* don’t starters

vhsmeme:

  • don’t be a stranger. 
  • i don’t think i can.  
  • don’t say that.
  • you don’t have to go.

  • don’t be what they made you.

  • you don’t have to be anyone’s hero.

  • why don’t you stay right here?  

  • don’t you trust me?

  • you don’t have to be on your own.

  • i don’t like to think about it.

  • you don’t get to make that call.

  • don’t act like you care.

  • we don’t think alike. 

  • you don’t need to worry about that.
  • i don’t know why.  

  • you don’t mean that.

  • you don’t have to tell me.
  • i don’t trust many people.
  • i don’t have a family anymore.

  • you don’t care what they think.

  • don’t listen to them.  

jessamemes:

MGMT’S ‘LITTLE DARK AGE’ (2018) LYRICS STARTERS !

feel free to change pronouns etc. as you see fit!

SHE WORKS OUT TOO MUCH

  • Get ready to have some fun! 
  • Alright, here we go!
  • Don’t take it the wrong way, I can never keep up.
  • It’s never relaxing, I need a new routine.
  • The only reason we never worked out was he didn’t work out enough.
  • Welcome to the shitshow, grab a comfortable seat, find me in the front row.
  • Nothing’s ever as easy as when it never begins. 
  • The end is just a dream.
  • It didn’t work out.
  • No, it never works out.

LITTLE DARK AGE

  • The feelings start to rot, one wink at a time.
  • Just know that if you hide it doesn’t go away.
  • The humor’s not the same coming from denial.
  • I grieve in stereo.
  • Burn the page.
  • If you get out of bed, don’t end up stranded.
  • You’ll see me standing all alone, horrified.
  • I know my friends and I would probably turn and run.

WHEN YOU DIE

  • I’m not that nice.
  • I’m mean and I’m evil.
  • Don’t call me nice.
  • I’m gonna eat your heart out.
  • I’ve got some work to do.
  • Go fuck yourself.
  • You heard me right.
  • Don’t call me nice again.
  • Don’t you have somewhere to be at seven thirty?
  • You die – and words won’t do anything, it’s permanently night.
  • I heard you the first time.

ME AND MICHAEL

  • Not everyone can be like me and ______.
  • The only problem is forgetting which side you’re on.
  • The burning light will reappear on summer nights like all the rest. 
  • But they can’t find out.
  • The danger signs will never let the feelings die.
  • It’s not a question now
  • It’s me and _____, solid as they come
  • Too happy with ourselves to notice when the change had come.
  • The losing side would never break dividing lines.

TSLAMP

  • Find me when the lights go down.
  • Gods descend to take me home.
  • I’m wondering where the hours went.
  • Nothing can compete with the first time you saw her passing strangers on the street.
  • I would never let you die, even if our love is ornamental
  • You know what you need is a way to remember
  • You can never find the time if you spend every moment looking at your phone.
  • You should come with me, we can lose ourselves in nothing.
  • Even if you choose to believe that it’s ending, you’ll come back to me again.
  • You can go ahead and stop pretending.

JAMES

  • Home is there – wherever you will make it
  • You can always say, “Who’s laughing now?”
  • If you need a friend, come right over, you don’t even knock. 
  • I’ll be home, the door is always open.
  • And we both can say, “Who’s laughing now?”
  • Oh, you’re never too far off.
  • If your fire’s out, there’s no need to shout
  • I’m always home.
  • Walk on in, I’ll make you tea and breakfast.

ONE THING LEFT TO TRY

  • There’s one thing left to try if you want to save your life.
  • Fear is his name, but his friends still call him God.
  • Again and again, the thought remains.
  • I don’t wanna die!
  • Wishing I’d done something more than what’s required to last until the sunset.
  • No, I don’t wanna die thinking that I’m dreaming.
  • There’s one thing left to try if you want to change your life.
  • Today I left those thoughts behind.
  • Over and over, you die just to feel alive.
  • The only way to get rid of the feeling: you have to draw the line.
  • Remember there’s more than you’re seeing.
  • Decide.
  • Do you want to keep us alive?
  • Do you want to feel alive?
  • Fun is over tonight.
  • There’s one thing left to try.

