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9 quotes by Diana Gabaldon

Diana J. Gabaldon (born January 11, 1952) is an American author, known for the Outlander series of novels. Her books merge multiple genres, featuring elements of historical fiction, romance, mystery, adventure and science fiction/fantasy. A television adaptation of the novels called Outlander premiered on Starz in 2014.
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What underlies great science is what underlies great art, whether it is visual or written, and that is the ability to distinguish patterns out of... →

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I work late at night. I'm awake and nobody bothers me. It's quiet and things come and talk to me in the silence.

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I don't plot the books out ahead of time, I don't plan them. I don't begin at the beginning and end at the end. I don't work with an... →

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Conflict and character are the heart of good fiction, and good mystery has both of those in spades.

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I have no objection to well-written romance, but I'd read enough of it to know that that's not what I had written. I also knew that if it was... →

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People assume that science is a very cold sort of profession, whereas writing novels is a warm and fuzzy intuitive thing. But in fact, they are not... →

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Well, I can't remember not being able to read. I was told I could read by myself very well at the age of three.

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When you're reading, you're not where you are; you're in the book. By the same token, I can write anywhere.

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I read all the time. People ask, 'Do you read while you work?' And I say, 'I better.' I take two or three years to finish one of my... →

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