What is politics but chess on a grand scale?
What a man will kill for, he’ll sometimes die for, too.
We’re doing a bad thing, but for a good reason.
We use his broken heart to break his bank.
War tastes bitter, no matter the outcome.
Time doesn’t matter, Sassenach. You will always be beautiful to me.[to Claire]
There’s no price that can be put upon a man’s bravery.
There’s no joy in flogging a dead man.
There’s a fine line between a monster and a hero.
There’s a difference between understanding something in yer mind and really knowing it, deep down.
The greatest burden lies in caring for those we cannot help. Not in having no one for whom to care.
Sometimes we get a better idea of what’s to come when we look at what’s gone by.