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«Claire, his own Claire –who knew what had sent her to him, had thrust her into a life she had surely not been born to? And yet she had known what to do, what she was meant to be, despite that. Not everyone was so fortunate as to know their gift.
He had been born a leader, then bent and shaped further to fit such a destiny. But what of a man who had not been born to the role he was required to fill?»
— Aug 16, 2019 09:01PM
He had been born a leader, then bent and shaped further to fit such a destiny. But what of a man who had not been born to the role he was required to fill?»
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«"America," I said softly. "The New World." The pulse beneath my fingers had quickened, echoing my own. A new world. Refuge. Freedom.
[...] "In that case, ma'am," he said, "my name is Jamie Fraser." He looked at me, eyes blue and brilliant as the sky behind him, and his heart beat strong in the palm of my hand.
"And this is Claire," he said. "My wife."»
— Dec 21, 2019 08:14PM
[...] "In that case, ma'am," he said, "my name is Jamie Fraser." He looked at me, eyes blue and brilliant as the sky behind him, and his heart beat strong in the palm of my hand.
"And this is Claire," he said. "My wife."»
Val Arthur
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«It's not everyone can go through the stones, is it? Why us? Some people can leave their bodies and travel miles away. [...] Some people have stigmata ye can see and touch –I've seen one. But not everybody. Only certain people. If everyone can do it, it's science. If only a few can, then it's witchcraft, or superstition, or whatever you like to call it. But it's real. We're real, Claire –you and me. And special.»
— Dec 15, 2019 12:26PM
Val Arthur
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«'He saw me. And he smiled.' And then the older man's hand had touched his cheek briefly. 'Dinna be afraid, a bhalaich,' Murtagh had said, using the endearment for a small, beloved boy. 'It doesna hurt a bit to die.'»
— Dec 11, 2019 05:37PM
Val Arthur
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«All the names I've called you through the years –my chick, my pumpkin, precious dove, darling, sweetheart, dinky, smudge...I know why the Jews and Muslims have nine hundred names for God; one small word is not enough for love.»
— Nov 04, 2019 10:02AM
Val Arthur
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«For so many years, for so long, I have been so many things, so many different men. I was 'Uncle' to Jenny's children, and 'Brother' to her and Ian. 'Milord' to Fergus, and 'Sir' to my tenants. 'Mac Dubh' to the men of Ardsmuir and 'MacKenzie' to the other servants at Helwater. 'Malcom the printer', then, and 'Jamie Roy' at the docks. But here, here in the dark, with you...I have no name.»
— Oct 21, 2019 11:05AM
Val Arthur
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«If we have no more than last night, and this moment, it is enough.»
— Sep 20, 2019 10:31AM
Val Arthur
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«"I've seen you so many times," he said, his voice whispering warm in my ear. "You've come to me so often. When I dreamed sometimes. When I lay in fever. When I was so afraid and so lonely I knew I must die. When I needed you, I would always see you, smiling, with your hair curling up about your face. But ye never spoke. And ye never touched me [...] Dinna be afraid," he said softly. "There's the two of us now."»
— Sep 06, 2019 10:50AM
Val Arthur
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«Claire, his own Claire –who knew what had sent her to him, had thrust her into a life she had surely not been born to? And yet she had known what to do, what she was meant to be, despite that. Not everyone was so fortunate as to know their gift.
[...] He had been born a leader, then bent and shaped further to fit such a destiny. But what of a man who had not been born to the role he was required to fill?»
— Aug 16, 2019 08:57PM
[...] He had been born a leader, then bent and shaped further to fit such a destiny. But what of a man who had not been born to the role he was required to fill?»
