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Date Posted: Thu, March 16 2023, 5:58:49
Author: CindyG
Subject: QOTD for Thursday, March 16, 2023

The following quote is from Voyager by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 11, “The Torremolinos Gambit.” Copyright 1994 by Diana Gabaldon, all rights reserved.

“‘Do you find your life greatly burdensome, Mr. Fraser?’
The Scot looked up then, and met his eyes with a long, level gaze. Evidently, Fraser found nothing in his own face save curiosity, for the broad shoulders across the board relaxed their tension somewhat, and the wide mouth softened its grim line. The Scot leaned back, and flexed his right hand slowly, opening and closing it to stretch the muscles. Grey saw that the hand had been damaged at one time; small scars were visible in the firelight, and two of the fingers were set stiffly.
‘Perhaps not greatly so,’ the Scot replied slowly. He met Grey’s eyes with dispassion. ‘I think perhaps the greatest burden lies in caring for those we cannot help.’
‘Not in having no one for whom to care?’
Fraser paused before answering; he might have been weighing the position of the pieces on the table.
‘That is emptiness,’ he said at last, softly. ‘But no great burden.’”

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[> So sad 😞 We know who he’s thinking about. -- Kathy in PA, Sat, March 18 2023, 14:00:14


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