How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
I did somehow feel that it was [Jamie's] responsibility to protect me, and that he had failed me. Perhaps because he so clearly felt that way. (21.145)
Claire has officially gone from 20th-century woman to 18th-century woman with this statement. She has realized that she is living in a different time, one in which a woman does need a man to protect her. It's understandably pretty hard for her to admit.
Quote #8
"That's what they want sometimes, ye know," [Jenny] said quietly smiling into my eyes. "They want to come back." (30.40)
Jenny thinks men want to have sex sometimes because they want to be back in the womb. Whether or not this is true, it is apparent that Claire serves as kind of a mother figure to Jamie. She takes care of his wounds, tells him to stay out of trouble, and loves him even when he does something boneheaded and hurts himself.
Quote #9
"You feel as though your skin is verra thin all over. You feel everything that touches you, even the rubbing of your clothes, and not just on your belly, but over your legs and flanks and breasts." (30.29)
Here Jenny describes what to expect when you're expecting. These feelings never change, no matter what century a woman is living in, and Claire is curious, mainly because she fears she will never know what it's like to be pregnant.