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title: "54 Said Quotes By Diana Gabaldon"
description: "54 Said quotes by Diana Gabaldon. Plus more from Diana Gabaldon and more Said sayings from other authors."
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> [“No,” he said defiantly. “Go ahead and kill me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/no-he-said-defiantly-go-ahead-and-kill-me/)

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> [“said. “And how is Oggy today?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/said-and-how-is-oggy-today/)

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> [Oh, womanly sympathy, love AND food?" I said, laughing. "Don't want a lot, do you?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/oh-womanly-sympathy-love-and-food-i-said-laughing-don-t-want-a-lot-do/)

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> [I can bear pain myself, he said softly, but I couldna bear yours. That would take more strength than I have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/i-can-bear-pain-myself-he-said-softly-but-i-couldna-bear-yours-that/)

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> [He gave you to me," she said, so low I could hardly hear her. "Now I have to give you back to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/he-gave-you-to-me-she-said-so-low-i-could-hardly-hear-her-now-i-have/)

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> [“I hope I don’t,” she said. “But she said—Laoghaire—” She stumbled on the name. “L’heery,” Ian corrected.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/i-hope-i-don-t-she-said-but-she-said-laoghaire-she-stumbled-on-the/)

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> [“my head from his shoulder and said, “Why did you ask me that”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/my-head-from-his-shoulder-and-said-why-did-you-ask-me-that/)

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> [You dinna need to understand me, Sassenach," he said quietly. "So long as you love me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/you-dinna-need-to-understand-me-sassenach-he-said-quietly-so-long-as/)

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> [Ye werena the first lass I kissed," he said softly. "But I swear you'll be the last.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/ye-werena-the-first-lass-i-kissed-he-said-softly-but-i-swear-you-ll-2/)

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> [For so many years, for so long, I have been so many things, so many different men. But here," he said, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/for-so-many-years-for-so-long-i-have-been-so-many-things-so-many/)

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> [When the day shall come that we do part," he said softly, and turned to look at me, "if my last words…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/when-the-day-shall-come-that-we-do-part-he-said-softly-and-turned-to/)

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> [Do ye not understand?"he said, in near desparation. "I would lay the world at your feet, Claire-and I have nothing to give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/do-ye-not-understand-he-said-in-near-desparation-i-would-lay-the/)

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> [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/)

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> [Has he come armed, then?” she asked anxiously. “Has he brought a pistol or a sword?” Ian shook his head, his dark…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/has-he-come-armed-then-she-asked-anxiously-has-he-brought-a-pistol-or/)

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> [I thought at first that I might write mysteries, but then I said, 'Mysteries have plots, and I'm not sure I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/i-thought-at-first-that-i-might-write-mysteries-but-then-i-said/)

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> [Hodie mihi cras tibi, said the inscription. Sic transit gloria mundi. My turn today, yours tomorrow. And thus passes away the glory…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/hodie-mihi-cras-tibi-said-the-inscription-sic-transit-gloria-mundi-my/)

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> [Hard to believe lightning can strike twice, but it surely did. The moment Caitriona Balfe came on screen, I sat up straight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/hard-to-believe-lightning-can-strike-twice-but-it-surely-did-the/)

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> [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/)

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> [Sometimes,' he whispered at last, 'sometimes, I dream I am singing, and I wake from it with my throat aching.' He couldn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/sometimes-he-whispered-at-last-sometimes-i-dream-i-am-singing-and-i/)

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> [Do you know,' he said again softly, addressing his hands, 'what it is to love someone, and never - never! - be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/do-you-know-he-said-again-softly-addressing-his-hands-what-it-is-to/)

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> […but Sassenach—I am the true home of your heart, and I know that.” He lifted my hands to his mouth and kissed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/but-sassenach-i-am-the-true-home-of-your-heart-and-i-know-that-he/)