WHEN YOU’RE SMALL

  • You can almost miss the dirt.
  • You tell yourself it couldn’t hurt.
  • When you’re low you reach a certain point where you can’t really see the point.
  • You can try.
  • You can’t see eye to eye.
  • Yet when you’re low then you really know.
  • You don’t have to know why.
  • When you’re small, you don’t have very far to fall.
  • When you’re small, you feel like you belong
  • When you’re small, you can curl into a ball
  • No, you’re not very big at all.

HAND IT OVER

  • The smart ones exit early, and the rest hope for a shoulder.
  • If we lose our touch, it won’t mean much.
  • If everyone’s confused, which door do we open?
  • Now there’s one thing to left to do.
  • It’s time.
  • It’s yours and it’s mine.
  • One thing on my mind.
  • It’s rightfully mine.
  • In the dark what’s yours is mine.
  • Make it right and give me what’s mine.
  • Hand it over.
  • Oh, this time.
  • It’s time to hand it over.
  • Just give me what’s mine.
  • Oh, I need time.
  • No, no, it’s rightfully mine.
  • Oh, anytime.

⨳ — ALTERED CARBON; VI

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“Stay with me, [name]. Hey! Hey, I’m talking to you.”
“Don’t worry about him. He’s fine. Just concentrate on staying alive.”
“Hey, hey. Stay awake! Stay awake! Open your eyes!“
“He wasn’t dumb and you’re not that pretty.“
“Offer me one more thing and I’ll put your head through the wall.”
“I don’t wanna hurt you.“
“Do not be afraid of the monsters, [name]. Make them… afraid of you.“
“First-name basis. Bad sign.“
“She’s not gonna die. I won’t let it happen. Not this time, not ever again.“
“This is what you do, love. Stride across the centuries, and death follows, churning in your wake.”
“Love isn’t finite. Maybe life shouldn’t be either. Maybe we should keep living, forever.“
“Well, this certainly inspires confidence.”
“You think you’ve seen blood? Wait until you see your own.”
“What is this, a holiday and somebody forgot to tell me? Get back to work!”
“You wanna keep that hand? Don’t touch me again. Ever.”
“You may work for them, but you’re not one of them.”
“Don’t talk to me like that in front of my people.”
“One of us is a powerless puppet being used by forces that can’t quite be comprehended. And the other one is me.“
“What the fuck have you people been smoking down here?”
“Don’t think, you hear me? No more thinking. That’s a fucking order.”
“Loyalty. I understand it. I respect it. I have family myself and I would protect them at any cost.”
“I need [name] to remain alive. The reasons behind that are none of your business or your concern. All that matters is that you understand that you are not to touch him.”
“I know exactly who you are and who you murdered.”
“What? You think I killed my dad?“
“You even know how to use that thing?“
“No! Look, shoot me, okay? I’ll do whatever you want. Just leave him alone.”
“Forgive me, I thought you’d want to see the… your… the asset right away.“
“I don’t want to intrude.“
“I should wait outside.“
“So it’s true, huh? Thought you could impersonate me? You could replace me? Make me just… disappear forever?“
“How could you believe that I would shoot you?”
“All that I have ever wanted was to prove myself to you.”
“I don’t want you dead, [name]. I want your respect.”
“Thank you for the update. Very good work. I look forward to the next one.“
“Still want to be one of them?”
“I take orders from no one. I serve only as the right hand in a holy cause.”
“You make it sound like you’re a priest.”
“If we do not know our role in this world, why are we in it?”
“I cannot speak for you, my friend, but I am here to kick great amounts of ass.”
“I make my own way. I’m not a tool for someone else to use.”
“Tell me, are you a believer?“
“This looks pretty good. Like, “Hallelujah, it’s a fucking miracle” level good.”
“Okay, I already know what, but before you put my head through a wall, just hear me out.”
“You might wanna take it slow there.“
“No. No, no, no, no, no, no. You said he was all right. You told me he was fine. You told me not to worry. You said he was fine.”
“You were dying and there wasn’t anything you could have done.”
“What the fuck? What the fuck? I’m unconscious for ten fucking minutes and you start replacing my body parts?”
“You’re asking for forgiveness. Which makes me wonder for what.“
“You son of a bitch, let’s take this outside.”
“I hate it when you’re smug.“
“What’s so urgent that it couldn’t wait?”

