“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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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
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“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
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“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)
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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
A tall, straight-bodied, and by no means ill-favored Highlander in the prime of his life is breathtaking. ~Claire Fraser (Outlander) from “Drums of Autumn” by Diana Gabaldon