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b24a879 There are things ye maybe canna tell me, he had said. I willna ask ye, or force ye. But when ye do tell me something, let it be the truth. There is nothing between us now but respect, and respect has room for secrets, I think--but not for lies. Diana Gabaldon
fbe070d To stand against a crowd would take something more than ordinary courage; something that went beyond human instinct. Diana Gabaldon
575ba25 Did ye know that the silkies put aside their skins when they come ashore, and walk like men? And if ye find a silkie's skin and hide it, he--or she--" he added, fairly, "canna go into the sea again, but must stay with ye on the land." Diana Gabaldon
b478ebd Comment sont vos selles, grandpere? - Germain to Jamie. outlander Diana Gabaldon
4affd97 I was in the heart of chaos, and no power of mind or body was of use against it. Diana Gabaldon
19657a7 Lord, that she might be safe, he prayed. She and the child. Diana Gabaldon
4d7c2ae make a difference? An instant's panic, as she tried to visualize Diana Gabaldon
84cff57 Mmphm," I said, sounding self-consciously Scottish." Diana Gabaldon
8b5a75e God kens well enough that boys need to be smacked, or he'd no fill them sae full o' the de'il. Diana Gabaldon
bcfaba6 Sassenach? Diana Gabaldon
7656b19 And his release began, deep inside me, without his moving, shivering through his body so that his arms trembled, the ruddy hairs quivering in the dim light, and he dropped his head with a sound like a sob, his hair hiding his face as he spilled himself, each jerk and pulse of his flesh between my legs rousing an echo in my own. Diana Gabaldon
5d0499e Not that my watching out was likely to do a lot of good, I thought; every second man on the dock looked like an assassin to me. Diana Gabaldon
7feb1a1 To the taste of breasts like apricots, the warm scent of a woman's navel when she wakens in the winter, the warmth of a mound that fills your hand like a peach, split with ripeness. Diana Gabaldon
a02be8f A brown, rocklike fist rose out of the mass and descended with considerable force, meeting decisively with some bony protuberance, by the sound of the resultant crack. Diana Gabaldon
5cbf8bf Mmphm. Well, I suppose men can make all the laws they like," he said, "but God made hope. The stars willna burn out." He turned and, cupping my chin, kissed me gently. "And nor will we." Diana Gabaldon
de04e2a well-expressed opinion is usually better than a badly expressed fact, so far as professional advancement goes. Diana Gabaldon
d1855a3 You dinna need to understand me, Sassenach," he said quietly. "So long as ye love me." Diana Gabaldon
0c73748 But then, I didn't think I'd tell them you were here." "What makes you think they don't know?" I asked, beginning to feel rather hollow, despite my earlier resolve to brazen it out. I cast a quick glance at the window, but" Diana Gabaldon
d5bec48 Claire's hands moved when she talked, rising long and white in the air, as though she would catch the future between them and give it shape, would hand Jamie her thoughts as she spoke them, smooth and polished objects, bits of sculptured air. Diana Gabaldon
bdab5dc exposure to a two-year-old boy was probably the best possible object lesson in the dangers of motherhood, Diana Gabaldon
8b60963 The man that takes her in unholy embrace will have his privates blasted like a frostbitten apple," he said, with relish, "and his soul will burn forever in hell." He bared his teeth at his grandfather, and drew back his hand. "Like this." The beechwood teeth landed in the midst of the fire with a plop, and at once began to sizzle." Diana Gabaldon
aff527b You are my courage, as I am your conscience,' he whispered. 'You are my heart - and I your compassion. We are neither of us whole, alone. Do ye not know that, Sassenach? Diana Gabaldon
bccb0cc There was a rustle near his ear, and he turned his head to see the crow. It stood on the grass a foot away, a blotch of wind-ruffled black feathers, regarding him with a bead-bright eye. Deciding that he posed no threat, it swiveled its neck with casual ease and jabbed its thick sharp bill into Jack Randall's eye. Diana Gabaldon