[Sentence Starters] Galavant S01

rp-grannies:

Feel free to add context, change pronouns, names, jobs, and anything else you need to change to make these work for you! Have fun! ^-^  

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  • ❝ True love was never this ecstatic, nor as wildly acrobatic! ❞
  • ❝ In a few moments we shall marry, and you will instantly become the richest, most powerful woman in the land. ❞
  • ❝ Tonight, you will join me in my bed. ❞
  • ❝ Your family has killed the last four generations of chefs in my family… It’s not a great job. ❞
  • ❝ I want to liberate his head from his neck and then punt the bloody wreck sky high. ❞
  • ❝ When he tells me to fetch, those are my favorite moments. ❞
  • ❝ I come from a long family of lovers… You can’t fight genetics. ❞
  • ❝ You’ve been screaming like a castrated hyena for the past 10 minutes. ❞
  • ❝ Can we swap horses? Yours looks so much softer. ❞
  • ❝ Never start a marriage with a kidnapping. Promise me that right now. ❞
  • ❝ If you want your wife to respect you, you’ve gotta earn her respect. ❞
  • ❝ It’s 1256. The ‘your mama’ jokes, they’re getting really old. ❞
  • ❝ Any man can get knocked down. The hero is the man who gets back up. ❞
  • ❝ Pick up your sword. ❞
  • ❝ King Dick’s not gonna know what hit him. ❞
  • ❝ So we’re eating the rooster or are we keeping the rooster? Because if we’re eating the rooster, I’m not naming him. ❞
  • ❝ You’re frigid and demanding, I shudder at your call. ❞
  • ❝ Whenever you come near me, my flesh begins to crawl. ❞
  • ❝ Maybe you’re not the worst thing ever. ❞
  • ❝ You’re unlovable, (Name). ❞
  • ❝ My people will treat you like a Princess. ❞
  • ❝ I know we’ve had our ups and downs. I mean, just days ago you made me cry so hard I could barely breathe. ❞
  • ❝ Your son with an ‘o’ was my sun with a ‘u’. ❞
  • ❝ I trained in monologues, not poetry! ❞
  • ❝ We need to find more activities we can do together. ❞
  • ❝ He’s a [BLEEP], you [BLEEP] things up, [BLEEP] you in the [BLEEP] chair with the [BLEEP] and knees [BLEEP] is taking it [BLEEP] out that on [BLEEP]. ❞
  • ❝ All you need to be pirates is a dark heart and a wicked disregard for other people’s lives. ❞
  • ❝ It would be mondo satisfying to cut your face off and sew it back on inside out. ❞
  • ❝ Did I just cut your hand? ❞
  • ❝ Where are you going? It’s time for four-o-clock-fool-around. ❞
  • ❝ If you’re developing a conscience, then you’re of no good to me. ❞
  • ❝ Please stop talking. ❞
  • ❝ My God, just get a room, you two. ❞
  • ❝ Sorry. I don’t always listen when you talk. ❞
  • ❝ I ate my feelings. And a lot of bread. ❞
  • ❝ I’m going to conquer and kill, and spread bastard children throughout the land like wildflower seeds. ❞
  • ❝ Where’s that bloody door? ❞
  • ❝ Well, how the Hell are we supposed to get up there? ❞
  • ❝ Now, I know you’re not a hugger, but if you were? I would wrap myself around you like a leather jacket mode of love. ❞
  • ❝ Stop being dumb, take the offer to be my shag hag. ❞
  • ❝ I don’t like it when men touch my face. ❞
  • ❝ You have a very bleak view of the world. ❞
  • ❝ Let’s spike the soup with some arsenic. ❞
  • ❝ If you eat that last danish, I will reach down your throat, pull it out, and beat you to death with it! ❞
  • ❝ Die, swine! Rot in Hell! ❞
  • ❝ Your breath reminds me of the time I found my uncle’s body in a well. ❞
  • ❝ Speaking to you is one of my favorite things to do. ❞
  • ❝ Sure, I’ll kidnap a woman and force her to marry me, but after that? I’m all about a woman’s rights. ❞
  • ❝ I’m going to kill my brother! Drinks are on me! ❞
  • ❝ Ah, you’re so pretty, but not just your face, your brain. It’s like your beautiful brain exploded all over your face. ❞

