Diana Gabaldon · @Writer_DG
2nd Feb 2013 from Twitlonger
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“All right, there?” Buck asked, after a moment. Roger straightened up with a deep breath.
“Know the expression, ‘damned if ye do, damned if ye don’t’?”
“Aye. I wouldna have thought it was one a minister would use, though.” Buck’s mouth twitched into a half-smile. “Are ye not dedicated to the notion that there’s always one sure way out o’ damnation?”
“A minister. Aye.” Roger breathed deep again. There was a lot of oxygen on a Scottish hilltop, but somehow there didn’t seem quite enough just this minute. “I’m not sure that religion was constructed with time-travelers in mind.”
Buck’s brows rose at that.
“Constructed?” he echoed, surprised. “Who builds God?”
That actually made Roger laugh, which made him feel a little better, if only momentarily.
“We all do,” he said dryly. “If God makes man in His image, we all return the favor.”