tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379581147262228210.post6368448369200849951..comments2024-03-26T13:17:29.405-04:00Comments on Outlandish Observations: What I like about ClaireKaren Henryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07635855088490793965noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379581147262228210.post-54015315076953506612009-10-21T08:00:13.767-04:002009-10-21T08:00:13.767-04:00As a physician, I can tell you that operating by f...As a physician, I can tell you that operating by feel is something we do fairly often in particular areas of the body. What amazes me is Diana's uncanny ability to accurately convey exactly what it feels like to do this, though presumably she hasn't done it herself.Cristina Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379581147262228210.post-84944513082333596412009-10-20T22:21:24.816-04:002009-10-20T22:21:24.816-04:00All of your comments made me smile. I am excited ...All of your comments made me smile. I am excited to go back and read them again. :)mindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13060263858927301438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379581147262228210.post-8459142237456067872008-10-23T15:22:00.000-04:002008-10-23T15:22:00.000-04:00I like her frankness. She is not afraid to say wh...I like her frankness. She is not afraid to say what she thinks. I love the scene with Lord John when he is sick and she confronts him about the true reason for his visit. <BR/><BR/>I also admire her intellect and her ability to recall something she‘s read and quote it. I laughed out loud when she recited the poem about “the color of his hair” in Voyager. <BR/><BR/>And I especially like the deep love she has for Jamie and her openness about it. She never hides the fact that she needs him, nor is she embarrassed by the way she responds to him. <BR/><BR/>MitziMitzi H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16746339245819447740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379581147262228210.post-31929319463400848032008-10-21T18:34:00.000-04:002008-10-21T18:34:00.000-04:00Joanne:You're right, we hardly ever see Claire jus...Joanne:<BR/><BR/>You're right, we hardly ever see Claire just sitting still. She's always doing something productive. In fairness, though, I think 18th century life, especially on the Ridge, would keep anybody incredibly busy, regardless of their temperament!<BR/><BR/>KarenKaren Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635855088490793965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379581147262228210.post-88097530369024704482008-10-21T18:31:00.000-04:002008-10-21T18:31:00.000-04:00Phelisha:Good point. Isn't that just what Jamie s...Phelisha:<BR/><BR/>Good point. Isn't that just what Jamie says he likes best about her, in ABOSAA? "Above all creatures on this earth...you are faithful." (Chapter 20, "Dangerous Gifts")<BR/><BR/>KarenKaren Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635855088490793965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379581147262228210.post-3949144335436873472008-10-21T12:03:00.000-04:002008-10-21T12:03:00.000-04:00Wonderful topic Karen! And so encouraging to see t...Wonderful topic Karen! And so encouraging to see that so many do appreciate Claire’s fine qualities! I also admire her loyalty! She is fiercely loyal to Jamie and those she loves and respects. She puts herself out or even in danger to care for or protect those who need it. She is immensely dedicated to her profession and what is requires of her. And it’s no small talent to cuss so effortlessly fluent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379581147262228210.post-44403671782489940102008-10-21T10:20:00.000-04:002008-10-21T10:20:00.000-04:00Yes to all the qualities already mentioned about C...Yes to all the qualities already mentioned about Claire. I also admire her industrious spirit -- from tending to her garden and foraging for herbs, organizing her surgery and setting up medicinal experiments, tirelessly attending to the sick and injured, she makes the most of her days. I try to live my life like that, as well...I don't ever want to think that I have wasted one day of my life. I try to teach my own children that there is no such thing as "being bored." There is always something productive we can do -- learn something new, read and explore a new topic, visit a new place, meet new people, or start a new project. Time is a precious commodity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379581147262228210.post-75730846207650930632008-10-20T19:09:00.000-04:002008-10-20T19:09:00.000-04:00Bedelia:You're right, Claire seems to have ver...Bedelia:<BR/><BR/>You're right, Claire seems to have very few prejudices -- except maybe against people who bathe too little <g>, or ignorant 18th-century physicians who insist on bleeding people. I love the bit in VOYAGER where she attacks the slave-trader. She doesn't hesitate for one second to stand up for what she believes in, even if it might end up putting her in danger.<BR/><BR/>KarenKaren Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635855088490793965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379581147262228210.post-29419553631688530012008-10-20T19:03:00.000-04:002008-10-20T19:03:00.000-04:00Alice:I definitely agree about her sense of humor....Alice:<BR/><BR/>I definitely agree about her sense of humor. As for her "grace under pressure", well, I agree, but I also think she'd have a very hard time dealing with the organized chaos of *your* life, with a houseful of kids. (Think of Brianna in FIERY CROSS, left alone to deal with the hordes of little Chisholms, etc.) She doesn't deal well at all with highly emotional situations like that.<BR/><BR/>KarenKaren Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635855088490793965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379581147262228210.post-43542660914480983692008-10-20T17:06:00.000-04:002008-10-20T17:06:00.000-04:00I, too, love her dry wit, Alice, "testosterone poi...I, too, love her dry wit, Alice, "testosterone poisoning," being among her memorable comments about Jamie and Roger sniping at each other. I also love everything that Karen mentioned, plus her confidence and her total lack of prejudice toward all the people that she meets. I mean by that that she judges people by their actions, not their race, color or creed. We could use more Claires in the world (not to mention in public office around the world).<BR/><BR/>BedeliaBedeliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15658352822026274568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379581147262228210.post-42100037204998242432008-10-19T15:44:00.000-04:002008-10-19T15:44:00.000-04:00I really like her strength and courage, and even h...I really like her strength and courage, and even her sense of humor, when faced with very stressful situations. I love the line when she suggests that BJR is trying "torture by bladder" on her. And walking out of Wentworth with him: "Witch I am, and I curse you." <BR/><BR/>Another thing I like about her (in contrast to what I've just written) is her disconcerting tendency to giggle hysterically (and "inappropriately") as a reaction to a sudden relief: when she bursts out laughing after Dougal scolds her and Jamie for being so involved in their lovemaking that they might find themselves with someone holding a knife to their throats...or when she laughs to see Jamie strangling her captor in ABOSAA.<BR/><BR/>I can definitely identify with the tendency to giggle at the wrong time, and I wish I had her grace under pressure.<BR/><BR/>AliceUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07105913872631665883noreply@blogger.com