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QOTD for Thursday, April 18, 2013 -- CarolSR, 16:55:47 04/17/13 Wed

The following quote is taken from Dragonfly In Amber by Diana Gabaldon, CHAPTER 22 THE ROYAL STUD. Copyright (c) 1992 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved

“What it is that lies between Jack Randall and me will be settled only when one of us is dead—and maybe not then. There are ways of killing other than with a knife or a gun, and there are things worse than physical death.” His tone softened. “In Ste. Anne, you pulled me back from more than one kind of death, mo duinne, and never think I don’t know it.” He shook his head. “Perhaps I do owe you more than you owe me, after all.”

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QOTD for Wednesday, April 17, 2013 -- CarolSR, 16:35:27 04/16/13 Tue
The following quote is taken from Dragonfly In Amber by Diana Gabaldon, CHAPTER 21 UNTIMELY RESURRECTION. Copyright (c) 1992 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved

“No.” The voice that spoke above me was soft, almost expressionless. Looking up, I could see that the face still matched it, but a quick, hot pulse beat in his neck, and the small, triangular scar above his collar flushed red with heat. “I am called Lord Broch Tuarach for formality’s sake,” the soft Scottish voice above me said. “And beyond the requirements of formality, you will never speak to me again—until you beg for your life at the point of my sword. Then, you may use my name, for it will be the last word you ever speak.”

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QOTD for Tuesday, April 16, 2013 -- CarolSR, 16:43:53 04/15/13 Mon
The following quote is taken from Dragonfly In Amber by Diana Gabaldon, CHAPTER 21 UNTIMELY RESURRECTION. Copyright (c) 1992 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved

“I trust your new husband keeps you in better order than…”
The words died in his throat as he looked up to see the source of the footsteps that had just turned into the hall behind me. If I had wanted to discompose him, that urge was now fully gratified. No Hamlet on the stage had ever reacted to the appearance of a ghost with more convincing terror than I saw stamped on that aristocratic face. The hand still holding my arm clawed deep into my flesh, and I felt the jolt of shock that surged through him like an electric charge.”

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QOTD for Monday, April 15, 2013 -- CarolSR, 17:03:14 04/14/13 Sun
The following quote is taken from Dragonfly In Amber by Diana Gabaldon, CHAPTER 8 UNLAID GHOSTS AND CROCODILES. Copyright (c) 1992 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved

“I took a step toward him, but he stopped me with a quick motion. He turned his face back to the window, calm now, and blank as the glass he looked through.
“Get ye to bed, lassie. Leave me to myself a bit; I’ll be well enough presently. There’s naught to worry ye now.”
He stretched his arms out, grasping the window frame, blotting out the light with his body. His shoulders swelled with effort, and I could tell that he was pushing against the wood with all his might.
“It was only a dream. Jack Randall is dead.”

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QOTD for Saturday, April 13, 2013 --

LisaW, 00:35:53 04/13/13 Sat
The following quote is taken from The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 99 "Brother". Copyright© 2001 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

"I dream of Ian now and then. These dreams most
often take the shape of daily life, and I see him here at
Lallybroch, but now and again I dream of him in his
life among the savages--if indeed he still lives (and I
persuade myself that my heart would by some means
know if he did not.)
So I see that what it comes to in the end is only the
same thing with which I began--that one word.
"Brother." You are my brother, as young Ian is my son,
the both of you my flesh and my spirit and always
shall be. If the loss of Ian haunts my dreams, the loss
of you haunts my days, Jamie."

Maybe you have noticed that my theme is Blood and Heart, as in "Written in My Own Heart's Blood". Thank you for the opportunity to share some of Diana's wonderful quotes!

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8 Quoters needed --

Judie, 23:48:50 04/13/13 Sat
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See list at the bottom of the page and e-mail me. :D

Thanks.

Judie

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QOTD for Sunday, April 14, 2013 -- CarolSR, 17:08:23 04/13/13 Sat
The following quote is taken from Dragonfly In Amber by Diana Gabaldon, CHAPTER 8 UNLAID GHOSTS AND CROCODILES. Copyright (c) 1992 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

“ Jonathan Randall walked the room. And lay naked in my bed, atop the woolen blanket.
There had been the sound of hoarse breathing close behind him, and the feel of sweat-drenched skin, sliding against his own. He gritted his teeth in an agony of frustration. The man behind him sensed the small movement and laughed.
“Oh, we’ve some time yet before they hang you, my boy,” he whispered. “Plenty of time to enjoy it.” Randall moved suddenly, hard and abrupt, and he made a small involuntary sound.”

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LisaW, 22:06:45 04/11/13 Thu
The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 40 "Virgin Sacrifice". Copyright (c) 1997 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

   " She brought their linked hands down together, and spoke with
great deliberation.
   "I, Brianna Ellen, take thee, Roger Jeremiah . . ." Her voice
was scarcely louder than the beating of his own heart, but he
heard every word. A breeze came through the tree, rattling the
leaves, lifting her hair.
   ". . . as long as we both shall live."
   The phrase meant a good bit more to each of them now, he
thought, than it would have even a few months before. The pas-
sage through the stones was enough to impress anyone with the
fragility of life. "

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QOTD for Thursday, April 11, 2013 --

LisaW, 20:41:09 04/10/13 Wed
The following quote is taken from Voyager by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 11 "The Torremolinos Gambit" June 18, 1755. Copyright (c) 1994 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

   "The bishop made a soft thump as he set the felted base down with preci-
sion. Without stopping, his hand rose, as though it moved without his voli-
tion. The hand traveled the short distance through the air, looking as though
it knew precisely what it wanted, and set itself on Fraser's, palm tingling,
curved fingers gently imploring.
   The hand under his was warm--so warm--but hard, and motionless as
marble. Nothing moved on the table but the shimmer of the flame in the
heart of the sherry. He lifted his eyes then, to meet Fraser's.
   "Take your hand off me," Fraser said, very, very softly. "Or I will kill
you." "

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QOTD for Wednesday, April 10, 2013 --

LisaW, 21:14:02 04/09/13 Tue
The following quote is taken from Voyager by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 11 "The Torremolinos Gambit". Copyright (c) 1994 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

   "Then her breast pressed against his mouth, and he took it eagerly, drawing
her body tight against him as he suckled her. Her milk was hot and sweet,
with a faint taste of silver, like a deer's blood.
   "Harder," she whispered to him, and put her hand behind his head,
gripping the back of his neck, pressing him to her. "Harder."
   She lay at her length upon him, his hands holding for dear life to the sweet
flesh of her buttocks, feeling the small solid weight of the child upon his own
belly, as though they shared it now, protecting the small round thing be-
tween their bodies. "

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