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Date Posted: Sat, October 30 2021, 19:30:40
Author: JudithONH
Subject: QOTD for Sunday 31 October 2021

Hi, For this week, I post the evening before the day. I can't depend on myself to post early in the morning, and this way, friends in different areas should have the quote when they wake up.
The following quote is from “Seven Stones to Stand or Fall” by Diana Gabaldon, A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows, copyright 2018 by Diana Gabaldon, all rights reserved.

“Her hands wrapped his, small and hard and smelling of medicine.
“I don’t know what happened to your father,” she said. “But it wasn’t what they told you […]
“Of course things happen,” she said, as though able to read his thoughts. “Accounts get garbled, too, over time and distance. Whoever told your mother might have been mistaken; she might have said something that the reverend misconstrued. All those things are possible. But during the War, I had letters from Frank – he wrote as often as he could, up until they recruited him into M16. After that, I often wouldn’t hear anything for months. But just before that, he wrote to me, and mentioned – just as casual chat, you know – that he’d run into something strange in the reports he was handling. A Spitfire had gone down, crashed – not shot down; they thought it must have been an engine failure – in Northumbria, and while it hadn’t burned, for a wonder, there was no sign of the pilot. None. And he did mention the name of the pilot, because he thought Jeremiah rather an appropriately doomed sort of name.”
“Jerry,” Roger said, his lips feeling numb. “My mother always called him Jerry.”
“Yes,” she said softly. “And there are circles of standing stones scattered all over Northumbria.”

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[> This is another quote that always gives me goosebumps. And then think about Jerry being a traveler because he’s part of the McKenzie line back to Geillis and Dougal, right? I like how Claire is the one to tell Roger. She seems more concerned with his feelings than anyone else. -- Kathy in PA, Sun, October 31 2021, 16:50:01

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[> [> I know, Kathy...this is so eerie, Claire remembering what Frank told her and then telling Roger...ooo-eee-ooo! -- JudithONH, Sun, October 31 2021, 16:57:53

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[> Great quote for Samhein, Halloween! I wonder how long Claire thought about whether to tell Roger or not, and if so, how and when. I'm pretty sure I would tell Roger, but it would take me some time to decide if telling really IS the best idea. I would hesitate because "false hope" is dreadful. Claire is quite amazing in how she approaches it all. -- Betsy BS, Sun, October 31 2021, 18:16:32

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[> [> I felt like it was an act of kindness on Claire's part toward Roger. I don't remember if this was before or after Roger met Jerry, but it must have been before... at least it would have prepared him a bit for meeting Jerry when he and Buck ended up in the wrong time when they went back to find Jemmy. How emotional!!! -- JudithONH, Mon, November 01 2021, 9:27:09

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