caeec46 I've seen women-and men too, sometimes-as canna bear the sound of their own thoughts, and they maybe dinna make such good matches with those who can. loneliness marriage solitude Diana Gabaldon
021f619 knowing that everything is possible, suddenly nothing is necessary. Diana Gabaldon
2a60cbd Una dama novelista me dijo una vez, que escribir novelas era arte de canibales, pues uno mezcla con frecuencia pequenas porciones de sus amigos y sus enemigos, los sazona con imaginacion y permite que todo eso se cocine en un sabroso guiso Diana Gabaldon
a300c84 It was in a way a comforting idea; if there was all the time in the world, then the happening of a given moment became less important. I could see, perhaps, how one could draw back a little, seek some respite in the contemplation of an endless Being, whatever one conceived its nature to be. Diana Gabaldon
5df1a1a Yirmi yilda kac gece vardir kizim? Kac saat vardir? Yirmi yil boyunca karimin hala yasayip yasamadigini ve nasil yasadigini dusunup durdum. Onun ve cocugumun. Tanri bu yuzden var. Endise hicbir ise yaramaz, dua yarar. Bazen... Diana Gabaldon
944778b if women's work was never done, why trouble about how much of it wasn't being accomplished at any given moment? Diana Gabaldon
4002772 It hadn't occurred to him that if she had little else, it would be that much more important to Joan Findlay to cling to her one valuable possession-her pride. Diana Gabaldon
cf797db I'd known that, consciously-and yet I had done it anyway, gone right on with my plans, pursuing my routines, as though life were still settled and predictable, as though nothing whatever might threaten the tenor of my days, As though acting might make it true. Diana Gabaldon
261f732 Come to me. Cover me. Shelter me, a bhean, heal me. Burn with me, as I burn for you. Diana Gabaldon
db9a7b3 If needs must, she could do those things for herself-or find another man. And yet...she needed him-would mourn his loss if it came. Perhaps forever. In his present vulnerable mood, that knowledge seemed a great gift. Diana Gabaldon
263e537 That's not what I asked," she said, a noticeable edge in her voice. "I asked why my father shot him." He sighed. She could have found gainful employment with the Spanish Inquisition, he thought ruefully; no chance of escape or evasion." Diana Gabaldon
fe59bfd She can hear it," Jem said, smiling into his sister's face. "How do you know?" Claire asked, curious. Jem looked up at her, surprised. "She says so." Diana Gabaldon
6d7edc2 she keeps takin' me in--so I suppose she must be home. Diana Gabaldon
455f4d3 The Continental army got more generals than they got private soldiers, these days. An officer lives through more 'n two battles, they make him some kind of general on the spot. Now, gettin' any pay for it, that's a different kettle of fish. dan-morgan humor outlander revolutionary-war Diana Gabaldon
6dfe654 Simdiye kadar 18.yuzyil leydilerinin bayilmasinin korselerinin siki oldugundan dolayi dusundugumu fark ettim ama simdi nedenini daha iyi goruyordum,bayilma sebepleri 18.yuzyil erkeklerinin ahmakligindan kaynaklaniyordu. Diana Gabaldon
5e7145a Fighting was an exhausting business, and so was fear. Diana Gabaldon
bb12b11 That's how ye do it,' his brother Ian had told him... 'Ye find a way to live for that one more minute. And then another. And another... But after a time, ye find ye're in a different place than ye were. A different person than ye were. And then ye look about and see what's there with ye. Ye'll maybe find a use for yourself. helps. Diana Gabaldon
d43a223 Ye ken that, don't ye? That they can only be what they are because you and I are what we are? Diana Gabaldon
719f7b1 Alive, and one. We are one, and while we love, death will never touch us. 'The grave's a fine and private place/ but none, I think, do there embrace. outlander Diana Gabaldon
30f3354 Would you go down there, Roger?" she asked softly. "Jump overboard, dive in, go on down through that dark until your lungs were bursting, not knowing whether there are things with teeth and great heavy bodies waiting?" Diana Gabaldon
5449ee2 Man's sense of Morality tends to decrease as his Power increases, Diana Gabaldon