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  • QOTD for Friday, October 5, 2012 -- CindyG, 21:41:50 10/04/12 Thu
    The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 41, Journey's End. Copyright (c) 1997 br Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

    "There was no doubt in her mind, from the first glimpse. She was at once surprised and not surprised at all; he was not quite what she had imagined -- he seemed smaller, only man-sized -- but his face had the lines of her own; the long, straight nose and stubborn jaw, and the slanted cat-eyes, set in a frame of solid bone.

    He moved toward her out of the maples' shadow, and the sun struck his hair with a spray of copper sparks. Half consciously she raised a hand and pushed a strand of hair back from her face, seeing from the corner of her eye the matching gleam of thick red-gold."

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  • QOTD for Thursday, October 4, 2012 -- CindyG, 21:44:13 10/03/12 Wed
    The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 15m, Noble Savages. Copyright (c) 1997 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

    "Used to him as I was, I was seldom aware anymore of how he appeared to others. But even tired and wounded, he was formidable; straight-backed and wide-shouldered, with slanted eyes that caught the fire in a glitter as blue as the flame's heart.

    He sat easily now, relaxed, big hands loose between his thighs. But it was the stillness of a great cat, eyes always watchful behind the calm. Beyond the size and quickness, there was undeniably an air of savagery about him; he was as much at home in these woods as the bear had been."

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  • QOTD for Wednesday, October 3, 2012 -- CindyG, 21:56:53 10/02/12 Tue
    The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 2, In Which We Meet a Ghost. Copyright (c) 1997 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

    "And where the hell are you, Jamie Fraser?" I murmured.

    "Here," came a husky answer.

    Startled, my eyes popped open. He was standing in the stream, six feet away, thigh-deep in the water, his genitals stiff and dark against the pallid glow of his body. His hair lay loose around his shoulders, framing a face white as bone, eyes unblinking and intent as those of the wolf-dog. Utter wildness, utter stillness.

    Then he stirred and came toward me, still intent, but still no longer. His thighs were cold as water when he touched me, but within seconds he warmed and grew hot. Sweat sprang up at once where his hands touched my skin, and a flush of hot moisture dampened my breasts once more, making them round and slick against the hardness of his chest."

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  • QOTD for Tuesday, October 2, 2012 -- CindyG, 22:13:08 10/01/12 Mon
    The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 12, The Return of John Quincy Myers. Copyright (c) 1997 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

    "The sound of footsteps on the gallery above interrupted my thoughts. I glanced upward, and gasped, all other thoughts driven at once from my mind.

    A Highlander in full regalia is an impressive sight-- any Highlander, no matter how old, ill-favored, or crabbed in appearance. A tall, straight-bodied, and by no means ill-favored Highlander in the prime of his life is breathtaking.

    He hadn't worn the kilt since Culloden, but his body had not forgotten the way of it."

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  • OUTLANDER e-book bundle on sale Oct. 15 -- Karen Henry, 04:16:35 10/02/12 Tue
    Starting Oct. 15, Random House will be offering a special "bundle" edition of all 7 OUTLANDER e-books for $49.99. This is about 25% less than what it would cost to buy the 7 e-books individually, so it sounds like a very good deal! It will be available for Kindle and Nook, possibly other e-readers as well. I have no idea if it's available for people outside the US, though.

    Details on my blog here.

    Please pass the word to anyone you know who may be interested!

    Thanks,
    Karen

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  • QOTD for Monday, October 1, 2012 -- CindyG, 20:39:41 09/30/12 Sun
    The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 1, A Hanging in Eden. Copyright (c) 1997 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

    As we passed a tavern, a slatternly barmaid came out with a bowl of slops. She caught sight of Jamie and stood, bowl braced against her hip, giving him a slanted brow and a pouting smile. He passed without a glance, intent on his goal. She tossed her head, flung the slops to the pig who slept by the step, and flounced back inside.

    He paused, shading his eyes to look down the row of towering ships' masts, and I came up beside him. He twitched unconsciously at the front of his breeches, easing the fit, and I took his arm.

    "Family jewels still safe, are they?" I murmured.

    "Uncomfortable, but safe," he assured me. He plucked at the lacing of his flies, grimacing. "I would ha' done better to hide them up my bum, I think."

    "Better you than me, mate," I said, smiling. "I'd rather risk robbery, myself."

