Diana Gabaldon
Diana Gabaldon
Diana J. Gabaldonis an American author, known for the Outlander series of novels. Her books merge multiple genres, featuring elements of historical fiction, romance, mystery, adventure and science fiction/fantasy. A television adaptation of the novels called Outlander premiered on Starz in 2014...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth11 January 1952
CityWilliams, AZ
CountryUnited States of America
pain cutting blood
I was crying and laughing, snuffing tears and blood, bumping at him with my bound hands, trying awkwardly to thrust them at him so that he could cut the rope. He quit grappling, and clutched me so hard against him that I yelped in pain as my face was pressed against his plaid. He was saying something else, urgently, but I couldn’t manage to translate it. Energy pulsed through him, hot and violent, like the current in a live wire, and I vaguely realized that he was still almost berserk; he had no English.
regret kissing kiss-me
Then kiss me, Claire," he whispered, "And know that you are more to me than life, and I have no regret.
men small-things
He's a man...and that's no small thing to be.
past together gone
The past is gone-the future is not come. And we are here together, you and I.
home heart hands
…but Sassenach—I am the true home of your heart, and I know that.” He lifted my hands to his mouth and kissed my upturned palms, one and then the other, his breath warm and his beard-stubble soft on my fingers. “I have loved others, and I do love many, Sassenach—but you alone hold all my heart, whole in your hands,” he said softly. “And you know that.
new-york romance enough
I have no objection to well-written romance, but I'd read enough of it to know that that's not what I had written. I also knew that if it was sold as romance I'd never be reviewed by the 'New York Times' or any other literarily respectable newspaper - which is basically true, although the 'Washington Post' did get round to me eventually.
book reading writing
When you're reading, you're not where you are; you're in the book. By the same token, I can write anywhere.
age able three
Well, I can't remember not being able to read. I was told I could read by myself very well at the age of three.
writing people different
People assume that science is a very cold sort of profession, whereas writing novels is a warm and fuzzy intuitive thing. But in fact, they are not at all different.
character heart fiction
Conflict and character are the heart of good fiction, and good mystery has both of those in spades.
memories devil ifs
And if Time is anything akin to God, I suppose that Memory must be the Devil.
needs guidance asks
If I find I need guidance, I’ll ask.
believe divorce catholic
Catholics don't believe in divorce. We do believe in murder. There's always Confession, after all. --Brianna Fraser to Roger MacKenzie
men sky two
But a man is not forgotten, as long as there are two people left under the sky. One, to tell the story; the other, to hear it.