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Once you've chosen a man, don't try to change him, I wrote, with more confidence. It can't be done. More important -- don't let him try to change you....more

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For months, people have been asking my views about the Scottish independence referendum, and I've been saying, 'It's not my country; I don't live here...more

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If I die," he whispered in the dark, "dinna follow me. The bairns will need ye. Stay for them. I can wait.

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That dog is a wolf, is he not?''Aye, well, mostly.'A small flash of hazel told him not to quibble.'And yet he is thy boon companion, a creature of rar...more

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That's the best thing I can think of. Having a good hold on your arse always makes me feel steady.

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Blood of my Blood," he whispered, "and bone of my bone. You carry me within ye, Claire, and ye canna leave me now, no matter what happens, You are min...more

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I will find you," he whispered in my ear. "I promise. If I must endure two hundred years of purgatory, two hundred years without you - then that is my...more

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He wasn't a whole person any longer, but only half of something not yet made.

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When I asked my da how ye knew which was the right woman, he told me when the time came, I'd have no doubt. And I didn't. When I woke in the dark unde...more

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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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I had kissed my share of men, particularly during the war years, when flirtation and instant romance were the light-minded companions of death and unc...more

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Jamie reached across and took my right hand in his, his fingers linking with mine, and the silver of my ring shone red in the glow of the flames. I lo...more

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For my sake,” he said firmly, addressing the air in front of him as though it were a tribunal, “I dinna want ye to bear another child. I wouldna risk ...more

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I want to take ye to bed. In my bed. And I mean to spend the rest of the day thinking what to do wit ye once I got ye there. So wee Archie can just go...more

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You're beautiful to me, Jamie,” I said softly, at last. “So beautiful, you break my heart.