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It was in a way a comforting idea if there was all the time in the world, then the happenings of a given moment became less important.

Diana Gabaldon

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Diana Gabaldon
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: January 11
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Science Fiction Writer
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Williams
Arizona
Diana J. Gabaldon Perez
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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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So remember it, lad. If your head thinks up mischief, your backside's going to pay for it. Brian Fraser to young Jamie
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I was born for you -Claire Fraser, Outlander
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