Boldness in battle is nothing out of the way... but to face down fear in cold blood is rare in any man.

When the day shall come that we do part," he said softly, and turned to look at me, "if my last words are not 'I love you'-ye'll ken it was because I didna have time.

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.

It was a beautiful bright autumn day, with air like cider and a sky so blue you could drown in it.

Torn between the impulse to stroke his head, and the urge to cave it in with a rock, I did neither.

I stood still, vision blurring, and in that moment, I heard my heart break. It was a small, clean sound, like the snapping of a flower's stem.

For so many years, for so long, I have been so many things, so many different men. But here," he said, so softly I could barely hear him, "here in the dark, with you… I have no name.

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.

Lord, ye gave me a rare woman, and God! I loved her well.

You dinna need to understand me, Sassenach," he said quietly. "So long as you love me.

D'ye ken that the only time I am without pain is in your bed, Sassenach? When I take ye, when I lie in your arms-my wounds are healed, then, my scars forgotten.

The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow.

Remind yourself of how awesome you are by celebrating your experiences and moments.

An axe at home saves hiring a carpenter.

A healthy dose of guilt never hurt anybody. It's what civilization was built on, guilt. A highly underrated emotion.

Aviation is fine as a sport. But as an instrument of war, it is worthless.

I always went to my sister, because she was older and had the care of me after my mother died.

And, finally, as a Republican, I believe it is important to keep our word and keep our covenant, and that is exactly what we should do with the Wright amendment today.

And don't change for a guy, ever," Leah added. "If they're worthy, they'll like you just the way you are.

Without local guides, your enemy employs the land as a weapon against you.

You really do kind of learn a lot about a person when you watch and listen to the songs that mean something to them.