man - not that it usually is known to men;… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
Boldness in battle is nothing out of the way... but to face down fear in cold blood is rare in any man. — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“a Man’s sense of Morality tends to decrease as his Power increases,” — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
...still I dinna expect anything to happen to me. But if it should...If it does, then I want there to be a… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
I'm afraid that my wife picked up a number of colorful expressions from the Yanks and such, Frank offered, with a nervous… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“I will have papers. And whether it is one George or the other who rules in time - this land will be… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
Do ye want me?" he whispered. "Sassenach, will ye take me - and risk the man that I am, for the sake… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
There comes a turning point in intense physical struggle where one abandons oneself to a profligate usage of strength and bodily resource,… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
If ye loved him, he must ha' been a good man.' 'Yes, he...was.' 'Then I shall do my best to honor his… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
Men go where they will, they do as they must; it is not a woman's part to bid them to stay, nor… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
Once you've chosen a man, don't try to change him', I wrote with more confidence. 'It can't be done. More important-don't let… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
I was crying for joy, my Sassenach,' he said softly. He reached out slowly and took my face between his hands. "And… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
Lying on the floor, with the carved panels of the ceiling flickering dimly above, I found myself thinking that I had always… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
Sassenach, I've been stabbed, bitten, slapped, and whipped since supper - which I didna get to finish. I dinna like to scare… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
It wasn't a thing I had consciously missed, but having it now reminded me of the joy of it; that drowsy intimacy… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
The rest of the journey passed uneventfully, if you consider it uneventful to ride fifteen miles on horseback through rough country at… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
One dictum I had learned on the battlefields of France in a far distant war: You cannot save the world, but you… — 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