One dictum I had learned on the battlefields of France in a far distant war: You cannot save the world, but you might save the man in front of you, if you work fast enough. - Diana Gabaldon
Conflict and character are the heart of good fiction, and good mystery has both of those in spades. - Diana Gabaldon
To see the years touch ye gives me joy", he whispered, "for it means that ye live. - Diana Gabaldon