"Sassenach." He had called me that from the first; the Gaelic word for outlander, a stranger. An Englishman. First in jest, then in affection.

The past is gone-the future is not come. And we are here together, you and I.

...sitting and waiting is one of the most miserable occupations known to man - not that it usually is known to men; women do it much more often.

forgiveness is not a single act, but a matter of constant practice

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.

I gave you justice, it said, as I was taught it. And I gave you mercy , too, so far as I could. While I could not spare you pain and humiliation, I make you a gift of my own pains and humiliations, that yours might be easier to bear.

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.