[Sentence Starters] The Prince of Egypt (1998)

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  • ❝ Faster, you beasts! ❞
  • ❝ How’d you like your face carved on a wall? ❞
  • ❝ You almost killed me! ❞
  • ❝ Admit it; you’ve always looked up to me! ❞
  • ❝ Second born, second place! ❞
  • ❝ You don’t think we’ll get in trouble for this, do you? ❞
  • ❝ Why do the Gods torment me with such reckless, destructive, blasphemous sons? ❞
  • ❝ I seek to build an empire, and your only thought is to amuse yourself by tearing it down. ❞
  • ❝ Have I taught you nothing? ❞
  • ❝ You will never have to carry a burden like the crown I will pass to (Name). ❞
  • ❝ Just go away. ❞
  • ❝ You ARE rather pathetic. ❞
  • ❝ Irresponsible, ignorant of the traditions- he practically accused me of bringing down the dynasty. ❞
  • ❝ Why is it that every time YOU start something, I’M the one that ends up in trouble? ❞
  • ❝ You’ll pay for this. ❞
  • ❝ Father will KILL me. ❞
  • ❝ Nobody will even notice us coming in. ❞
  • ❝ I suggest you get over there and thank your father. ❞
  • ❝ Please, I need water. I have a long journey ahead of me. ❞
  • ❝ I didn’t expect to see… you… HERE, of all places, at-at-at our door. ❞
  • ❝ (Name), you want us flogged? ❞
  • ❝ I knew you cared about our freedom. ❞
  • ❝ Be careful, slave! ❞
  • ❝ I know who you are. ❞
  • ❝ You are our brother! ❞
  • ❝ Sometimes, for the greater good, sacrifices must be made. ❞
  • ❝ Everything I thought… Everything I am, is a lie. ❞
  • ❝ You are our son, and we love you. ❞
  • ❝ Fate has turned out little misadventure into a great opportunity. ❞
  • ❝ (Name), what’s going on? ❞
  • ❝ You saw what happened. I just killed a man. ❞
  • ❝ Nothing you can say will change what I’ve done. ❞
  • ❝ If I say day is night, it will be written! ❞
  • ❝ You will be what I say you are. ❞
  • ❝ All I’ve ever known to be true is a lie! ❞
  • ❝ I’m not who you think I am. ❞
  • ❝ What are you girls doing? ❞
  • ❝ You’ve cleaned every inch of me- WHOA, I– I was wrong. ❞
  • ❝ You have been sent as a blessing. ❞
  • ❝ Tonight, you shall be my honored guest. ❞
  • ❝ I’ve done nothing in my life worth honoring. ❞
  • ❝ It seems you do not know what is worthy of honor. ❞
  • ❝ Dance with me! ❞
  • ❝ It’s too early for this. ❞
  • ❝ Take off the sandals on your feet, for the place on which you stand is holy ground. ❞
  • ❝ What do you want with me? ❞
  • ❝ You’ve- you’ve chosen the wrong messenger. ❞
  • ❝ How can I even speak to these people? ❞
  • ❝ I will stretch out my hand… and smite Egypt with all my wonders. ❞
  • ❝ You are just one man. ❞
  • ❝ Well, look at you. What on Earth are you dressed as? ❞
  • ❝ In my heart, you are my brother. ❞
  • ❝ Things cannot be as they were. ❞
  • ❝ Behold, the power of God. ❞
  • ❝ (Name), look. What do you see? ❞
  • ❝ I will not be the weak link! ❞
  • ❝ How does it feel when YOU get struck to the ground? ❞
  • ❝ I didn’t mean to cause you more pain. ❞
  • ❝ When did God start caring about any of us? ❞
  • ❝ You shame yourself. ❞
  • ❝ Hear what I say. ❞
  • ❝ God will not abandon you… So don’t you abandon us. ❞
  • ❝ You cannot keep ignoring us. ❞
  • ❝ I’ve indulged you long enough. This must now be finished. ❞
  • ❝ I hoped I would find you here. ❞
  • ❝ Get out! ❞
  • ❝ Please, talk to me. We could always talk here. ❞
  • ❝ This place… so many memories. ❞
  • ❝ The priests thought it was a horrible omen and fasted for two months. ❞
  • ❝ No Kingdom should be made on the backs of slaves. ❞
  • ❝ I will not be dictated to. I will not be threatened. ❞
  • ❝ Please, let go of your contempt for life before it destroys everything you hold dear. ❞

