“Sorry, lass,” he said, with a half-smile. “I’m a marrit man.” He made to pass by, and she made a small incoherent sound, putting out a hand to stop him, but not quite daring toContinue reading
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Handmaid’s Tale Quote
Now I’m awake to the world. I was asleep before. That’s how we let it happen. When they slaughtered Congress, we didn’t wake up. When they blamed terrorists and suspended the Constitution, we didn’t wakeContinue reading
Outlander Quote
One man, a Fraser of Lovet’s regiment, escaped. “He meant to die on Culloden Field,” Roger whispered, “But he didn’t.”~Diana Gabaldon, from “Outlander”
Outlander Quote
“I loved Frank… I loved him alot. But by that time, Jamie was my heart and the breath of my body. I couldn’t leave him. I couldn’t.”~Claire Fraser in Outlander (Dragonfly in Amber) by DianaContinue reading
Outlander Quote
“People will come here in the thousands, and then millions” – “What about those already here? the natives? What becomes of them?”Jamie’s question is prescient, and Claire is honest. “A dream for some can beContinue reading
Wonder Quote
Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. There are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness.~R.J. Palacio, from “Wonder”
Outlander Quote
“Do me the one favor, Sassenach,” he said, draping the heavy velvet over my shoulders. “Take a larger fan.”~Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) from Outlander (Dragonfly in Amber) by Diana Gabaldon
Outlander Quote
“You can… call me Da,” he said. His voice was husky; he stopped and cleared his throat. “If-if ye want to, I mean,”“Da. Is that Gaelic?”He smiled back, the corners of his mouth trembling slightly.Continue reading
Outlander Quote
“Nothing is lost, Sassenach; only changed.”“That’s the first law of thermodynamics,” I said, wiping my nose. “No,” he said. “That’s faith.”~from “Drums of Autumn’ by Diana Gabaldon (Outlander)
Outlander Quote
He turned his head to look full at me, his hair fire-struck with the setting sun, face dark in silhouette. “Twenty-four years ago today, I married ye, Sassenach,” he said softly. “I hope ye willnaContinue reading
Outlander Quote
And suddenly it was all simple. He held out his arms to hear. She stepped into them and found that she had been wrong; he was as big as she’d imagined-and his arms were asContinue reading
Outlander Quote
He splayed a hand out over the photographs, trembling fingers not quite touching the shiny surface, and then he turned and leaned toward me, slowly, with the improbable grace of a tall tree falling. HeContinue reading
Outlander Quote
“Ye’s not normally a closed-mouth woman, Claire. I expected noisier displeasure. But quiet anger can be very effective.” ~Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) from Outlander