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  • QOTD for Sunday, September 30, 2012 -- CindyG, 22:07:00 09/29/12 Sat
    The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 1, A Hanging in Eden. Copyright (c) 1997 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

    "It's where my sporran would be, did I have one. So long as I dinna meet with a quick-fingered harlot, I'm safe."

    I glanced at the slightly bulging front of his breeches, and then up at him. Broad-shouldered and tall, with bold, clean features and a Highlander's proud carriage, he drew the glance of every woman he passed, even with his bright hair covered by a sober blue tricorne. The breeches, which were borrowed, were substantially too tight, and did nothing whatever to detract from the general effect--an effect enhanced by the fact that he himself was totally ignorant of it.

    "You're a walking inducement to harlots," I said. "Stick by me; I'll protect you."

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  • Friday Fun Facts -- Karen Henry, 03:25:29 09/28/12 Fri
    My latest collection of Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books has been posted on my blog, Outlandish Observations. I hope you enjoy them, and please come back next week for more!

    Karen

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  • QOTD for Saturday, September 29, 2012 -- CarolSR, 16:45:41 09/28/12 Fri
    ARSE WEEK V - DAY 7
    "BUTT" ALAS, "ARSE" WEEK FIVE HAS COME TO AN "END"

    The following quote is taken from A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 72 Betrayals. Copyright© 2005 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

    "Jamie took my cap off and set it on the ledge. The air blew through my inch of hair, ruffling it like meadow grass, and he smiled as he looked at me. “Ye look like a boy, Sassenach,” he said. “Though damned if I’ve ever seen a lad with an arse like yours.”

    “Thanks so much,” I said, absurdly pleased. I had eaten like a horse in the last two months, slept well and deeply through the nights, and knew I was much improved in looks, hair notwithstanding. Never hurt to hear it, though.

    “I want ye verra much, mo nighean donn,” he said softly, and curled his fingers round my wrist, letting the pads rest gently on my pulse.”

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  • QOTD for Friday, September 28, 2012 -- CarolSR, 16:39:26 09/27/12 Thu
    ARSE WEEK 5 - DAY 5
    The following quote is taken from A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 16 Le Mot Juste. Copyright© 2005 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

    "I laughed and rubbed my forehead gently against his chest, feeling his jaw rest snugly on top of my head.

    “Oh, aye, he said, gathering me firmly against him with a sigh. “I will say the flesh requires a bit of supper and a wee rest before I think of doin’ it again, but the spirit is always willing. God, ye have the sweetest fat wee bum. Only seeing it makes me want to give it ye again directly. It’s lucky ye’re wed to a decrepit auld man, Sassenach, or ye’d be on your knees with your arse in the air this minute.”

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  • QOTD for Thursday, September 27, 2012 -- CarolSR, 16:55:56 09/26/12 Wed
    ARSE WEEK V - DAY 5

    The following quote is taken from The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 39In Cupid’s Grove. Copyright© 2001 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

    “It was seeing her in the new gown that did it. It had been months since he’d seen her dressed like a lady, narrow-waisted in silk, and her white breasts round and sweet as winter pears in the low neck of her gown. It was as though she were suddenly a different woman; one intimately familiar and yet still excitingly strange.

    His fingers twitched, remembering that one rebel lock, spiraling free down her neck, and the feel of her slender nape—and the feel of her plump warm arse through her skirts, pressed against his leg. He had not had her in more than a week, what with the press of people round them, and was feeling the lack acutely.”

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  • QOTD for September 25, 2012 -- CarolSR, 16:37:23 09/24/12 Mon
    ARSE WEEK - DAY 3 - WARNING: GRAPHIC QUOTE

    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.

    “That will happen to you, Fraser. Just a few more hours, and you’ll feel the noose.” The voice laughed, pleased with itself. “You’ll go to your death with your arse burning from my pleasure, and when you lose your bowels, it will be my spunk running down your legs and dripping on the ground below the gallows.”

    He made no sound. He could smell himself, crusted with filth from his imprisonment, acrid with the sweat of fear and anger. And the man behind him, the rank stench of the animal breaking through the delicate scent of lavender toilet water.”

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  • QOTD for Wednesday, September 26, 2012 -- CarolSR, 16:45:56 09/25/12 Tue
    ARSE WEEK V - DAY 4

    The following quote is taken from Voyager by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 25 House of Joy. Copyright (c) 1994 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

    “Only to see them, sae full and sae round-Christ, I could lay my head here forever. But to touch ye, my Sassenach…you wi’ your skin like white velvet, and the sweet long lines of your body…” He paused, and I could feel the working of his throat muscles as he swallowed, his hand moving slowly down the curving slope of waist and hip, the swell and taper of buttock and thigh.

