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.
Diana GabaldonRead
There are things that I canna tell you, at least not yet. And I'll ask nothing of ye that ye canna give me. But what I would ask of ye---when you do tell me something, let it be the truth. And I'll promise ye the same. We have nothing now between us, save---respect, perhaps. And I think that respect has maybe room for secrets, but not for lies. Do ye agree?
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes the importance of honesty and respect in relationships, accepting that some truths may be withheld.
In this quote, the speaker acknowledges the complexities of communication and connection, suggesting that while some things may remain unspoken, the foundation of any relationship must be built on mutual respect and honesty. The essence of the statement is the call for transparent and truthful exchanges, suggesting that while secrets may exist, they should never lead to deceit, as respect cannot thrive in an environment of lies.
Themes
TruthRespectHonestyRelationshipsCommunication
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about trust in relationships during a workshop.
More from Diana Gabaldon
All quotes →But a man is not forgotten, as long as there are two people left under the sky. One, to tell the story; the other, to hear it.
Diana GabaldonRead
You are at some point exposed to a wonderful story, and you really want to know what happens next, so you learn to read in order to find out.
Diana GabaldonRead
Conflict and character are the heart of good fiction, and good mystery has both of those in spades.
Diana GabaldonRead
Do you know,' he said again softly, addressing his hands, 'what it is to love someone, and never - never! - be able to give them peace, or joy, or happiness?' He looked up then, eyes filled with pain. 'To know that you cannot give them happiness, not through any fault of yours or theirs, but only because you were not born the right person for them?
Diana GabaldonRead
Hard to believe lightning can strike twice, but it surely did. The moment Caitriona Balfe came on screen, I sat up straight and said, ‘There she is!’ She and Sam Heughan absolutely lit up the screen with fireworks.
Diana GabaldonRead
Similar quotes
She wanted to leave, she wanted to lie alone face down on her bed and savor the vile piquancy of the moment, and go back down the lines of branching consequences to the point before the destruction began. She needed to contemplate with eyes closed the full richness of what she had lost, what she had given away, and to anticipate the new regime.
Ian McewanRead
No matter that you're a British citizen, no matter that you were born here - your skin colour means you do not have the same rights as others to express critical opinions about your own country.
David OlusogaRead
LA is the loneliest and most brutal of American cities.
Jack KerouacRead
Not to expose your true feelings to an adult seems to be instinctive from the age of seven or eight onwards.
George OrwellRead
You cannot share your life with a dog, as I had done in Bournemouth, or a cat, and not know perfectly well that animals have personalities and minds and feelings.
Jane GoodallRead
It's easy to talk to a horse if you understand his language. Horses stay the same from the day they are born until the day they die. They are only changed by the way people treat them.
Laura HillenbrandRead