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 More Quotes by Diana Gabaldon More Quotes From Diana Gabaldon We are bound, you and I, and nothing on this earth shall part me from you. Diana Gabaldon bounds earth Why, what's the matter wi' the poor child?" she demanded of Jamie. "Has she had an accident o' some sort?" "No, it's only she's married me," he said, "though if ye care to call it an accident, ye may. Diana Gabaldon care may children Any piece of good music is in essence a love song. Diana Gabaldon pieces essence song ...still I dinna expect anything to happen to me. But if it should...If it does, then I want there to be a place for you; I want someone for you to go to if I am...not there to care for you. If it canna be me, then I would have it be a man who loves you. Diana Gabaldon doe love-you men Healing comes from the healed; not from the physician. Diana Gabaldon healed physicians healing Men would eat horse droppings, if ye served them wi' butter. Diana Gabaldon dropping horse men It's only that ye looked so beautiful, wi' the fire on your face, and your hair waving in the wind. I wanted to remember it. Diana Gabaldon fire hair beautiful 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 veins refuge heart You are safe," he said firmly. "You have my name and my family, my clan, and if necessary, the protection of my body as well. The man willna lay hands on ye again, while I live. Diana Gabaldon names men hands Scots have long memories, and they're not the most forgiving of people. Diana Gabaldon memories long people When God closes a door, he opens a window. Yeah. The problem was that this particular window opened off the tenth story, and he wasn't so sure God supplied parachutes. Diana Gabaldon problem stories doors I'm afraid that my wife picked up a number of colorful expressions from the Yanks and such, Frank offered, with a nervous smile. True, I said, gritting my teeth as I wrapped a water-soaked napkin about my hand. Men tend to be very colorful when you're picking shrapnel out of them. Diana Gabaldon expression men hands That's for calling your father a fool. It may be true, but it's disrespectful. Brian Fraser to teenage Jamie Diana Gabaldon teenage calling father So remember it, lad. If your head thinks up mischief, your backside's going to pay for it. Brian Fraser to young Jamie Diana Gabaldon remember pay thinking He [Brian Fraser] told me that a man must be responsible for any see he sows, for it's his duty to take care of a woman and protect her. And if I wasna prepared to do that, then I'd no right to burden a woman with the consequences of my own actions. Diana Gabaldon care action men If I die before I say 'I love you' it's because I didn't have the time. Diana Gabaldon say-i-love-you dies love-you That's what marriage is good for; it makes a sacrament out of things ye'd otherwise have to confess. Jamie Fraser Diana Gabaldon jamie-fraser sacraments jamie you might not be the first person l kissed, but you will be the last' Jamie to Claire in Outlander (not word perfect) Diana Gabaldon lasts perfect might 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 dream sleep silly Boldness in battle is nothing out of the way... but to face down fear in cold blood is rare in any man. Diana Gabaldon battle men blood