    “Dear God,” he said, still softly. “I couldn’t look at ye, Sassenach, and keep my hands from you, nor have ye near me, and not want ye.”

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  • QOTD for Sunday, September 23, 2012 -- CarolSR, 19:08:09 09/22/12 Sat
    ARSE WEEK #5 - WHERE EVERY QUOTE INCLUDES A BUM, BUTTOCKS OR ARSE.

    The following quote is taken from Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 20 Deserted Glades. Copyright (c) 1991 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

    “Take care, Sassenach. You’ve your dirk? Good. I shall come back as soon as I can. Oh, one more thing.”

    “What’s that?” I said sullenly.

    “If you leave that copse before I come for ye, I’ll tan your bare arse wi’ my sword belt. Ye wouldna enjoy walking all the way to Bargrennan. Remember, “ he said, pinching my cheek gently, “ I dinna make idle threats.” He didn’t, either. I rode slowly toward the grove, looking back to watch him racing away, bent low over the saddle, one with the horse, the ends of his plaid flying behind.”

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  • QOTD for Monday, September 24, 2012 -- CarolSR, 16:15:21 09/23/12 Sun
    The following quote is taken from Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 27 The Last Reason. Copyright (c) 1991 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

    “He paused to sigh theatrically, neatly evading my grab at his sleeve- “with that lovely broad arse wedged between my thighs”- he ducked a blow aimed at his left ear and sidestepped, getting a low table between us- “and that rock-solid head thumping me in the chest”-a small metal ornament bounced off his own head and went clanging to the floor – “I said to myself…”

    He was laughing so hard at this point that he had to gasp for breath between phrases. “Jamie…I said…for all she’s a Sassenach bitch…with a tongue like an adder’s…with a bum like that…what does it matter if she’s a f-face like a sh-sh-sheep?”

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  • a new excerpt -- Carmen, 00:18:11 09/22/12 Sat

    with Diana's Daily Lines at Facebook and Twitter longer excerpts are rare these days.
    But once in a while she let us see a bit more.
    So there is a new excerpt from MOBY on CompuServe.

    It is a spoiler, so I put the link on the Excerpt Board (see link above) as an reply to the second posting.
    Because you can still reply, even the board is closed.

    Now go over and enjoy.

    Carmen

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  • Contest results -- Karen Henry, 08:50:10 09/16/12 Sun
    If you want to see the results of the OUTLANDER Photo Contest, look here.

    There's a link on that page to a slideshow containing more than 100 photos that fans submitted for the contest. I hope you enjoy it!

    Many thanks to the LOLers who participated in the contest.

    Karen

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  • QOTD for Saturday, September 22, 2012 -- LisaW, 21:42:10 09/21/12 Fri
    The following quote is taken from Dragonfly In Amber by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 11 "Useful Occupations". Copyright (c) 1992 by Diana Gabaldon. All
    rights reserved.

       " "I can't sing," he protested.
       "Nonsense, nonsense. Of course you can. A nice, deep baritone, too," the
    little man murmured approvingly. "Excellent. Just what we need. Here, a bit of
    help for you. Try to match this tone."
       Deftly whipping a small tuning fork from his pocket, he struck it smartly
    against a pillar and held it next to Jamie's left ear.
       Jamie rolled his eyes heavenward, but shrugged and obligingly sang a
    note. The little man jerked back as though he'd been shot.
       "No," he said disbelievingly.
       "I'm afraid so," I said sympathetically. "He's right, you know. He really
    can't sing." "

    Thanks everyone for all your comments! I always enjoy finding posts that will fit my theme, some I found while I was looking for a completely different one this week. :)

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  • Friday Fun Facts -- Karen Henry, 03:22:45 09/21/12 Fri
    My latest collection of Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books has been posted on my blog, Outlandish Observations. I hope you enjoy them, and please come back next week for more!

