The colors of living things begin to fade with the last breath, and the soft, springy skin and supple muscle rot within weeks. But the bones sometimes remain, faithful echoes of the shape, to bear some last faint witness to the glory of what was.


Outlander: A Novel (ed. Dell, 2004) - ISBN: 9780440335160

Diana Gabaldon Quotes

The colors of living things begin to fade with the last breath, and the soft, springy skin and supple muscle rot within weeks. But the bones...

The colors of living things begin to fade with the last breath, and the soft, springy skin and supple muscle rot within weeks. But the bones...

The colors of living things begin to fade with the last breath, and the soft, springy skin and supple muscle rot within weeks. But the bones...

The colors of living things begin to fade with the last breath, and the soft, springy skin and supple muscle rot within weeks. But the bones...