I swore an oath before the altar of God to protect this woman. And if you're tellin' me that ye consider your own authority to be greater than that of the Almighty, then I must inform ye that I'm not of that opinion, myself.

A general cry of "What book? What book? Let us see this famous book!

Scots have long memories, and they're not the most forgiving of people.

Healing comes from the healed; not from the physician.

I do know it, my own. Let me tell ye in your sleep how much I love you. For there's no so much I can be saying to ye while ye wake, but the same poor words, again and again. While ye sleep in my arms, I can say things to ye that would be daft and silly waking, and your dreams will know the truth of them. Go back to sleep, mo duinne.

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

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