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  • Qotd for Tuesday, September 18, 2012 -- LisaW, 20:29:39 09/17/12 Mon
    The following quote is taken from A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 55 "WENDIGO". Copyright© 2005 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

       "For an instant, everything was normal. Then the world shifted. The intruder
    was whistling "Yellow Submarine."
       All the blood rushed from her head, and she swayed, grabbing the edge of an
    occasional table to keep from falling. Dimly, she sensed Ian rising like a cat from
    his stool, seizing one of her palette knives, and sliding noiselessly out of the room into the hallway.
       Her hands had gone cold and numb; so had her lips. She tried to whistle a
    phrase in reply, but nothing but a little air emerged. Straightening up, she took
    hold of herself, and sang the last few words instead. She could barely manage the
    tune, but there was no doubt of the words
       Dead silence from the terrace; the whistling had stopped.
       "Who are you?" she said clearly. "Come in."

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  • QOTD for Thursday, September 20, 2012 -- LisaW, 22:15:13 09/19/12 Wed
    The following quote is taken from A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 27 "THE MALTING-FLOOR". Copyright© 2005 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

       " "Maman's in the shed," he said, reaching for his treasure. "You come too,
    Grandmere?"
       "Yes. Where are your sisters?" I asked suspiciously. "Are you meant to be
    watching them?"
       "Non," he said airily. "They are at home; that's where women belong."
       "Oh, really? And who told you that?"
       "I forget." Thoroughly recovered, he hopped ahead of me, singing a song,
    the refrain of which seemed to be "Na tuit,na tuit, na tuit, Germain!" "

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  • QOTD for Friday, September 21, 2012 -- LisaW, 20:33:50 09/20/12 Thu
    The following quote is taken from Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 34 "Dougal's Story". Copyright (c) 1991 by Diana
    Gabaldon. All rights reserved.


       " I made my debut as singer and fortune-teller that night at Limraigh, with
    considerable success. I found that Mrs. Graham had been right in what she had
    told me--it was the faces, not the hands, that gave you the necessary clues.
       Our fame spread, little by little, until by the next week, people were run-
    ning out of their cottages to greet us as we rode into the village, and showering us
    with pennies and small gifts as we rode away.
       "You know, we could really make something of this," I remarked one eve-
    ning, stowing the night's takings away. "Too bad there's no theater anywhere
    near--we could do a proper music-hall turn: Magical Murtagh and His Glamor-
    ous Assistant, Gladys." "

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  • QOTD for Wednesday, September 19, 2012 -- LisaW, 21:58:36 09/18/12 Tue
    The following quote is taken from The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 107 "ZUGUNRUHE". Copyright© 2001 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.


       ""Fed she duck-lings...by the wa-ter..." He was having
    to gasp for breath after each whispered phrase, the sound
    of it like tearing linen. I curled my fingers into fists, as
    though by sheer force of will I could help him get the words out.
       "Herring box-es... without top-ses... san-dals were
    for ...Clementine."     The breeze was rising again, stirring in
    the tops of the trees. The next line was lost in their rustle, and
    I heard no more for a minute or two, strain my ears as I would.
       Then I saw Jamie, standing still.
       He made no noise, but I felt him at once; a warmth, a thickening, in the cool air of the room."


    And, well, you know what happened after Jamie appeared. ;)

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  • QOTD for Monday, September 17, 2012 -- LisaW, 21:11:57 09/16/12 Sun
    The following quote is taken from A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 52 "M - I - C". Copyright© 2005 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

       "Jamie reached up and fielded a passsing firefly, holding it for a moment cupped
    in the dark hollow of his hand, where it flashed on and off, the cool light seep-
    ing through his fingers. Far off, she heard a brief snatch of her mother's voice,
    coming through an open window; Claire was singing "Clementine."
       Now the boys--and Roger--were howling at the moon, though it was no
    more than a pale sickle on the horizon. She felt her father's body shake with
    silent laughter, too."

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  • QOTD for Sunday, September 16, 2012 The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 4 "A Blast from the Past. Copyright (c) 1997 by Diana Gabaldon. All -- LisaW, 18:52:41 09/15/12 Sat


    " He had a surprisingly rich deep baritone voice, and he knew what to
    do with it. Not just in terms of tone and melody; he had the true
    performer's ability to pull aside the curtain between singer and
    audience, to look out into the crowd, meet someone's eyes, and let
    them see what lay behind both words and music.
       He'd got them going with "The Road to the Isles," a quick and
    lively clap-along song with a rousing chorus, and when they'd
    subsided from that, kept them going with "The Gallowa' Hills,"
    and a sweet slide into "The Lewis Bridal Song," with a lovely,
    lilting chorus in Gaelic."

