Diana Gabaldon

Alright, all right," I said. "What if I tell you a story, instead?" Highlanders loved stories, and Jamie was no exception. "Oh,…

— Diana Gabaldon

There were moments, of course. Those small spaces in time, too soon gone, when everything seems to stand still, and existence is…

— Diana Gabaldon

If it was a sin for you to choose me . . . then I would go to the Devil himself and…

— Diana Gabaldon

When I turned 35, I thought, 'Mozart was dead at 36, so I set the bar: I'm going to start writing a…

— Diana Gabaldon

I stagger out of bed, take the dogs outside, and then I'll get a Diet Coke and a couple of dog biscuits…

— Diana Gabaldon

“It was…hard. I didna call out, or let them see I was scairt, but I couldna keep my feet. Halfway through it,…

— Diana Gabaldon

I have all the time and space in the world when I write a book.

— Diana Gabaldon

I discovered that, given the indescribable nature of what I write, the only way to sell it is to give people free…

— 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.…

— Diana Gabaldon

I think characters are going to be, if not a reflection of the author, at least some refraction of some part of…

— Diana Gabaldon

My husband asked me once why I read so many mysteries, and part of it is just intellectual, part of it is…

— Diana Gabaldon

“My Da says you’re never drunk, so long as ye can hold on to the floor.”

— Diana Gabaldon

When you're an artist, you can't write with the intent of affecting anyone.

— Diana Gabaldon

“But a man is not forgotten, as long as there are two people left under the sky. One, to tell the story;…

— 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…

— Diana Gabaldon

“Did that mean she had not cared deeply for any of her husbands? I wondered. Or only that she was a woman…

— Diana Gabaldon

I do recall loving 'All Quiet on the Western Front,' and I know I read it in a schoolroom, but I think…

— Diana Gabaldon

“True, the body's easily maimed, and the spirit can be crippled - yet there's that in a man that is never destroyed.”

— Diana Gabaldon

“And, Sassenach," he whispered, "your face is my heart.”

— Diana Gabaldon

“perhaps Tryon will convince Husband that he’s in earnest. If Hermon”

— Diana Gabaldon

“Money might not buy happiness, I reflected, but it was a useful commodity, nonetheless.”

— Diana Gabaldon

“The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding,…

— Diana Gabaldon

“A trained surgeon is also a potential killer, and an important bit of the training lies in accepting the fact. Your intent…

— Diana Gabaldon

Each book develops a strong organic shape. And when that shape is complete, the book is complete. I don't know where the…

— Diana Gabaldon

I always thought it would be a simple matter to lie wi' a woman, he said softly. And yet... I want to…

— Diana Gabaldon