01c. 1952 ADLying on the floor, with the carved panels of the ceiling flickering dimly above, I found myself thinking that I had always heretofore assumed that the tendency of eighteenth-century ladies to swoon was due to tight stays; now I rather thought it might be due to the idiocy of eighteenth-century men.Diana Gabaldon / quote ↗
02c. 1952 ADIf I die," he whispered in the dark, "dinna follow me. The bairns will need ye. Stay for them. I can wait.Diana Gabaldon / quote ↗
03c. 1952 ADAt the best of times, Father Bain's face resembled a clenched fist.Diana Gabaldon / quote ↗
04c. 1952 ADRoger speaking to Brianna: It's too important. You don't forget having a dad."You do remember your father?"No. I remember yours.Diana Gabaldon / quote ↗
05c. 1952 ADIf she was broken, she would slash him with her jagged edges, reckless as a drunkard with a shattered bottle.Diana Gabaldon / quote ↗
06c. 1952 AD...seeking refuge from a world in which huge and mysterious forces were let loose to destruction.Diana Gabaldon / quote ↗
07c. 1952 ADHe wasn't a whole person any longer, but only half of something not yet made.Diana Gabaldon / quote ↗
08c. 1952 ADNow, me lord, you know you oughtn’t talk like that at this hour of the morning. Yougot to pardon his lordship, sir,” he said apologetically to Jones. “His father—theduke, you know—had him schooled in logic. He can’t really help it, like.” Spoken by a most loyal valet, Tom Bryd, in defense of the inherit workings of the mind of his employer, Lord John GreyDiana Gabaldon / quote ↗
09c. 1952 ADThat's the best thing I can think of. Having a good hold on your arse always makes me feel steady.Diana Gabaldon / quote ↗
10c. 1952 ADYou have lost your mind,"Jamie said coldly, the shock receding slightly. "Or I should think you had, if ye had one to lose.Diana Gabaldon / quote ↗
11c. 1952 ADGod, don't laugh!" Jamie said, alarmed. "I didna mean to make ye laugh! Christ, Jenny will kill me if ye cough up a lung and die out here!Diana Gabaldon / quote ↗
12c. 1952 ADAfter all, I thought, what were days and weeks in the presence of eternity?Diana Gabaldon / quote ↗
13c. 1952 ADStill less could I be afraid of those ghosts who touch my thoughts in passing. Any library is filled with them. I can take a book from dusty shelves, and be haunted by the thoughts of one long dead, still lively as ever in their winding sheet of words.Diana Gabaldon / quote ↗
14c. 1952 ADTime does not really exist for mothers, with regard to their children. It does not matter greatly how old the child is-in the blink of an eye, a mother can see the child again as they were when they were born, when they learned how to walk, as they were at any age-at any time, even when the child is fully grown or a parent themselves.Diana Gabaldon / quote ↗
15c. 1952 ADLike plumbing, medicine is a profession where you learn early on not to put your fingers in your mouth.Diana Gabaldon / quote ↗
16c. 1952 ADJamie reached across and took my right hand in his, his fingers linking with mine, and the silver of my ring shone red in the glow of the flames. I looked up into his face and saw the promise spoken in his eyes, as it was in mine.“As long as we both shall live.Diana Gabaldon / quote ↗
17c. 1952 ADFor the moment, everything had disappeared: the church, the battle, the screams and shouts and the rumble of limber wheels along the rutted road through Freehold. There wasn't anything but her and him, and he opened his eyes to look on her face, to fix it in his mind forever.Diana Gabaldon / quote ↗
18c. 1952 ADSo now it's space and time," he said. "You ever watch Doctor Who on PBS?""All the time," she said dryly, "on the BBC. And don't think I wouldn't sell my soul for a TARDIS.Diana Gabaldon / quote ↗
19c. 1952 ADHe was dead. However, his nose throbbed painfully, which he thought odd in the circumstances.Diana Gabaldon / quote ↗
21c. 1952 ADIan, man, I didna tell ye because I didna wish to lose you too. My brother was gone, and my father. I didna mean to lose my own heart's blood as well. For you are dearer to me even than home and family, love.'She cast a lopsided smile at Jamie. 'And that's saying quite a bit.Diana Gabaldon / quote ↗
22c. 1952 ADBlessed are those who eat greens, for they shall keep their teeth. Blessed are those who wash their hands after wiping their arses, for they shall not sicken. Blessed are those who boil water, for they shall be called saviors of mankind.Diana Gabaldon / quote ↗
24c. 1952 ADSnapped abruptly to a realization of how rudely I had been staring, I blushed and said without thinking, "I was just wondering if you've ever been kissed by a beautiful young girl?" I went still redder as he shouted with laughter. With a broad grin, he said "Many times, madonna. But alas, it does not help. As you see. Ribbit.Diana Gabaldon / quote ↗