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  • QOTD for Saturday, September 15th, 2012 -- Shel, 05:03:07 09/15/12 Sat
    The following quote is taken from The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 85, Hearthfire. Copyright (c) 2002 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

    "To see the years touch ye gives me joy, Sassenach," he whispered, "for it means that ye live."

    He lifted his hand and let my hair fall slowly from his fingers, brushing my face, skimming my lips, floating soft and heavy on my neck and shoulders, lying like feathers at the tops of my breasts.

    "Mo nighean donn," he whispered, "mo chridhe. My brown lass, my heart. Come to me. Cover me. Shelter me, a bhean, heal me. Burn with me as I burn for you."

    I lay on him, covered him, my skin, his bone, and still - still! - that fierce bright core of flesh to join us. I let my hair fall down around us both, and in the fire-shot cavern of its darkness, whispered back.

    "Until we two be burned to ashes."

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  • Last call for photos! -- Karen Henry, 04:14:49 09/15/12 Sat
    Today is the LAST DAY to send in your photos for the OUTLANDER Photo Contest! Deadline is midnight Eastern Time tonight (Sept. 15).

    For all the details, look here.

    Many thanks to those of you who've already sent in your photos! I'm delighted to report that I've received over 100 photos for the contest! I can't wait to share them all with you.

    Karen

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  • Friday Fun Facts -- Karen Henry, 03:06:37 09/14/12 Fri
    My latest collection of Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books has been posted on my blog, Outlandish Observations. I hope you enjoy them, and please come back next week for more!

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  • picture of Jamie -- Dee, 20:57:28 09/10/12 Mon
    Has anyone else seen this? A near perfect picture of himself: http://browse.deviantart.com/?q=Jamie&order=9&offset=120#/d3duuhb

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  • QOTD for Friday, September 14th, 2012 -- Shel, 19:53:56 09/13/12 Thu
    The following quote is taken from An Echo In The Bone by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 9, A knife that knows my hand. Copyright (c) 20009 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

    "You remember that other line I told you?" I asked him. "When we came back to Lallybroch from Edinburgh, after I ... found Jamie again. Home is where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in."

    Ian raised a brow, looked from me to Jamie, and shook his head.

    "Nay wonder ye're sae fond of her, Uncle. She must be a rare comfort to ye."

    "Well," Jamie said, his eyes fixed on his work, "she keeps takin' me in - so I suppose she must be home."

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  • QOTD for Wednesday, September 11, 2012 -- Shel, 19:04:41 09/11/12 Tue
    The following quote is taken from The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 49, In Vino Veritas. Copyright (c) 2001 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

    Then his hand was on my breast, cold air brushed my thighs, and I felt the scratch of the bricks on my bare backside.

    I made a noise, and he clapped a hand over my mouth. Speared as neatly as a landed trout, I was just as helpless, pinned flapping against the wall.

    He took his hand away and replaced it with his mouth, engulfing mine. I could feel the small urgent growls he was making in his throat, and felt another one, much louder, rising in mine.

    My shift was wadded high around my waist, and my bare buttocks smacked rhymically against the roughened brick, but I felt no pain at all. I gripped him by the shoulders and held on.

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  • QOTD for Thursday, September 13, 2012 -- Shel, 19:45:48 09/12/12 Wed
    The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 8, Man of Worth. Copyright (c) 1997 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

    "'Foeda est in coitu et breois voluptus,'" he recited obligingly. "'Et taedat Veneiis statim peractae. Doing, a filthy pleasure is-and short. And done, we straight repent us of the sport.'"

    I glanced down at the stained boards under us. "Well, perhaps 'filthy' isn't altogether the wrong word," I began, "but-"

    "It's not the filthiness that troubles me, Sassenach," he interrupted, scowling at Ian, who was hanging over the side of the boat, shouting encouragement to Rollo as he swam. "It's the short."

    He glanced at me, scowl changing to a look of approval as he took in my state of dishevelment. "I mean to take my time about it, aye?"

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  • QOTD for Tuesday, September 10, 2012 -- Shel, 18:27:00 09/10/12 Mon
    The following quote is taken from Voyager by Diana Gabaldon. Chapter 36, Praqctical and Applied Witchcraft. Copyright(c) 1994 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

    "Little beasts too small to see," I elaborated. "They can get into your body through bad food or water, or through open wounds, and if they do, they can make you ill."

    He stared at his arm with interest. "I've germs in my arm, have I?"

