“hair—very thick, with a slight wave to it, and all the colors of red and gold mixed; copper and cinnamon, auburn and… — Diana Gabaldon Hair Copy Share Image
“She supposed she ought to feel exposed in some way, the privacy of her thoughts and dreams laid bare to him—but she… — Diana Gabaldon Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
In 18th-century Scotland, the main event was the Jacobite rebellion under Bonnie Prince Charlie, so that seems like a nice dramatic backdrop. — Diana Gabaldon Dramatic Copy Share Image
I don't plot the books out ahead of time, I don't plan them. I don't begin at the beginning and end at… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“Is it true—that I won’t forget?” He paused for a moment, hand on her hair. “Aye, that’s true,” he said softly. “But… — Diana Gabaldon Time Copy Share Image
“Put your trust in God, and pray for guidance. And when in doubt, eat.” A Franciscan monk had once given me that… — Diana Gabaldon Guidance Copy Share Image
“If ye were no longer there—or somewhere—” he said very softly, “then the sun would no longer come up or go down.”… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“Mama says the Beardsleys follow her around like dogs, but they don’t. They follow her like tame wolves. I thought Ian said… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“I wish you the best of luck,” Grey said politely. “And I do hope that the gentleman Tom saw in the custody… — Diana Gabaldon Wish you the best Copy Share Image
The overseer wouldna speak to me of Ian, but he told me other things that would curl your hair, if it wasna… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“When I was small, I never wanted to step in puddles. Not because of any fear of drowned worms or wet stockings;… — Diana Gabaldon Childlike wonder Copy Share Image
“You learn it when you become a doctor. Not in school—that isn’t where you learn, in any case—but when you lay your… — Diana Gabaldon Doctor 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.… — Diana Gabaldon Nature Copy Share Image
“There is a great difference between those phenomena which are accepted on faith, and those which are proved by objective determination, though… — Diana Gabaldon Faith Copy Share Image
“You may,” Tom Byrd corrected, entering with his hands full of grooming implements, “once I’ve put his lordship’s hair to rights.” He… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
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“I’m going to be where you are for the rest of our lives,” I said firmly. “If that’s a week or another… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
I do recall loving 'All Quiet on the Western Front,' and I know I read it in a schoolroom, but I think… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
You are at some point exposed to a wonderful story, and you really want to know what happens next, so you learn… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“Marrying. Oh, God. Buoyed temporarily by port wine and cream lace, I had momentarily managed to ignore the significance of the occasion.” — Diana Gabaldon Marriage Copy Share Image
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I've never seen anyone deal in a literary way with what it takes to stay married for more than 50 years, and… — Diana Gabaldon Goals Copy Share Image
Perhaps it was only that the sense of reaching out to something larger than yourself gives you some feeling that there is… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
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I happened to see a really old 'Doctor Who', the second Doctor, Patrick Troughton, and he'd picked up a Scotsman from 1745.… — Diana Gabaldon Doctor Copy Share Image
If you're writing something that's clearly labelled as an alternative history, of course it's perfectly legitimate to play with known historical characters… — Diana Gabaldon Historical fiction Copy Share Image
“She glanced from the redheads to Germain, walking reed-thin and graceful through shadows and light, still singing, and thought how desperately beautiful… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
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I felt the tributaries of his veins, wished to enter into his bloodstream, travel there, dissolved and bodiless, to take refuge in… — Diana Gabaldon Heart Copy Share Image
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“Oh God. It isn’t Wednesday, is it, Hardy?” he pleaded, ascending the steps toward the footman, who smiled at sight of him,… — Diana Gabaldon Humor Copy Share Image
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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… — Diana Gabaldon Jamie fraser Copy Share Image
Through eons of living in a land so poor there was little to eat but oats, they had as usual converted necessity… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
So long as my body lives, and yours -- we are one flesh," he whispered, "And when my body shall cease, my… — Diana Gabaldon Body 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
That's not precisely what I had in mind." Jamie, I had found out by accident a few days previously, had never mastered… — Diana Gabaldon Accidents Copy Share Image