classic-starters:

starters from the 1990 book, THE TRUE CONFESSIONS OF CHARLOTTE DOYLE by avi

  • “be careful ( name ), careful of the wind you choose.”
  • “a sailor chooses the wind that takes the ship from a safe port. ah, yes, but once you’re abroad, as you have seen, winds have a mind of their own.”
  • “i’m well satisfied.”
  • “did you not mark his words?”
  • “what about him?”
  • “ah! justice for all?”
  • “for those who deserve it.”
  • “whether you believe me or not, ( name ), it is true.”
  • “justice is poorly served when you speak ill of your betters.”
  • “where are we?”
  • “i … i … i shouldn’t be here.”
  • “ah, but you and i have so much in common.”
  • “i don’t need a friend.”
  • “when a sailor dies on a voyage, miss, he goes to his resting place in the sea with his hammock sewn about him by a friend.”
  • “no more tea, thank you.”
  • “i know nothing about knives.”
  • “is she british or american?”
  • “is someone there?”
  • “no one ranks for creative genius like a sailor shirking work.”
  • “sweet are the uses of adversity.”
  • “i should like a private word.”
  • “a round robin!”
  • “i’m not certain i believe you.”
  • “we shall have it at sea.”
  • “i should think even you, in your mongrel ignorance, would know the days of piracy are long gone.”
  • “no piracy for us; only justice.”
  • “a blessing goes with you.”
  • “he’s always watching you.”
  • “he’s waiting, wanting you to make a mistake.”
  • “i don’t intend to make a mistake.”
  • “if the ship plunges, the sea will up and grab you.”
  • “you won’t be captain long!”
  • “you’ll be seen by everyone as the cruel despot you are!”
  • “what if he doesn’t get it right?”
  • “can’t we sail around?”
  • “up, damn you! up! hurry!”
  • “he’s dead.”
  • “it was you … that … murdered him.”
  • “you’ll leave the light, won’t you?”
  • “easy, ( name ), i’ll not do you harm.”
  • “close to death, surely, but not altogether dead.”
  • “may the gods protect us.”
  • “no one knows where he keeps the key.”
  • ( name ), you’re scheduled to be hanged at dawn.”
  • “how kind of you to visit. do step in.”
  • “you knew i was coming.”
  • “it was you who killed him.”
  • “let her be captain now.”
  • “what shall become of me?”
  • “were you ever a slave?”
  • “i was young. the world was big. my home was small.”
  • “it was a difficult voyage, dearest.”
  • “but mind! i shall be on the lookout for spelling mistakes!”
  • “this is home.”
  • “let it burn to ash!”
  • “what you have written is rubbish of the worst taste. stuff for penny dreadfuls! beneath contempt.”
  • “and the grammar … it is beyond belief!”
  • “you give me much hope.”
  • “i’ve decided to come home.”