    "You very definitely have." I tapped a finger on the small flat box. "The medicine I just shot into your backside kills germs, though. You get another shot every four hours 'til this time tomorrow, and then we'll see how you're doing."

    I paused. Jamie was staring at me, shaking his head.

    "Do you understand?" I asked. He nodded slowly.

    "Aye, I do. I should ha' let them burn ye, twenty years ago."

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  • QOTD for Monday, September 10, 2012 -- Shel, 19:32:58 09/09/12 Sun
    The following quote is taken from Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon. Chpater 46, Timor Mortis Conturbat Me. Copyright(c)1992 by Diana Gabaldon. All right reserved.

    He hesitated for a moment, the razor-sharp blade in his hand, and I offered him my right hand. It was warm beneath our coverings, but his breath came in wisps, visible in the cold air of the room.

    He turned my palm upward, examining it carefully, then raised it to his lips. A soft kiss in the well of the palm, then he seized the base of my thumb in a hard, sucking bite. Letting go, he swiftly cut into the numbed flesh. I felt no more than a mild burning sensation, but the blood welled at once. He brought the hand quickly to his mouth again, holding it there until the flow of blood slowed. He bound the wound, now stinging, carefully in a handkerchief, but not before I saw that the cut was in the shape of a small, slightly crooked letter "J."

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  • Echo in the bone -- isisgms (Confession), 08:04:45 09/06/12 Thu
    I have a confession to make - am I the only one who skips the bits with William and Lord John, because I am, quite frankly, not interested. I only want to read about J & C and B & R. Am I really really bad?

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  • QOTD for Sunday, September 9, 2012 -- Shel, 04:01:28 09/09/12 Sun
    The following quote is taken from Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 25, Thou Shalt Not Suffer a Witch to Live. Copyright (c) 1991 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

    "Because," I said, "I bloody well can't do without you, Jamie Fraser, and that's all about it. Now, where are you taking me?"

    Jamie twisted in his saddle, to look back up the slope.

    "I prayed all the way up that hill yesterday," he said softly. "Not for you to stay; I didna think that would be right. I prayed I'd be strong enough to send ye away." He shook his head, still gazing up the hill, a faraway look in his eyes.

    "I said 'Lord, if I've never had courage in my life before, let me have it now. Let me be brave enough not to fall on my knees and beg her to stay.'" He pulled his eyes away from the cottage and smile briefly at me.

    "Hardest thing I ever did, Sassenach."

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  • Quote of the day for Saturday, 8 September 2012 -- LadyStormwing, 23:24:23 09/07/12 Fri
    The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 66 “Child of My Blood”. Copyright 1997 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

    Roger knelt in front of her, and reaching out, pushed the shawl aside and smeared a broad red cross upon the downy curve of the baby’s forehead.

    “You are blood of my blood,” he said softly, “and bone of my bone. I claim thee as my son before all men, from this day forever.”

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  • Friday Fun Facts -- Karen Henry, 03:41:27 09/07/12 Fri
    My latest collection of Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books has been posted on my blog, Outlandish Observations. I hope you enjoy them, and please come back next week for more!

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  • Quote of the day for Friday, 7 September 2012 -- LadyStormwing, 14:31:03 09/07/12 Fri
    I'm sorry, all. I thought I posted this last night, but apparently my computer disagrees. Without further ado:


    The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 41 “Journey’s End”. Copyright 1997 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

    “You can … call me Da,” he said. His voice was husky; he stopped and cleared his throat. “If – if ye want to, I mean,” he added diffidently.

    “Da,” she said, and felt the smile bloom easily this time, unmarred by tears. “Da. Is that Gaelic?”

    He smiled back, the corners of his mouth trembling slightly.

    “No. It’s only… simple.”

    And it suddenly was all simple. He held out his arms to her. She stepped into them and found she had been wrong, he     was as big as she’d imagined – and his arms were as strong about her as she had ever dared to hope.

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  • quote of the day for Thursday, 6 September 2012 -- LadyStormwing, 00:05:07 09/06/12 Thu
    The following quote is taken from Voyager by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 22, “All Hallows’ Eve”. Copyright 1994 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

    ”She belongs with him, Bree,” he said. “Can ye not see it? When she speaks of him?”

    “I see it. I know she needs him.” The full lower lip trembled slightly. “But … I need     her!”

