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Date Posted: Wed, July 17 2024, 19:29:29
Author: CindyG
Subject: QOTD for Thursday, July 18, 2024

The following quote is from Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 1, “The MacKenzies are Here.” Copyright ©️ 2021 by Diana Gabaldon, all rights reserved.

“‘I wanted…’ he whispered. ‘I wanted you. Had to have ye. But once I was inside ye, I wanted…’
He sighed then, deep, and moved deeper.
‘I thought I’d die of it, then and there. And I wanted to. Wanted to go—while I was inside ye.’ His voice had changed, still soft but somehow distant, detached—and I knew he’d moved away from the present moment, gone back to the cold stone dark and the panic, the fear and overwhelming need.
‘I wanted to spill myself into ye and let that be the last I ever knew, but then I started, and I kent it wasna meant to be that way—that I’d live, but that I would keep myself inside ye forever. That I was givin’ ye a child.’”

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[> This echos a few times through the books, a warriors instinct to leave a part of themself in case they don't come back from battle. Even Lord John considers it at some point. -- kgp, Thu, July 18 2024, 8:52:13

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[> [> Thanks. I didn’t think of that. I guess I’m old enough to just be considering how cold it was! L -- Kathy in PA, Thu, July 18 2024, 17:34:00

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[> [> [> And mosquitoes -- kgp, Fri, July 19 2024, 10:18:49

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[> [> Excellent point, kgp. -- DianaH, Fri, July 19 2024, 10:37:55

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