“At the best of times, Father Bain's face resembled a clenched fist.” — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“...knowing what o'clock it is gives ye the illusion that ye have some control over your circumstances.” — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“He stood for a moment, bereavement a sudden, small tear in his soul.” — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“A man who spends his time pokin' his … nose into other's sinfulness has nay time to tend his own.” — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“More than most men, he valued his name-I only hoped that given time, it would once more have value.” — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“I think there are times for men of peace—and a time for men of blood, as well.” — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
An Englishman thinks a hundred miles is a long way; and American thinks a hundred years is a long time — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“People disappear all the time. Ask any policeman. Better yet, ask a journalist. Disappearances are bread-and-butter to journalists.” — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding,… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“I hadn’t spent so much time in bemused contemplation of a penis since I was sixteen or so, and here I was,… — 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
“Let the dead bury the dead, Sassenach,” he said softly. “The past is gone—the future is not come. And we are here… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
If you're going to write time travel stories, you have to sort of figure out how does time travel work in this… — 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
He reached forward then took me in his arms, held me close for a moment, the breath of snow and ashes cold… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
There's always a temptation, I think, among some historical writers to shade things toward the modern point of view. You know, they… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
I grew up in Flagstaff, and I still own my old family house up there, so I go up there a couple… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
It isn't necessarily easier if you know what it is you're meant to do-- but at least you don't waste time in… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
You see one scene shot 25 times in one day, which is totally fascinating, but while you're watching it, you're remembering, 'This… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“The door was now ajar, the light of an unknown future shining through its crack. But it would take more strength than… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
I shook so that it was some time before I realized that he was shaking too, and for the same reason. I… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“I’m not sure that religion was constructed with time travelers in mind.” Buck’s brows rose at that. “Constructed?” he echoed, surprised. “Who… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“I chose my way when I wed ye, though I kent it not at the time. But I chose, and cannot now… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“IN THE LIGHT OF eternity, time casts no shadow. Your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions. But… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“Look back, hold a torch to light the recesses of the dark. Listen to the footsteps that echo behind, when you walk… — 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
“IN THE LIGHT OF eternity, time casts no shadow. Your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions. But… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
It was one of those strange moments that came to him rarely, but never left. A moment that stamped itself on heart… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“Ye can at least promise me the victory,” he said, but his voice held the whisper of a question. “Yes,” I said,… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
I work on multiple projects at a time because it keeps me from getting writer's block. — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
If I die before I say 'I love you' it's because I didn't have the time. — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“I waved pleasantly after him, thinking how much I should enjoy sticking a fork into him, when the time came.” — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“But the future reaches out to us, as does the past, and all times are the present.” — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“We've ghosts enough between us, Sassenach. If the evils of the past canna hinder us-neither then shall any fears of the future.… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“And time is, of course, all-healing. Give anything enough time, and everything is taken care of: all pain encompassed, all hardship erased,… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“It was like being caught in a meat grinder; a brief moment of total chaos, punctuated by random hard blows to the… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“I love you, a nighean donn. I have loved ye from the moment I saw ye, I will love ye ’til time… — 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