classic-starters:

starters from the 1910s novel, THE CHILDREN OF HÚRIN, by j. r. r. tolkien

  • “that oath is still on us.”
  • “but you live, and so does the enemy who has done this to us.”
  • “that was a great battle, they say.”
  • “what is fate?”
  • “it may be that we fled from the fear of the dark, only to find it here before us, and nowhere else to fly but the sea.”
  • “we are not afraid any longer.”
  • “grief is a hone to a hard mind.”
  • “what lies under your words?”
  • “where else is hope?”
  • “i shall be far away and all alone.”
  • “i would rather look on my foes with my true face.”
  • “what do you desire?”
  • “i see that i am mistaken.”
  • “we take their lives as forfeit, unless they can ransom them.”
  • “a strange way to gain entry to a fellowship … ”
  • “outlaws know no law but their needs.”
  • “then choose a new captain!”
  • “now tell your tale, and be brief.”
  • “is it farewell, then?”
  • “it is growing dark.”
  • “there is blood on the hill – top.”
  • “do you fear that you have followed a spider to the heart of his web?”
  • “why do you look upon me so?”
  • “i offer you freedom.”
  • “maybe the tale is too sad yet to tell.”
  • “i will flee no more.”
  • “we are hemmed in this land.”
  • “where all lies on chance, to chance we must trust.”
  • “you come at last; i have waited to long!”
  • “it was a dark road. i have come as i could.”

⨳ — MGR REVENGEANCE;

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“The good things war has done for us? Why
don’t we ever hear speeches about that? Jobs, technology, a common purpose…
All we’re sayin’ is… GIVE WAR A CHANCE!“
“Now I see. You deny your weapon its purpose! It yearns to bath in
the blood of your enemies… but you hold it back! “
“No… My sword is a
tool of justice.”
“Is your cause just, or is that just what you tell yourself?”
“War is a cruel parent, but an effective teacher. Its final lesson
is carved deep in my psyche: that this world, and all of its people, are
diseased. “
“Free will is
a myth. Religion is a joke. We are all pawns of something even greater: memes,
the DNA of the soul.”
“Expose
someone to anger long enough, they will learn to hate. They become a
carrier. Envy, greed, despair: all memes, all passed on”
“You can’t fight nature, [NAME]”
“It spared you the burden of all the lives you’ve taken, absolved
you of guilt when you enjoyed it.“
“I told myself this was about justice, about protecting the weak…but I was wrong.”
“But you… all
this… is a wake-up call to what I really believe…what I really am.”
“Pain… This is why I fight.”
“This is my normal. My nature.”
“All that talk about justice… and here I am, just another killer…”
“ ‘I have a dream.’ That one day every person in this nation will control
their own destiny. A land of the truly free, dammit. A nation of action, not words!”
“Where the law
changes to suit the individual, not the other way around. Where power and
justice are back where they belong: in the hands of the people! Where every man
is free to think – to act – for himself!” 
“Fuck all
these limp-dick lawyers and chickenshit bureaucrats. Fuck this 24-hour
Internet spew of trivia and celebrity bullshit! Fuck American
pride! Fuck the media! FUCK ALL OF
IT!”
“Every man will be free to fight his own wars!”
“You should try fighting for what you believe in
sometime, [NAME]. Not for a company, or for a nation, or for anyone else.”
“Maybe I was wrong about
you… You’re not greedy… YOU’RE BAT SHIT INSANE!”
"I said my sword was a tool of justice. Not used in
anger. Not used for vengeance. But
now… Now I’m not so sure. And besides, this isn’t my sword.”
“Why won’t you die?”
“Don’t fuck with this senator!”
“Bullseye!”
“Dead on!”
“Like I said, kids are cruel, Jack. And I’m very in touch with my
inner child.”
“One sword keeps another in the sheath”.
“Let’s get this over with.”
“You deny your weapon its purpose.”
“A ninja? Cowabunga! Go ninja, go ninja go!”
“Bullshit! War is just part’a who we are. Why fight it?”
“Forget it. We’ve both heard enough speeches about higher
causes by now. History will decide who’s right. End of story.”
“Like to play hide n seek you lil’ bitch?" 
“You know what? Fuck this war, I just want you dead!”
“After I’m done with him you’re next, Fido”
"Cut yourself shaving?”
“How bout ‘full of shit’ is that a meme too?”
“Beats the hell outta coffee”
“Shit… not again”
“Probably cheaper just getting lipo, [NAME]”
“Mmm. Good boy.”
“I will ignore the condescension and take that as a compliment.
You are welcome”
“We’re birds of a feather… you and…”
“They sowed their fate when they took this job I’m just the
Reaper”
“Every cyborg is a person. People are different”
“Adiós,
amigos!”
“I… Wait, what?”
“Working on
your body was quite….educational”.
“[NAME], what’s
happening? Your heart rate spiked…”
“Yeah,
let’s throw him a bone”
“I
understand your attempts at humor. I just don’t find them entertaining.”
“Oh
Hikari-Chan… so kawaii…”
“Enough
about that. So, how’s it taste?”
“Perhaps.
If I had free access to a computer. Also, hands. Those are necessary to operate
a keyboard.”
“I just
wanted to hear the sound of your voice.”
“For
all his achievements, man is still capable of such depravity. Still driven by
such cruel impulses”
“I know it
is your instinct to test the limits. Still I find it…pitiful.”
“How the hell did you get elected?”
“Well,
I don’t write my own speeches”
“How? By
spilling coffee all over the enemy?”
“…Please
tell me that was a joke”
“It’s not
that complicated, [NAME]. You never watched it? Actually, you ever watched any sport?”
“What can I
say? I’m a man of
culture, Kev. Give me a
good movie over some
dumb game any day”
“I’m fuckin’ invincible!”

