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Outlander

Outlander
Diana Gabaldon

Outlander is the first in a series of eight historical multi-genre novels by Diana Gabaldon. Published in 1991, it focuses on the Second World War-era nurse Claire Randall, who travels through time to 18th century Scotland and finds adventure and romance with the dashing Jamie Fraser. A mix of several genres, the Outlander series has elements of historical fiction, romance, adventure and science fiction/fantasy. With 25 million copies sold, Outlander is one of the best-selling book series of all time. Outlander won the Romance Writers of America's RITA Award for Best Romance of 1991. A television adaptation of the Outlander series premiered on Starz in the US on August 9, 2014.

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“Where did you learn to kiss like that?” I said, a little breathless. He grinned and pulled me close again.

“I said I was a virgin, not a monk,” he said, kissing me again. “If I find I need guidance, I’ll ask.”

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“Oh, aye, Sassenach. I am your master… and you're mine. Seems I canna possess your soul without losing my own.”

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“I can bear pain myself, he said softly, but I couldna bear yours. That would take more strength than I have.”

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“No matter how ugly the manner in which a man dies, it’s only the presence of a suffering human soul that is horrifying, once gone, what is left is only an object.”

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“I kissed his cheek, damp and salty. I could feel his heart beating against my ribs, and wanted nothing more than to stay there forever, not moving, not making love, just breathing the same air.”

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“For where all love is, the speaking is unnecessary”

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Variant: For where all love is, the speaking is unnecessary. It is all. It is undying. And it is enough.
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“Ye werena the first lass I kissed,” he said softly. “But I swear you’ll be the last.” And he bent his head to my upturned face.”

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Variant: Ye werena the first lass I kissed," he said softly. "But I swear you'll be the last.
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“Ye are Blood of my Blood, and Bone of my Bone,
I give ye my Body, that we Two might be One.
I give ye my Spirit, 'til our Life shall be Done.”

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“Does it ever stop? The wanting you?" "Even when I've just left ye. I want you so much my chest feels tight and my fingers ache with wanting to touch ye again.”

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“It was a beautiful bright autumn day, with air like cider and a sky so blue you could drown in it.”

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“Don't be afraid. There's the two of us now.”

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“Sassenach,” he said against my shoulder, a moment later. “Mm?” “Who in God’s name is John Wayne?” “You are,” I said. “Go to sleep.”

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“You're tearin' my guts out, Claire.”

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“Despair dragged at me like an anchor, pulling me down. I closed my eyes and retreated to some dim place within, where there was nothing but an aching grey blankness…”

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“And if your life is a suitable exchange for my honor, why is my honor not a suitable exchange for your life?”

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“We have nothing now between us, save - respect, perhaps. And I think that respect has maybe room for secrets, but not for lies.”

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“Overall, the library held a hushed exultation, as though the cherished volumes were all singing soundlessly within their covers.”

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