Diana Gabaldon quotes - page 4

Conflict and character are the heart of good fiction, and good mystery has both of those in spades. (Diana Gabaldon)
It's only that ye looked so beautiful, wi' the fire on your face, and your hair waving in the wind. I wanted to remember it. View quote
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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 body as well. The man willna lay hands on ye again, while I live. View quote
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While the Lord might insist that vengeance was His, no male Highlander of my acquaintance had ever thought it right that the Lord should be left to handle such things without assistance. View quote
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You are mine, always, if ye will it or no, if ye want me or nay. Mine, and I willna let ye go. View quote
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Well I am still not drunk" I straightened up against the pillows as best I could. "You told me once that if you could still stand up, you weren't drunk." You aren't standing up." he point out. You are. View quote
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We have nothing now between us, save - respect, perhaps. And I think that respect has maybe room for secrets, but not for lies. View quote
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For where all love is, the speaking is unnecessary. View quote
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Gentle he would be, denied he would not. View quote
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So long as my body lives, and yours -- we are one flesh," he whispered, "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. View quote
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He was dead. However, his nose throbbed painfully, which he thought odd in the circumstances. (Diana Gabaldon)
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 children." Then turned his cheek to her reaching hand and touched her throught the veils of time. View quote
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If she was broken, she would slash him with her jagged edges, reckless as a drunkard with a shattered bottle. View quote
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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 him, Mama. View quote
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Sometimes our best action result in things that are most regrettable. View quote
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Roger speaking to Brianna: It's too important. You don't forget having a dad." You do remember your father?" No. I remember yours. View quote
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It was in a way a comforting idea; if there was all the time in the world, then the happenings of a given moment became less important. View quote
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When God closes a door, he opens a window. Yeah. The problem was that this particular window opened off the tenth story, and he wasn't so sure God supplied parachutes. View quote
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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 I understood him clearly. "She may not kill, save it is for mercy or her life. It is myself who kills for her. View quote
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We are bound, you and I, and nothing on this earth shall part me from you. View quote
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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 for it, then take it and welcome, for my soul is yours, in all the black corners of it. (Diana Gabaldon)
Any piece of good music is in essence a love song. View quote
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You're tearin' my guts out, Claire. View quote
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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 I was a virgin, not a monk,” he said, kissing me again. "If I find I need guidance, I'll ask. View quote
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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 for tempting ye to it. View quote
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