#sentence starters
These are various quotes taken from Japanese Author Osamu Dazai and his works. Change things to your liking. Enjoy.
- “A mere smile can determine a woman’s fate. It is frightening. Fascinatingly so. I have to be careful.”
- “It made me miserable that I was rapidly becoming an adult and that I was unable to do anything about it.”
- “For the first time in my life I realized what a horrible, miserable, salvationless hell it is to be without money.”
- “I have frantically played the clown in order to distangle myself from these painful relationships, only to wear myself out as a result.”
- “Excessively passionate characters have a tendency to behave poorly.”
- “Women found in me a man who could keep a love secret.”
- “Genuine beauty is always meaningless, without virtue.”
- “Real thought takes courage more than intelligence.”
- “Is this what all you refined gentlemen are like—wishing and pining and never acting?”
- “The only thing people like you can see is other people’s faults, and you’re oblivious to the horror in your own hearts. You people terrify me.”
- “I hated school and never read a textbook. I only read entertaining books.”
- “I can’t even guess myself what it must be to live the life of a human being.”
- “Despair is impossible in humans. They often are deceived by hope, but are also deceived by the notion of despair.”
- “He must live up to his friend’s trust— that alone mattered.”
- “Life itself is bound to be dreary if you carry a lot of baggage about.”
- “He looks happy. Away from home like this, he seems a different person.”
- “Drinkers tend to say inane and obnoxious things when they’re drunk, but most of them are in fact harmless, innocent souls like this.”
- “Without mutual respect, there can be no true nuptial bond.”
- “When an artist is pumped up with the intention of creating a masterpiece, however, the work generally comes out poorly,”
- “Can’t a man be satisfied without having to beat everybody at everything?”
- “In any case, a completely invincible hero just isn’t good story material.”
- “It seems that a physically weak man is of less value to society than even a lame horse.”
- “Forced explanations often end in a distortion of lies.”
- “Art cannot order people around. Art dies the moment it acquires authority.”
- “The blue sky is most beautiful when see through a prison cell window.”
- “Life is not some kind of play!”
- “To deceive someone who trusts you is to enter a hell that can take you to the brink of madness.”
- “Next, don’t fail. I don’t mind if you cheat, but just do not fail. If you fail, it will be a blemish upon your name for your entire life.”
- “I think that in life you must have a final person who praises you.”
- “When a person has secrets locked inside, he can’t help but feel that there are ears embedded in the walls.”
- “Before anyone realized it, I had become an accomplished clown”
- “Yes, I know…I am always your friend.”
- “No matter how often I tried, she never once complimented me.”
These are various quotes taken from Russian Author Fyodor Dostoevsky and his works. Change things to your liking. Enjoy.
- “But to fall in love does not mean to love. One can fall in love and still hate.”
- “I will not and cannot believe that evil is the normal condition of mankind.”
- “Sorrow compressed my heart, and I felt I would die, and then … Well, then I woke up.”
- “Life is paradise, and we are all in paradise, but we refuse to see it.”
- “I believe the best definition of man is the ungrateful biped.”
- “If he’s honest, he’ll steal; if he’s human, he’ll murder; if he’s faithful, he’ll deceive.”
- “I utter what you would not dare think.”
- “To care only for well-being seems to me positively ill-bred. Whether it’s good or bad, it is sometimes very pleasant, too, to smash things.”
- “I want to suffer so that I may love.”
- “Of course my jokes are in poor taste, inappropriate, and confused; they reveal my lack of security. But that is because I have no respect for myself.”
- “Love is such a priceless treasure that you can buy the whole world with it, and redeem not only your own but other people’s sins. Go, and do not be afraid.”
- “Be the sun and all will see you.”
- “It is amazing what one ray of sunshine can do for a man!”
- “Oh, how unbearable is a happy person sometimes!”
- “In most cases, people, even wicked people, are far more naive and simple-hearted than one generally assumes. And so are we.”
- “I’ve never been a coward at heart, although I’ve always been a coward in action;”
- “To think too much is a disease.”
- “Everything passes, only truth remains.”
- “Oh I’ve plenty of time, my time is entirely my own.”
- “And if there’s love, you can do without happiness too. Even with sorrow, life is sweet. ”
- “That’s just the point: an honest and sensitive man opens his heart, and the man of business goes on eating - and then he eats you up.”
- “The world stands on absurdities, and without them perhaps nothing at all would happen.”
- “Reason is the slave of passion.”
- “Lying is a delightful thing for it leads to the truth.”
