Quotes from Diana Gabaldon

two Protestants, amazingly bound to Catholics and bemused at the strange tides of fate that had washed over them; two men left alone by the misfortunes of life, and now surprised to find themselves the heads of households, holding the lives of strangers in their hands.

Then I laid my head upon his chest and gave my dreams up to his keeping.

he told me that a man must be responsible for any seed he sows, for it's his duty to take care of a woman and protect her. And if I wasna prepared to do that, then I'd no right to burden a woman with the consequences of my own actions.

Infatuation. It was common, among the nurses and the doctors, the nurses and the patients, among any gathering of people thrown for long periods into one another's company. Some acted on it, and brief, intense affairs were frequent. If they were lucky, the affair flamed out within a few months and nothing resulted from it. If they were not Ã¢â'¬Â¦ well. Pregnancy, divorce, here and there the odd case of venereal disease. Dangerous thing, infatuation. I

And his release began, deep inside me, without his moving, shivering through his body so that his arms trembled, the ruddy hairs quivering in the dim light, and he dropped his head with a sound like a sob, his hair hiding his face as he spilled himself, each jerk and pulse of his flesh between my legs rousing an echo in my own.

And I want only to throw myself into it and be consumed.

All loss is one, and one loss becomes all, a single death the key to the gate that bars memory.

Quite suddenly she understood the impulse that caused men to engage in casual blasphemy.

I always thought there was some reason why 'Scot' rhymed with 'plot

I waved pleasantly after him, thinking how much I should enjoy sticking a fork into him, when the time came.

It was what you did when someone died; turned toward God and at least acknowledge the fact.

I felt rather like the new moon: the shadow of pain and death was still clearly visible to me—but only because the light was there to throw it into perspective.

Well, a marriage between Friends is Ã¢â'¬Â¦ between the Friends marrying. No clergyman, I mean, and no specific prayer or service. The two Friends marry each other, rather than it being considered a sacrament administered by a priest or the like. But it does need to be done before witnesses—other Friends, you know

I suddenly realized how much I looked forward to seeing him at dinner after the day's work, how my heart would leap when I saw him unexpectedly at odd moments during the day, and how much I depended on his company and his solid, reassuring presence amid the complexities of life in the castle. And, to be perfectly honest, how much I liked the smooth, warm strength of him in my bed each night, and waking to his tousled, smiling kisses in the mornings. The prospect of his absence was bleak.

Stones of protection; amethyst, emerald, turquoise, lapis lazuli, and a male ruby.

I've yet to see the auld woman believes in witches, nor the young one, neither. It's men think there must be ill-wishes and magic in women

Mm, you're nice to croodle wi', he murmured, doing what I assumed was croodling.

Ute McGillivray looked like a Valkyrie on a starchy diet;

Gave me terrible cramps, and I had wind for days.

A peaceful refuge in which to rediscover each other, we thought,, not realizing that, while golf and fishing are Scotland's most popular outdoor sports, gossip is the most popular indoor sport.

People are gregarious by necessity.

You are blood of my blood," he said softly, "and bone of my bone. I claim thee as my son before all men, from this day forever." He looked up at Jamie, challenging. After a long moment, Jamie gave the slightest nod of acknowledgment, and stepped back, letting his hand fall from Brianna's shoulder. Roger

Ä°nsan hayat?n ve sonsuz varl???n getirdiÄŸi bitmez düÅŸüncelere bazen ara vermek istiyordu, varl???n?n doÄŸas? nas?l planlanm?? olursa olsun, oradan kaçmak istiyordu.

Christ, was he going to die in public, in a pleasure garden, in the company of a sodomite spy dressed like a rooster?