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  • Quote of the day for Wednesday, 5 September 2012 -- LadyStormwing, 20:56:37 09/04/12 Tue
    The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 40 “Virgin Sacrifice”. Copyright 1997 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

    She tasted of him, and he of her, and God help him, he wasn’t going to be able to go slowly.

    He did, though. She was eager, but awkward, trying to lift her hips to him, touching him too quickly, too lightly. He took her hands, one at a time, and placed them flat against his chest. Her palms were hot, and his nipples tightened.

    “Feel my heart,” he said. His voice sounded thick to his own ears. “Tell me if it stops.”

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  • Update on the OUTLANDER Photo Contest! -- Karen Henry, 16:08:20 09/04/12 Tue
    There's still time to enter my OUTLANDER Photo Contest! All you have to do is email a photo containing one or more of Diana Gabaldon's books to me at Karen.L.Henry@gmail.com, and you could win an autographed copy of the OUTLANDER 20th Anniversary Edition, THE SCOTTISH PRISONER, or the upcoming story collection, A TRAIL OF FIRE.

    For the full contest rules, look here.

    Deadline for entries is September 15. I've received 57 entries so far, but there's still time for the rest of you to enter if you want to!

    Let me know if you have any questions.

    Thanks,
    Karen

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  • Quote of the Day for Tuesday, 4 September 2012 -- LadyStormwing, 21:21:16 09/03/12 Mon
    The following quote is taken from Voyager, Chapter 40, "I Shall Go Down to the Sea", by Diana Gabaldon. Copyright 1994 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

    "I have noticed," she sais slowly, "that time does not really exist for mothers with regard to their children. It does not matter greatly how old the child is - in the blink of an eye the mother can see the child again as it was when it was born, when it learned to walk, , as it was at any age - at any time, even when the child is fully grown and a parent itself."

    "Especially when the're asleep," I said, looking down again at the little white stone. "You can always see the baby then."

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  • Quote of the Day for Monday, 3 September 2012 -- LadyStormwing, 22:30:42 09/02/12 Sun
    The following quote is taken from Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 6, “Making Waves”. Copyright 1992 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

    "And yet" - he turned me toward hom, hand closing gently over one breast - "yet when I think of you wi' my child at your breast...then I feel as though I've gone hollow as a soap bubble, and perhaps I shall burst with joy."

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  • Quote of the Day for Sunday, 2 September 2012 -- LadyStormwing, 21:31:41 09/01/12 Sat
    The following quote is taken from Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 41, “From the Womb of the Earth”. Copyright 1991 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.

    The moon above was a Christmas moon, so large as almost to fill the empty window. It seemed no wonder that the tides of sea and woman should be subject to the pull of that stately orb, so close and commanding.

    But my own tides moved no longer to that chaste and sterile summons, and the knowledge of that freedom raced like danger through my blood.

    "I have a gift for you, too," I said suddenly to Jamie. He turned toward me and his hand slid, large and sure, over the plane of my still-flat stomach.

    "Have you, now?" he said.

    And the world was all around us, new with possibility.

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  • QOTD for Saturday, September 1, 2012 -- Lady Linda, 16:00:43 08/31/12 Fri
    The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 16, The First Law of Thermodynamics, Copyright © 1997 by Diana Gabaldon, All Rights Reserved.

            “So long as my body lives, and yours—we are one flesh,” he whispered. His fingers touched me, hair and chin and neck and breast, and I breathed his breath and felt him solid under my hand. Then I lay with my head on his shoulder, the strength of him supporting me, the words deep and soft in his chest.

            “And when my body shall cease, my soul will still be yours. Claire—I swear by my hope of heaven, I will not be parted from you.”

            I think this is my favorite Jamie-ism

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  • QOTD for Friday, August 31, 2012 -- Lady Linda, 16:03:35 08/30/12 Thu
    The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 64, Bottom of the Ninth, Copyright © 1997 by Diana Gabaldon, All Rights Reserved.

            “Aye, well.” Jamie’s voice roused me, some moments later.

            He sounded defiant. “If I dinna ken his father, at least I’m sure who his grandsire is.”

            I reached back and patted his leg.

            “So am I—Grandpa. Hush up and go to sleep. ‘Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.’”

            He snorted, but his arms relaxed around me, hand curved on my breast, and in moments, he was asleep.

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  • Friday Fun Facts -- Karen Henry, 05:16:42 08/31/12 Fri
    My latest collection of Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books has been posted on my blog, Outlandish Observations. I hope you enjoy them, and please come back next week for more!