- “Your worst sin is that you have destroyed and betrayed yourself for nothing.”
- “Bad people are to be found everywhere, but even among the worst there may be something good.”
- “The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he’s in prison.”
- “I am too young and I’ve loved you too much.”
- “I have so much to say to you that I am afraid I shall tell you nothing.”
- “The whole question here is: am I a monster, or a victim myself?”
These are various quotes taken from Russian Author Fyodor Dostoevsky and his works. Change things to your liking. Enjoy.
- “Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. “
- “Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.”
- “To go wrong in one’s own way is better than to go right in someone else’s.”
- “What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.”
- “I say let the world go to hell, but I should always have my tea.”
- “Man only likes to count his troubles; he doesn’t calculate his happiness.”
- “The soul is healed by being with children.”
- “Talking nonsense is the sole privilege mankind possesses over the other organisms. It’s by talking nonsense that one gets to the truth!”
- “People speak sometimes about the “bestial” cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust and offensive to beasts, no animal could ever be so cruel as a man, so artfully, so artistically cruel.”
- “We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken.”
- “It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.”
- “But how could you live and have no story to tell?”
- “The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.”
- “Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.”
- “Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.”
- “Nothing in this world is harder than speaking the truth, nothing easier than flattery.”
- “Right or wrong, it’s very pleasant to break something from time to time.”
- “To love someone means to see them as God intended them.”
- “Man is sometimes extraordinarily, passionately, in love with suffering…”
- “I can see the sun, but even if I cannot see the sun, I know that it exists. And to know that the sun is there - that is living.”
- “You can be sincere and still be stupid.”
- “It is not the brains that matter most, but that which guides them — the character, the heart, generous qualities, progressive ideas.”
- “Beauty will save the world”
- “I think the devil doesn’t exist, but man has created him, he has created him in his own image and likeness.”
- “It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool’s paradise.”
- “To love is to suffer and there can be no love otherwise.”
- “Besides, nowadays, almost all capable people are terribly afraid of being ridiculous, and are miserable because of it.”
- “When reason fails, the devil helps!”
- “The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month.”
These are various quotes taken from Japanese Author Osamu Dazai and his works. Change things to your liking. Enjoy.
- “This I want to believe implicitly: Man was born for love and revolution.”
- “Now I have neither happiness nor unhappiness.”
- “Whenever I was asked what I wanted my first impulse was to answer “Nothing." “
- “Last year nothing happened. The year before nothing happened. And the year before that nothing happened.”
- “Mine has been a life of much shame. I can’t even guess myself what it must be to live the life of a human being.”
- “As long as I can make them laugh, it doesn’t matter how, I’ll be alright.”
- “What did he mean by "society”? The plural of human beings?”
- “He could only consider me as the living corpse of a would-be suicide, a person dead to shame, an idiot ghost.”
- “I want to spend my time with people who don’t look to be respected. But such good people won’t want to spend their time with me.”
- “I like roses best. But they bloom in all four seasons. I wonder if people who like roses best have to die four times over again.”
- “Living itself is the source of sin.”
- “I am afraid because I can so clearly foresee my own life rotting away of itself, like a leaf that rots without falling, while I pursue my round of existence from day to day.”
- “Is it painful to be the person who waits? Or is it more painful to be the person who makes others wait?”
- “Anyway, you can be sure of one thing, a man’s got to fake just to stay alive.”
- “The thought of dying has never bothered me, but getting hurt, losing blood, becoming crippled and the like—no thanks.”
- “Heaven forbid if beauty were to have substance.”
- “But happiness is being able to hope, however faintly, for happiness. So, at least, we must believe if we are to live in the world of today.”
- “Addiction is perhaps a sickness of the spirit.”
- “I could believe in hell, but it was impossible for me to believe in the existence of heaven.”
- “I yearned for everything long gone.”
- “My unhappiness stemmed entirely from my own vices, and I had no way of fighting anybody.”
- “Logic, inevitably, is the love of logic. It is not the love for living human beings.”
- “The real things are apt to be deviant.”
- “I hope I meet lots of people with lovely eyes.”
- “In the present world, the most beautiful thing is a victim.”
- “When you find yourself looking ridiculous, reasoning isn’t worth a damn.”
- “Humanity? Don’t be silly. I know. It is knocking down your fellow-men for the sake of your own happiness.”
- “When you’ve got the devil’s own luck, you’re immune from the usual run of disasters. Such people must be utilized.”
- “Human beings never submit to human beings.”
