Quotes About Character

I only said I felt like God, Sassenach, he murmured. I never said I was.

He's a man...and that's no small thing to be.

But the expression of a well-made man appears not only in his face; It is in his limbs and joints also, it is curiously in the joints of his hips and wrists; It is in his walk, the carraige of his next, the flex of his waist and knees--dress does not hide him; The strong, sweet supple quality he has, strikes through the cotton and flannel; To see him pass conveys as much as the best poem, perhaps more; You linger to see his back, and the back of his neck and shoulder-side.

and if she wasn't precisely pretty, she had a force of character that is often more attractive than simple beauty.

He who throws dirt is losing ground

My grandsire,' Jamie observed evenly, 'has by all reports got a character that would enable him to hide conveniently behind a spiral staircase.

Fat-heided creatures, the Carmichaels, she said judiciously. Loyal enough, but stubborn as rocks. Thus sayeth a Fraser, I remarked. The Carmichaels must be something special in that line.

At the best of times, Father Bain's face resembled a clenched fist.

Not a hothouse flower, this daughter of Leoch, despite her surroundings.

But from the very start, there is that small streak of steel within each child. That thing that says "I am," and forms the core of personality.

More than most men, he valued his name-I only hoped that given time, it would once more have value.

My father wasna always gentle, but he was usually fair," Jamie said imperturbably. "He said the truth is the truth, and people should take responsibility for their own actions, which is right.

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You underestimate your own merits, John—as always. Of course, nothing becomes manly virtue more than simple modesty.

Conflict and character are the heart of good fiction, and good mystery has both of those in spades.

Thee is a rooster, William," Rachel said mournfully. "I saw this in thee before, but now I know it for certain." "A rooster," he repeated coldly, brushing dirt from his sleeve. "Indeed. A vain, crowing, gaudy sort of fellow—that's what you think me?

I had no need to ask or to wonder whether he would keep his word. He had freed me once from Wentworth, because he had given his word to do so. His word, once given, was his bond. Jack Randall was a gentleman.

Fat-heided creatures, the Carmichaels," she said judiciously. "Loyal enough, but stubborn as rocks." "Thus sayeth a Fraser," I remarked. "The Carmichaels must be something special in that line.

To some extent, emotions are universal and can be treated that way; no matter what the participants' orientation or preference, they have sex for the same reasons and can experience the same array of emotions in the process. But there are three important distinctions to be made: 1. The logistics of physiology 2. The basics of sexual attraction 3. Cultural impact on character and situation

Over the years, I'd seen a lot of sweet, amiable, biddable patients, who succumbed within hours to their ailments. The angry, irascible, difficult sons of bitches (of either sex) almost always survived.

Quien hace caso de los chismorreos acabará oyendo calumnias sobre sí mismo tarde o temprano

Bloody fucking Ian Murray. Fucking Scot and sometime Mohawk.

When I decided that I should have a female character, I simply introduced her, knowing nothing about her other than the fact that she was an Englishwoman. ... Whereupon Claire Elizabeth Beauchamp promptly took over the story and began telling it herself. Being in no position to argue with her, I took the path of least resistance, and went along to see what would happen next.

My Son-in-law astutely observes that a Man's sense of Morality tends to decrease as his Power increases