Absence, hear thou my protestation Against thy strength, Distance and length: Do what thou canst for alteration, For hearts of truest mettle Absence doth join and Time doth settle. – John Donne

“Flies round a honeypot would be nothin’ to it, lad! Penniless and nameless as ye are now, the lasses still sigh after ye—I’ve seen ’em! Even this Sassenach wench can no keep away from ye, and her a new widow!”

“He really opens up to her in such an honest way, but it’s without any self-pity. These are things that attract her to him. Here’s a person who’s endured so much pain but doesn’t seem to have that bitterness or poison. His soul and spirit doesn’t seem to be poisoned, and I think that’s something that really intrigues her. It makes him a different type of person who’s not hardened by what’s happened to him. The fact that he opened to her has as much to do with her demeanor, too. She has the quality that makes him trust her right away. The fact that he does trust her and opens up to her, that deepens their bond.”  — Caitriona Balfe

Episode #1 - Sassenach

Sassenach (Outlander 1x01)

Do you remember Aunty Claire all those years ago? I was no more than a boy, but I remember her well. Well, what was she like?

AU: Claire stays and Bree grows up at Lallybroch

Women of Balnain. Like mother, like daughter.

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“She’s just a girl with spirit, is all. That’s always a good thing.”

“I distinctly heard the barman at that pub last night refer to us as Sassenachs.” “Well, why not?” said Frank equably. “It only means ‘Englishman’, after all, or at worst, ’o u t l a n d e r’, and we’re all of that.”

    “It’s all right” i said over and over “It’s all right”

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