- “Oh, life is too painful, the reality that confirms the universal belief that it is best not to be born.”
- “The ones who die are always the gentle, sweet, and beautiful people.”
- “The “world,” after all, was still a place of bottomless horror.”
- “Whenever I let the slightest thing make me forget myself, I can’t help but be disappointed”
Random possessive ( with a touch of yandere ) sentence starters. Change to make it more fitting, etc. Trigger warnings for: Suicide, Self harm, Kidnapping, Abuse, Manipulation.
- “ Do you really think you can get away from me? “
- “ You’re mine and only mine. “
- “ I don’t want to see you talking to them again. “
- “ The only person you need is me. “
- “ I love you more than anything else. Why don’t you love me back? “
- “ If you leave me I’ll kill myself. “
- “ You’re so beautiful and all mine. “
- “ If you try to run away again I’ll make sure you won’t be able to walk for a while. “
- “ I’m sorry that I had to lock you up but that’s the only way to protect you. “
- “ No one could love you as much as I do. “
- “ C’mon, I want to hear you saying that you love me and only me. “
- “ I won’t let you go. I love you too much. “
- “ I don’t like it when someone else touches you. “
- “ I want you to look at only me and no one else. “
- “ If you really love me then tell me who you were talking to. “
- “ No one can take you away from me now. “
- “ I made sure that no one can get in my way now. “
- “ Just give up and give in, my love.~ “
- “ You can try to run all you want but I’m always going to find you. “
- “ You look so cute when you’re scared like this.~ “
- “ You’re the only person that makes me feel that way. “
- “ I know everything about you.~ “
- “ Be a good boy/girl and do what I tell you to~ “
- “ Don’t you lie to me. I know you were seeing them again. “
- “ I’m doing all of this for you! Don’t be so ungrateful to me! “
- “ I want to be the only person on your mind. “
- “ You don’t need them. You have me. “
- “ You belong to me. Your heart, your soul, your body. All of this is mine. “
- “ Please don’t leave me or I’ll hurt myself! “
- “ I’m sorry that I hurt you but how else was I supposed to keep you from leaving? “
- “ Please don’t look at me like this. It really breaks my heart. “
- “ I don’t care how horrible you are to me. I love you and I won’t let you go.”
- “ Break me, if that makes you happy then I’m fine with it. “
- “ You should only trust me. I know what’s good for you. “
These were taken from the “I want a baby” Meme on twitter. Change what you see as fitting. Enjoy!
- “ Give me a week… What color? “
- “ Mine? “
- “ Like for lunch ? “
- “ We only have like $12 combined “
- “ No. You’re basically still a baby. “
- “ No… Wait but don’t ask any other guy. I’ll do it “
- “ We have to focus on ____ “
- “ I’m gay “
- “ Oh my god. Steal one. “
- “ [ Name ] has left the chat “
- “ Right now? I thought you wanted to lose weight “
- “ You already have the dog. “
- “ Who are you and what have you done to my girlfriend/boyfriend ? “
- “ You will get one but look at the nuggets “
- “ Would not recommend. Babies are like 3/10 “
- “ You’ve been on Twitter too much. “
- “ I’m baby. “
- “ We’re lesbians. “
- “ Get me a Pizza and I’ll think about it. “
- “ I guess you want a Ferrari too. Can’t nobody afford one of those. “
- “ Good for tax returns. “
- “ And I want you to have my child so looks like a deal. “
- “ Well, it was fun while it lasted. “
- “ What are you smoking? “
- “ Eat Shit! I’m not putting a demon inside you. “
- “ You okay? I think you need another nap. “
- “ A baby?! You must be out of your damn mind. “
- “ Oh, just to hang around with? “
- “ Where you gonna get one? “
- “ Here we go again. “
- “ 7 more years. “
- “ Yikes “
- “ What flavor you want? ”
first time meetings & icebreakers: unfriendly version
sentence starters for conflict and unfriendly icebreakers.
feel free to change the pronouns/tenses/etc. as you like!
