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Hands Quotes by Diana Gabaldon
- Murtagh was right about women. Sassenach, I risked my life for ye, committing theft, arson, assault, and murder into the bargain. In return for which…
- I always thought it would be a simple matter to lie wi' a woman, he said softly. And yet... I want to fall on my…
- I'm afraid that my wife picked up a number of colorful expressions from the Yanks and such, Frank offered, with a nervous smile. True, I…
- You are safe," he said firmly. "You have my name and my family, my clan, and if necessary, the protection of my body as well.…
- Do you know,' he said again softly, addressing his hands, 'what it is to love someone, and never - never! - be able to give…
- How did you keep this by you?" Grey demanded abruptly. "You were searched to the skin when you were brought back." The wide mouth curved…
- But we are here, all of us. And we're here because I love you, more than the life that was mine. Because I believed you…
- He splayed a hand out over the photographs, trembling fingers not quite touching the shiny surface, and then he turned and leaned toward me, slowly,…
- Could I but lay my head in your lap, lass. Feel your hand on me, and sleep wi' the scent of you in my bed.…
- He touched the rough crucifix that lay against his chest and whispered to the moving air, "Lord, that she might be safe, she and my…
- There was a feeling, not sudden, but complete, as though I had been given a small object to hold unseen in my hands. Precious as…
- I was crying for joy, my Sassenach,' he said softly. He reached out slowly and took my face between his hands. "And thanking God that…
- I meant it, Claire,' he said quietly. 'My life is yours. And it's yours to decide what we shall do, where we go next. To…
- Only you," he said, so softly I could barely hear him. "To worship ye with my body, give ye all the service of my hands.…
- I was crying and laughing, snuffing tears and blood, bumping at him with my bound hands, trying awkwardly to thrust them at him so that…
- …but Sassenach—I am the true home of your heart, and I know that.” He lifted my hands to his mouth and kissed my upturned palms,…
- At last I took one big, callused hand and slid forward so I knelt on the boards between his knees. I laid my head against…
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