Quotes from Diana Gabaldon

D'accordo, sibilai tra i denti, mentre flettevo con cautela la mano destra ancora formicolante. Cos'è che si deve fare, quando si colpisce un osso e si perde il coltello? Esiste una procedura fissa in questi casi? Oh, aye, rispose Rupert, sghignazzando. Tiri fuori la pistola con la sinistra e lo fai secco.

my head from his shoulder and said, "Why did you ask me that

A vida entre acadêmicos ensinara-me que uma opinião bem expressada em geral é melhor do que um fato mal expressado no que diz respeito a progresso profissional.

The story detailed all of his works, and then concluded in these words—'And so he died, at the conclusion of an eminently useful life, and thus obtained his crown in Paradise.' " She paused, flexing her hands lightly on her knees. "There was something about that that appealed most strongly to me. 'An eminently useful life.' " She smiled at me. "I could think of many worse epitaphs than that, milady.

Et papa ? - Et papa quoi ? - Fait-il partie de ceux qui ont toujours su ) quoi ils étaient destinés ? Les mains de Claire s'arrêtèrent un instant. - Oh ! oui, il sait. - Quoi ? Un laird, un chef ? Sa mère hésita, réfléchissant. - Non, répondit-elle enfin. Elle prit le pilon et se mit à écraser la marjolaine. Son parfum s'éleva dans la pièce comme de l'encens. - Un homme. Ce qui n'est pas rien.

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up, no?" said Ian soothingly. "Come now, mi dhu, ye shouldna worrit yourself, it's bad for the babe. And the shouting troubles wee Jamie too." He reached out for his son, who was whimpering, not

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The lad's offering to take the girl's punishment for her," she said absently, peeking around a spectator in front of us.

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. I

like that! Here

I had never deflowered anyone before.

smiled. "Wonderful. Perhaps now you'll stop putting flowers in my

me. The cloud cover had parted for a moment and the light touched the

You have free choice; so have all the others in this world. And history, I believe, is a cumulation of all those actions. Some individuals are chosen by God to affect the destinies of many. Perhaps you are one of those. Perhaps not. I do not know why you are here. You do not know. It is likely that neither of us will ever know. Sometimes I don't even know why I am here! - Father Anselm

The grin visible beneath the crook of his arm widened still further. "Sassenach?" I stopped, dirk still in my hand. "What?" "I'll die a happy man.

And I think that respect has maybe room for secrets, but not for lies.

Why, the lad's, of course." She turned to face me, small mouth mocking and green eyes bright with mischief. "Young Jamie.

Nós dois já temos fantasmas suficientes, Sassenach. Se os males do passado não podem nos estorvar, também qualquer medo do futuro não deve fazê-lo. Temos apenas que esquecer tudo que ficou para trás e seguir em frente. Sim?

Even in the open air, it seemed, freedom had definite limits.

I enjoyed Geilie's company immensely; she had a wry-tongued, cynical viewpoint that was a refreshing contrast to the sweet, shy clanswomen at the castle

Life among academics had taught me that a well-expressed opinion is usually better than a badly expressed fact, so far as professional advancement goes. A

Be careful, Sassenach," he said, still grinning. "Ye dinna want to knock off any more pieces; ye'll only have to stick them back on, aye?

the Glen, and we left early in the morning, before sunup. After the hurry to the waiting