content warnings: swearing, aggression, and conflict
- ❝ get lost! ❞
- ❝ out of my way! ❞
- ❝ watch where you’re going asshole! ❞
- ❝ what are you staring at? ❞
- ❝ what the fuck are you looking at?! ❞
- ❝ got a problem!? ❞
- ❝ keep gawking and there’ll be a problem. ❞
- ❝ can i helpyou? ❞
- ❝ you’ve got one of those damn faces. ❞
- ❝ you’ve got the kind of face i want to punch. ❞
- ❝ you’re an ugly motherfucker aren’t you?! ❞
- ❝ just spit it out, i don’t have time for idiots. ❞
- ❝ just met you and i’m bored already. ❞
- ❝ talk fast. you’re already losing my interest. ❞
- ❝ yeah i’m [name]what’s it to you? ❞
- ❝ yeah i’m [name]. the hell do you want? ❞
- ❝ hey fuckface, are you [name]? ❞
- ❝ so you’re [name]? you’re an even bigger jackass in person! ❞
- ❝you? this has to be a joke! ❞
- ❝ oh no.why the hell did they stick me with you?! ❞
- ❝ goddamn it, looks like i’m stuck working with you. ❞
- ❝ fine, i guess i’ll work with you. just don’t do anything stupid. ❞
- ❝ we just met and i’m embarrassed already. ❞
- ❝ how do you get through life being such a fucking moron? ❞
- ❝ you looking for a fight? ❞
misc. angst & hurt/comfort starters: volume i
this is a collection of angst & hurt/comfort starters!
feel free to change pronouns/tenses/etc. as you like!
- ❝ it has been a hard year. ❞
- ❝ we have no choice but to keep moving. ❞
- ❝ i’m not who i was yesterday. i don’t know how i feel about that. ❞
- ❝ in me there’s an ache, a longing. for what, i don’t know. ❞
- ❝ you’re always in your head, where does your mind go? ❞
- ❝ stop looking back! all that’s there is misery. ❞
- ❝ you can’t give up now! look how far you’ve come! ❞
- ❝ i know it’s hard, but you’re not alone y’know. ❞
- ❝ what do you want me to say? what do you want me to do? ❞
- ❝ how was i supposed to know?! you didn’t tell me until it was too late! ❞
- ❝ am i just supposed to forgive you now?! act like that nver happened?! ❞
- ❝ i will never forget, and i will never forgive you! ❞
- ❝ how could you?! everyone believed in you! but you ruined everything! ❞
- ❝ you’re the worst person i’ve ever met, get out of my sight. ❞
- ❝ after all these years of anger and hatred, i’m tired. i’m just… tired. ❞
- ❝ if you leave now, don’t come back! ❞
- ❝ i’m sorry, i wish things didn’t turn out this way. ❞
- ❝ i wish i could have been there for you when you needed me most. ❞
- ❝ you were always worth fighting for. you still are. ❞
- ❝ next year will be better, we’ll make it better. ❞
- ❝ you don’t have to forgive me, but can i at least tell you i’m sorry? ❞
- ❝ i don’t think i can forgive you just yet. but i want to. ❞
- ❝ you may not be who you were before, but maybe that’s not such a bad thing. ❞
- ❝ i think you’re getting a little better each day; slowly but surely. ❞
- ❝ with you, i know i can call this place home. ❞
a softer sea starters: volume v
starter sentences based on the web comic a softer sea.
lines have been adjusted for grammar, cohesion, etc.
please feel free to change the tenses, pronouns, etc. as you like!
- ❝ our love is a garden we planted together. ❞
- ❝ under the sea, i buried my past. ❞
- ❝ the world is a wild and beautiful place! ❞
- ❝ i never deserved any part in it. ❞
- ❝ i’m here though, aren’t i? ❞
- ❝ friendship and closure are mutually exclusive. ❞
- ❝ forever is a farce! ❞
- ❝ i may be gay and stupid, but-! ❞
- ❝ you can either help someone or love someone, but not both. ❞
- ❝ the world will be good to you. ❞
- ❝ i’ll hold your hand. ❞
- ❝ you’re a good person; that’s probably the worst part of you. ❞
- ❝ there’s no such thing as true love. ❞
- ❝ i’ll be enough, is what i hope. ❞
- ❝ it’s over. thank goodness. ❞
- ❝ the moment will come that you know you’ve done all you can. ❞
- ❝ did we do enough? save enough? be enough? ❞
- ❝ you were as wild as the flowers. ❞
- ❝ i’m glad i’m not alone. ❞
- ❝ i think that this may be it. ❞
- ❝ i think this is all we get. ❞
- ❝ lend me a hand! ❞
- ❝ you’re a sick parody of what you’re supposed to represent. ❞
- ❝ you’ll never amount to perfection. ❞
- ❝ i didn’t mean for any of this to happen! ❞
- ❝ it’s not what we found, it’s what we left behind. ❞
a softer sea starters: volume iv
starter sentences based on the web comica softer sea.
lines have been adjusted for grammar, cohesion, etc.
please change the tenses, pronouns, etc. as you like!
