Born in Sin Quotes

“I want your heart, Sin. (Callie)
It’s battered and useless, but what remains of it is all yours, milady. (Sin)”
― Kinley MacGregor, Born in Sin

“Cyn? Short for Cynric? (Callie)
Nay. S-I-N. As in conceived, born in, and am currently living happily in. (Sin)”
― Kinley MacGregor, Born in Sin

“She is beautiful, isn’t she? (Lochlan)
Like the first day of spring after a long, harsh winter. (Sin)”
― Kinley MacGregor, Born in Sin

“Henry's face went red in anger as he blustered at her audacity. It wasn't often anyone got the better of him, and Sin knew no woman had ever flummoxed him before. Not even Eleanor.

"You are willing to declare war for him ?" Henry asked indignantly.

She didn't hesitate with her response. "I am. Are you?"

Sin closed his eyes as he heard the most precious words of his life. She who believed in nothing but peace was willing to fight for him. He could die happily knowing that.

Still, he couldn't let her do this. Henry would not rest until he buried her and her clan. A king's reputation was all he had, and if Henry lost face…

"Callie," Sin said, waiting until her gaze met his. "Thank you, but you can't do this. You can't start a war over me. I'm not worth the cost."

"You are worth everything to me.”
― Kinley MacGregor, Born in Sin

“I was angry with you. (Callie)
For what? (Sin)
Sleeping on the floor again. What is it with you and the floor? Most women have to fear their husbands are in the bed of another. Me, ’tis the hearth I envy. (Callie)”
― Kinley MacGregor, Born in Sin

“Halt! Halt, I say! (Roger)
Oh, that’s effective. Halt or I shall say halt again. (Sin)”
― Kinley MacGregor, Born in Sin

“Callie. (Sin)
Aye. (Callie)
Can you teach me what love is? (Sin)”
― Kinley MacGregor, Born in Sin

“Is something wrong? (Callie)
How could anything be wrong while I have you in my arms? (Sin)”
― Kinley MacGregor, Born in Sin

“What did they do to you, to make you withdraw so far into yourself? (Sin doesn’t answer.) You’ve left me again, haven’t you? I can always tell. Your eyes turn dull, cold. Very well, I shall leave you in peace. But know this: One day I am going to find the heart you have buried away from the world. (Callie)
And what would you do with it if you found it? (Sin)
I would hold it safe and keep it from the hurt that has shriveled it. (Callie)”
― Kinley MacGregor, Born in Sin

“I was thinking of setting myself on fire tonight. Would you mind? (Callie)
What? (Sin)
Ha! I knew it. I knew I could get you to talk. Just think, a whole word, too. Who knows if I keep this up, I might have you speaking an entire sentence by week’s end. (Callie)”
― Kinley MacGregor, Born in Sin

“And why are you sitting there? (Callie)
Because it’s rather difficult to stand while sleeping. (Sin)
You are sleeping outside my door? Why? (Callie)
Because if I slept outside of Simon’s door, the innkeeper might think I’m strange. (Sin)”
― Kinley MacGregor, Born in Sin

“Aelfa assures me you eat small children every morn to break your fast. Do you? (Callie)
Nay, I find them to be too harsh on the belly. All that moving around once they’re swallowed. Not worth the effort, really. (Sin)”
― Kinley MacGregor, Born in Sin

“I love you, Callie ingen Neil, Lairdess of the MacNeelys and wife of a man who is so unworthy of you that he swears he will spend the rest of his life trying to show you just how much you mean to him. (Sin)
There’s no need to try, Sin. All I have to do is look into your eyes and I know. (Callie)”
― Kinley MacGregor, Born in Sin

“Where’s the bull? (Callie)
Tied to a tree, eating my boot. I’m just glad my leg is no longer in it. (Sin)
Lad, how did you manage it? (Angus)
I run fast when chased by large bulls. (Sin)”
― Kinley MacGregor, Born in Sin

“Come now, my lord. Can we not have a bit of fun with him? (Knight)
My idea of amusement is disemboweling those who contradict and annoy me. What say you that you and I have a bit of fun? (Sin)”
― Kinley MacGregor, Born in Sin