⨳ — ALTERED CARBON; V

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“When everyone lies, telling the truth isn’t just rebellion. It’s an act of revolution. So think carefully when you speak it, because the truth is a weapon.”
“The reason why he has no answers is because what you are talking about is not real. There’s no conspiracy.“
“Ever wonder why he was here? Why he knew my real name?”
“I want to go in and see her.“
“I don’t have time for this.“
“I told you before, we’re not friends. I don’t owe you a goddamn thing.”
“I’m chasing down my fucking leads to get what I need. Which, in case anyone is interested, is my freedom.”
“Did I fucking stutter?”
“Don’t talk to me again unless you have something useful to say, okay?”
“The guards’ll be fine. Well, except for the broken jaw and shattered leg.”
“Yeah, well, I’m gonna have to ask you to leave.”
“I could get you a car if you’d like. Or you could stay a while. With me.“
“Your freedom, that thing you want so much, he’ll make sure you never see it. You have no idea what he’s capable of.”
“You’re terrified.“
“I don’t believe in punishment. I believe in reward.“
“Mmm. Uncountable, my sins.“
“You can have all of me, for as long as you’d like. And when you’re finished, your freedom.”
“I’m not here to save you, [name].”
“I believe I’m the one offering to do the saving. Think about it. But don’t take too long. We’re running out of time.”
“What could you possibly know about my age, [name]?”
“Great. You’re the best, [name]. You really are the best.”
“Mm-hmm. Mmm! Oh, my God, this is cold, God damn it!”
“I give them something to believe in.”
“It’s just another display of power.“
“It’s only stealing if you get caught.“
“Oh, I’m sorry. Is this a bad time?“
“Promise to treat her with decency and fairness.”
“So what’s my word worth to you?“
“Hurt her, and I kill you.“
“I’m not here to save anyone.“
“You know, it’s getting easier to imagine putting holes in you every time you open your mouth.“
“There. I’ve given you a free show, which is more than anyone else alive has ever gotten from me. Show’s over.“
“You know I can read lips, right?“
“You’re not me. You never will be.“
“How do I know you are who you are?“
“So how does it feel… to be a few hours away from freedom?“
“Finding truth is more than a search for data. It’s an excavation of self. You have to keep going, no matter where it takes you. Because nothing can stay hidden forever.“
“When I look into his eyes, I see you looking back at me, and… it’s been a long time since someone looked at me like that.”
“I’m sorry I’m not [name].”
“Just shut the fuck up.“
“How could you not fucking believe me?“
“[Name], where the hell are you?”
“Are you out of your mind?“
“I appreciate that you are no quitter. But there is a time for letting go.“