Oct 19, 2022
Remember… people often say to me, “You write such strong female characters,” and I say, “Well, I don't like stupid women.” Claire has always had a mind of her own. She was quite accidental to begin with. I needed a female character to play off against all the men in kilts so I introduced an English woman - I had no idea who she was or how she got there, but I loosed her into a cottage of Scotsmen to see what she'd do. — Diana Gabaldon, 2015