“A mighty oak can be felled by even the tiniest of insects when one allows them to continually gnaw at it. (Callie's Mother)”
― Kinley MacGregor, Born in Sin

“Tis the will of Our Savior that we should find you a spouse. (Henry)
’Tis the will of Lucifer that you should torment me until the day he can take over. (Sin)”
― Kinley MacGregor, Born in Sin

“Heard from whom? (Lochlan)
From me, you worthless lickspittle. So tell me what miracle dragged the three of you from your holes and got your lazy hides all the way here. And a day early, no less. (Sin)”
― Kinley MacGregor, Born in Sin

“I want to be alone. (Sin)
Well, how fine is that? Here it is our wedding day and you wish to spend it alone. Fine, then, call me shoe leather and have done with it. (Callie)
I beg your pardon? Call you what? (Sin)
Shoe leather. You know, the inconsequential matter that you treat upon without thought. (Callie)”
― Kinley MacGregor, Born in Sin

“Strength In Fortitude. (MacAllister Creed)”
― Kinley MacGregor, Born in Sin

“Thinking of jumping? (Callie)
It would make you a rich widow if I did. Care to push me? (Sin)”
― Kinley MacGregor, Born in Sin

“And what can a simple girl do? (Henry)
I was told, by my father, of St. Mary of Aragon who single-handedly brought down an entire Saracen army with nothing more than her faith in God. He also spoke of an ancient Celtic queen named Boudicca who brought Rome to her knees and burned London to the ground. He oft said that a woman was far more deadly as an enemy than a man, because men lead with their heads and women with their hearts. You can argue and win against another’s head, but never against her heart. (Callie)”
― Kinley MacGregor, Born in Sin

“How mad at me would you be if I hit him really hard? Just once. (Sin)”
― Kinley MacGregor, Born in Sin

“The only thing we’ll be handing you is your head. (Fraser)
Ooo. Scary. Have you ever thought of making up children’s tales? You might actually succeed in frightening a two-year-old. (Sin)”
― Kinley MacGregor, Born in Sin

“Where is Sin’s plaid? (Lochlan)
Plaid cloth is for people of true Scots blood, Lochlan. They are not for half-blooded Sassenachs. (Aisleen)
(He had found Sin later that day, alone in their room. Sin had been sitting in the middle of the floor with his arm cut open while he let blood trail from the wound into a bowl.)
What are you doing? (Lochlan)
I’m trying to get rid of the English blood in me, but it doesn’t look any different than yours. How can I make it go away when I can’t find the difference? (Sin)”
― Kinley MacGregor, Born in Sin

“You’re right, Simon. Thank you for coming. (Sin)
(Simon threw himself against the stone wall, his face a mask of shock and dismay.)
Callie, quick, take cover, love. The castle is doomed. Sin said thank you to me. The end of the earth is upon us. (He crossed himself.) Hail Mary full of grace. (Simon)”
― Kinley MacGregor, Born in Sin

“You strike me as a man who will only believe in what he can see or touch. (Callie)
Exactly. (Sin)
But you know, sometimes it’s what you don’t see that has the most power. (Callie)”
― Kinley MacGregor, Born in Sin

“(Henry requests Sin marry Caledonia)
I would sooner geld myself. Drunk. With a dull knife. (Sin)”
― Kinley MacGregor, Born in Sin

“Don’t you dare. (Callie)
Dare what? (Sin)
Turn those serious eyes on me, Sin…or else I’ll bash you with my pillow again. (Callie)”
― Kinley MacGregor, Born in Sin

“You should have been a jester instead of a knight. (Sin)
True, but jesters don’t get to carry a sword. Personally, I like my sword. You know, the whole knight images really makes the ladies lust for me. Not that any have lusted for me recently, since I have only been in the company of married women, but one is ever hopeful…Oh, wait, I’m in Scotland, where they hate us English. Damn, my chances with the women have just fallen to nil. Wasn’t there a monastery a few leagues back? Mayhap I should go take my vows and just save myself the embarrassment of being sneered at. (Simon)”
― Kinley MacGregor, Born in Sin