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  • QOTD for Thursday, August 30, 2012 -- Lady Linda, 17:03:12 08/29/12 Wed
    The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 21, Night on a Snowy Mountain, Copyright © 1997 by Diana Gabaldon, All Rights Reserved.

            “Snow’s cold if ye touch it,” he explained, striving for patience, “but it keeps the cold out. Aye? Like a blanket. It’s a great deal warmer in a house that’s covered wi’ snow than one that’s standing clean in the wind. How d’ye think bears manage? They sleep in the winter, and they dinna freeze.”

            “They have layers of fat,” I protested. “I thought that kept them warm.”

            “Ha ha,” he said, and reaching back with some effort, grabbed me firmly by the bottom.

            “Well, then, ye needna worry a bit, eh?”

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  • Will Quote of the day be on holidays next week?! -- Judie, 09:50:50 08/19/12 Sun
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    Send me a message via the contact link above. :)

    Thank you.

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  • QOTD for Wednesday, August 29, 2012 -- Lady Linda, 16:03:36 08/28/12 Tue
    The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 2, In Which We Meet a Ghost, Copyright © 1997 by Diana Gabaldon, All Rights Reserved.

            A breath of warm breeze slipped past me, and all the tiny down hairs on my body prickled with its passing. No hurry now, and no one to hear. I drew a hand down the soft curve of my belly and the softer skin inside my thighs, where the blood pulsed slowly to the beat of my heart. I cupped my hand, feeling the swollen moist ache of urgent desire.

            I closed my eyes, rubbing lightly, enjoying the feeling of increasing urgency.

            “And where the hell are you, Jamie Fraser?” I murmured.

            “Here,” came a husky answer.

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  • QOTD for Tuesday, August 28, 2012 -- Lady Linda, 14:26:06 08/27/12 Mon
    The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 19, Hearth Blessing, Copyright © 1997 by Diana Gabaldon, All Rights Reserved.

            “If I am to live as a man, I must have a mountain,” he said simply. His eyes were open wide, searching mine for understanding.

            “Will ye trust me, Sassenach?” he said. His nose pressed against mine, but his eyes didn’t blink. Neither did mine.

            “With my life,” I said.

            I felt his lips smile, an inch from mine.

            “And with your heart?”

            “Always,” I whispered, closed my eyes, and kissed him.

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  • QOTD for Monday, August 27, 2012 -- Lady Linda, 16:34:33 08/26/12 Sun
    The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 13, An Examination of Conscience, Copyright © 1997 by Diana Gabaldon, All Rights Reserved.

            “Your face is my heart, Sassenach,” he said softly, “and love of you is my soul. But you’re right; ye canna be my conscience.

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  • Friday Fun Facts -- Karen Henry, 03:21:56 08/24/12 Fri
    My latest collection of Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books has been posted on my blog, Outlandish Observations. I hope you enjoy them, and please come back next week for more!

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  • QOTD for Sunday, August 26, 2012 -- Lady Linda, 15:46:09 08/25/12 Sat
    The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 8, Man of Worth, Copyright © 1997 by Diana Gabaldon, All Rights Reserved.

           “No, I shouldna like to have that on my conscience; there’s enough without. But that’s not why I wished to buy ye a present.”

           “Why, then?” The box was heavy; a gracious, substantial, satisfying weight across my legs, its wood a delight under my hands. He turned his head to look full at me, then, 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 willna have cause yet to regret it.”

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  • QOTD for Saturday, August 25, 2012 -- kgp, 18:52:11 08/24/12 Fri
    The Following quotation is from An Echo In The Bone by Diana Gabaldon Ch 37 Purgatory. Copyright (c) 2009 by Diana Gabaldon. All Rights Reserved




    "The English-speaker - what had Murray called him? Glutton, he thought, but why? - drew his knife and cut the bandage. Only with the removal of its constriction did William realize how uncomfortable the binding had been. He repressed the urge to rub his arm, feeling the pins and needles of returning circulation. Pins and needles, bloody hell. It felt as though his arm were engulfed by a mass of fire ants, all stinging.

    "Shit," he said, through his teeth. All the Indians knew that word, evidently, for they all laughed, save Glutton and Murray, who were squinting at his arm."


    I did have a commonality in my choices this week. Pick up your HC editions and turn to page three hundred and ninety four . Except for Voyager - pg 394 is the back of a section heading and has no print what-so-ever on it so I went with pg 395. Have a good weekend!!

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