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> [But we are here, all of us. And we're here because I love you, more than the life that was mine. Because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/but-we-are-here-all-of-us-and-we-re-here-because-i-love-you-more-than/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [I meant it, Claire,' he said quietly. 'My life is yours. And it's yours to decide what we shall do, where we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/i-meant-it-claire-he-said-quietly-my-life-is-yours-and-it-s-yours-to/)

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> [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/)

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> [A cold supper, were you thinking? I asked dubiously. I was not, he said firmly, I mean to light a roaring fire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/a-cold-supper-were-you-thinking-i-asked-dubiously-i-was-not-he-said/)

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> [And when my body shall cease, my soul will still be yours, Claire? I swear by my hope of heaven, I will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/and-when-my-body-shall-cease-my-soul-will-still-be-yours-claire-i-2/)

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> [How did you keep this by you?" Grey demanded abruptly. "You were searched to the skin when you were brought back." The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/how-did-you-keep-this-by-you-grey-demanded-abruptly-you-were-searched/)

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> [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/)

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> [We got half the doggone MIT college of engineering here, and nobody who can fix a doggone /television/?" Dr. Joseph Abernathy glared…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/we-got-half-the-doggone-mit-college-of-engineering-here-and-nobody/)

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> [He leaned close, rubbing his bearded cheek against my ear. 'And how about a sweet kiss, now, for the brave lads of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/he-leaned-close-rubbing-his-bearded-cheek-against-my-ear-and-how/)

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> [This wife you have, Bird said at last, deeply contemplative, did you pay a great deal for her? She cost me almost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/this-wife-you-have-bird-said-at-last-deeply-contemplative-did-you-pay/)

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> [I gave you justice, it said, as I was taught it. And I gave you mercy , too, so far as I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/i-gave-you-justice-it-said-as-i-was-taught-it-and-i-gave-you-mercy/)

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> [You are safe," he said firmly. "You have my name and my family, my clan, and if necessary, the protection of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/you-are-safe-he-said-firmly-you-have-my-name-and-my-family-my-clan/)

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> [Only you," he said, so softly I could barely hear him. "To worship ye with my body, give ye all the service…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/only-you-he-said-so-softly-i-could-barely-hear-him-to-worship-ye-with/)

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> [There is an oath upon her," he said to Arch, and I realized dimly that he was still speaking in Gaelic, though…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/there-is-an-oath-upon-her-he-said-to-arch-and-i-realized-dimly-that-2/)

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> [I'll leave it to you, Sassenach," he said dryly, "to imagine what it feels like to arrive unexpectedly in the midst of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/i-ll-leave-it-to-you-sassenach-he-said-dryly-to-imagine-what-it-feels/)

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> [You'll lie wi' me now," he said quietly. "And I shall use ye as I must. And if you'll have your revenge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/you-ll-lie-wi-me-now-he-said-quietly-and-i-shall-use-ye-as-i-must-and/)

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> [Where did you learn to kiss like that?” I said, a little breathless. He grinned and pulled me close again. “I said…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/where-did-you-learn-to-kiss-like-that-i-said-a-little-breathless-he/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [“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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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                        "text": "Really love him, I mean,\" Geilie persisted. \"Not just to bed him; I know you want that, and he does too. They all do. But do you love him?\" Did I love him? Beyond the urges of the flesh? The hole had the dark anonymity of the confessional, and a soul on the verge of death had no time for lies. \"Yes,\" I said, and laid my head back on my knees. It was silent in the hole for some time, and I hovered once more on the verge of sleep, when I heard her speak once more, as though to herself. \"So it's possible,\" she said thoughtfully.",
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                        "text": "And when my body shall cease, my soul will still be yours, Claire? I swear by my hope of heaven, I will not be parted from you.\" The wind stirred the leaves of the chestnut trees nearby, and the scents of late summer rose up rich around us; pine and grass and strawberries, sun-warmed stone and cool water, and the sharp, musky smell of his body next to mine. \"Nothing is lost, Sassenach; only changed.\" \"That's the first law of thermodynamics,\" I said, wiping my nose. \"No,\" he said. \"That's faith.",
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