“You are a rather remarkable woman,” he said at last, in a level tone. “Indeed,” I said, not looking up. “In what way?” He leaned back; I heard the rustle of his bedding. “You areContinue reading
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Lord John had been nothing but courtesy itself to me. More than that, he had been intelligent, thoughtful-thoroughly charming, in fact. And listening to him making intelligent, thoughtful, charming conversation with Jamie knotted my insidesContinue reading
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“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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“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
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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
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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