Diana Gabaldon Quote

Now, then. What does ‘fucking’ mean? My surprise must have shown plainly, for he said irritably, If ye must call me names, that’s one thing. But I dinna care to be called things I can’t answer. I know it’s a damn filthy word, from the way ye said it, but what does it mean? Taken off guard, I laughed, a little shakily. It … it means … what you were about to do to me. One brow lifted, and he looked sourly amused. Oh, swiving? Then I was right; it is a damn filthy word. And what’s a sadist? Ye called me that the other day. I suppressed the urge to laugh. It’s, er, it’s a person who … who, er, gets sexual pleasure from hurting someone. My face was crimsoning, but I couldn’t stop the corners of my mouth from turning up slightly. Jamie snorted briefly. Well, ye dinna flatter me overmuch, he said, but I canna fault your observations.