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Diana Gabaldon Quotes

And if your life is a suitable exchange for my honor, why is my honor not a suitable exchange for your life? Picture Quote #1

Boldness in battle is nothing out of the way... but to face down fear in cold blood is rare in any man Picture Quote #1

I felt the tributaries of his veins, wished to enter into his bloodstream, travel there, dissolved and bodiless, to take refuge in the thick walled chambers of his heart Picture Quote #1

There comes a turning point in intense physical struggle where one abandons oneself to a profligate usage of strength and bodily resource, ignoring the costs until the struggle is over. Women find this point in childbirth; men in battle Picture Quote #1

While ye sleep in my arms, I can say things to ye that would be daft and silly waking, and your dreams will know the truth of them Picture Quote #1

Through eons of living in a land so poor there was little to eat but oats, they had as usual converted necessity into a virtue, and insisted that they liked the stuff Picture Quote #1

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Torn between the impulse to stroke his head, and the urge to cave it in with a rock, I did neither Picture Quote #1

There were moments, of course. Those small spaces in time, too soon gone, when everything seems to stand still, and existence is balanced on a perfect point, like the moment of change between the dark and the light, and when both and neither surround you Picture Quote #1

If she was broken, she would slash him with her jagged edges, reckless as a drunkard with a shattered bottle Picture Quote #1

Overall, the library held a hushed exultation, as though the cherished volumes were all singing soundlessly within their covers Picture Quote #1

He shook his head, absorbed in one of his feats of memory, those brief periods of scholastic rapture where he lost touch with the world around him, absorbed completely in conjuring up knowledge from all its sources Picture Quote #1

.... what I was born does not matter, only what I will make of myself, only what I will become Picture Quote #1

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The colors of living things begin to fade with the last breath, and the soft, springy skin and supple muscle rot within weeks. But the bones sometimes remain, faithful echoes of the shape, to bear some last faint witness to the glory of what was Picture Quote #1

It was a beautiful bright autumn day, with air like cider and a sky so blue you could drown in it Picture Quote #1

I don’t plot the books out ahead of time, I don’t plan them. I don’t begin at the beginning and end at the end. I don’t work with an outline and I don’t work in a straight line Picture Quote #1

When you hold a child to your breast to nurse, the curve of the little head echoes exactly the curve of the breast it suckles, as though this new person truly mirrors the flesh from which it sprang Picture Quote #1

People assume that science is a very cold sort of profession, whereas writing novels is a warm and fuzzy intuitive thing. But in fact, they are not at all different Picture Quote #1

I work late at night. I’m awake and nobody bothers me. It’s quiet and things come and talk to me in the silence Picture Quote #1

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Well, I can’t remember not being able to read. I was told I could read by myself very well at the age of three Picture Quote #1

When you’re reading, you’re not where you are; you’re in the book. By the same token, I can write anywhere Picture Quote #1

What underlies great science is what underlies great art, whether it is visual or written, and that is the ability to distinguish patterns out of chaos Picture Quote #1

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. He buried his face in my shoulder and went very quietly and thoroughly to pieces Picture Quote #1

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And if your life is a suitable exchange for my honor, why is my honor not a suitable exchange for your life? (Diana Gabaldon Quotes) Boldness in battle is nothing out of the way... but to face down fear in cold blood is rare in any man (Diana Gabaldon Quotes) I felt the tributaries of his veins, wished to enter into his bloodstream, travel there, dissolved and bodiless, to take refuge in the thick walled chambers of his heart (Diana Gabaldon Quotes) There comes a turning point in intense physical struggle where one abandons oneself to a profligate usage of strength and bodily resource, ignoring the costs until the struggle is over. Women find this point in childbirth; men in battle (Diana Gabaldon Quotes) While ye sleep in my arms, I can say things to ye that would be daft and silly waking, and your dreams will know the truth of them (Diana Gabaldon Quotes) Through eons of living in a land so poor there was little to eat but oats, they had as usual converted necessity into a virtue, and insisted that they liked the stuff (Diana Gabaldon Quotes) Torn between the impulse to stroke his head, and the urge to cave it in with a rock, I did neither (Diana Gabaldon Quotes) There were moments, of course. Those small spaces in time, too soon gone, when everything seems to stand still, and existence is balanced on a perfect point, like the moment of change between the dark and the light, and when both and neither surround you (Diana Gabaldon Quotes) If she was broken, she would slash him with her jagged edges, reckless as a drunkard with a shattered bottle (Diana Gabaldon Quotes) Overall, the library held a hushed exultation, as though the cherished volumes were all singing soundlessly within their covers (Diana Gabaldon Quotes) He shook his head, absorbed in one of his feats of memory, those brief periods of scholastic rapture where he lost touch with the world around him, absorbed completely in conjuring up knowledge from all its sources (Diana Gabaldon Quotes) .... what I was born does not matter, only what I will make of myself, only what I will become (Diana Gabaldon Quotes) The colors of living things begin to fade with the last breath, and the soft, springy skin and supple muscle rot within weeks. But the bones sometimes remain, faithful echoes of the shape, to bear some last faint witness to the glory of what was (Diana Gabaldon Quotes) It was a beautiful bright autumn day, with air like cider and a sky so blue you could drown in it (Diana Gabaldon Quotes) I don’t plot the books out ahead of time, I don’t plan them. I don’t begin at the beginning and end at the end. I don’t work with an outline and I don’t work in a straight line (Diana Gabaldon Quotes) When you hold a child to your breast to nurse, the curve of the little head echoes exactly the curve of the breast it suckles, as though this new person truly mirrors the flesh from which it sprang (Diana Gabaldon Quotes) People assume that science is a very cold sort of profession, whereas writing novels is a warm and fuzzy intuitive thing. But in fact, they are not at all different (Diana Gabaldon Quotes) I work late at night. I’m awake and nobody bothers me. It’s quiet and things come and talk to me in the silence (Diana Gabaldon Quotes) Well, I can’t remember not being able to read. I was told I could read by myself very well at the age of three (Diana Gabaldon Quotes) When you’re reading, you’re not where you are; you’re in the book. By the same token, I can write anywhere (Diana Gabaldon Quotes) What underlies great science is what underlies great art, whether it is visual or written, and that is the ability to distinguish patterns out of chaos (Diana Gabaldon Quotes) 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. He buried his face in my shoulder and went very quietly and thoroughly to pieces (Diana Gabaldon Quotes)

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