- ❝ tomorrow will be better! ❞
- ❝ i believe you. ❞
- ❝ suffice it to say, you’re going to burn. ❞
- ❝ you’ll get what’s coming to you. ❞
- ❝ i didn’t ask to be made! ❞
- ❝ you know i love you still! ❞
- ❝ i don’t regret loving you the way i did. ❞
- ❝ i’m happier with you now! ❞
- ❝ time changes us for the better sometimes. ❞
- ❝ i’m trying to tell you the truth about myself! ❞
- ❝ i love you the way the moon loves the sea. ❞
- ❝ i love you the way the sea loves the moon. ❞
- ❝ someday things will get better. ❞
- ❝ everything will be alright. ❞
- ❝ i wanted you to love me! ❞
- ❝ i wanted this to work! ❞
- ❝ we’re the worst, my darling. ❞
- ❝ what am i supposed to thank you for, exactly? ❞
- ❝ all is lost! ❞
- ❝ i bow to no one! ❞
- ❝ it’s strange how you can miss someone you hate. ❞
- ❝ brutal honesty and tender honesty go hand in hand. ❞
- ❝ ‘fuck you’ and ‘love you’ need to carry the same weight. ❞
- ❝ you’ll find no consolations here. ❞
- ❝ you’re going to ruin everything! ❞
- ❝ all you can do is breathe and be. ❞
a softer sea starters: volume iii
starter sentences based on the web comic a softer sea.
lines have been adjusted for grammar, cohesion, etc.
please change the tenses, pronouns, etc. as you like!
content warnings: existentialism, implied & threats of violence
- ❝ dinner at my place? ❞
- ❝ i was not put on this grey earth to be pretty, kind, or polite! ❞
- ❝ i brought my fists to a gun fight! ❞
- ❝ before i met you, i felt like i was dying. ❞
- ❝ i’ve never felt more alive! ❞
- ❝ you are my best friend in the world! ❞
- ❝ i wish i was yours. ❞
- ❝ i do like seeing you happy! ❞
- ❝ you’re an idiot. ❞
- ❝ you’re going to hurt yourself. ❞
- ❝ i’ll always be there to catch you. ❞
- ❝ my friends are the world’s first line of defense against my bullshit. ❞
- ❝ tomorrow will be better. ❞
- ❝ i believe you. ❞
- ❝ that fluttering thing inside your bell jar heart is not alive. ❞
- ❝ you know that pretending is enough. ❞
- ❝ you’ll get what’s coming to you. ❞
- ❝ you’re going to burn. ❞
- ❝ we’ll make it through this. ❞
- ❝ we’ll be okay. ❞
- ❝ the apathy of the sea is comforting. ❞
- ❝ deep down, beneath the blood and viscera, i know you’re a good person. ❞
- ❝ you know i love you still. ❞
- ❝ i’m happier with you now. ❞
- ❝ time changes us for the better sometimes. ❞
tender (loving) care starters
starter sentences focused on softness, kindness, and caring for another (injured) person!
feel free to change tenses, pronouns, etc. as you like!
- ❝ they really did a number on you, didn’t they? ❞
- ❝ you’re an idiot, you know? but you’re my idiot, so i’ll patch you up.❞
- ❝ i wish you wouldn’t push yourself so much. ❞
- ❝ it’s alright; i’m here now. ❞
- ❝ here, take my hand. ❞
- ❝ will you let me take a look? ❞
- ❝ where does it hurt? ❞
- ❝ please, allow me. ❞
- ❝ let me help you with that. ❞
- ❝ calm down, take a deep breath. ❞
- ❝ would you like a hug? ❞
- ❝ cry if you need to. i won’t tell anybody! ❞
- ❝ we’ll have you patched up in no time. ❞
- ❝ try to relax. ❞
- ❝ this’ll hurt a bit. ❞
- ❝ here it’ll help keep the swelling down. ❞
- ❝ there, all better! ❞
- ❝ that wasn’t so bad, now was it? ❞
- ❝ please try to be more careful next time. ❞
- ❝ try not to push yourself so hard next time. ❞
- ❝ i’ll show you how to wrap it up properly. ❞
- ❝ i could try to channel healing magic into a kiss if you’d like? ❞
- ❝ it’s not as bad as it looks, i’ll have you patched up quick! ❞
- ❝ they’re dinosaur band aids! they always cheer me up when i get a nasty scrape like this.❞
- ❝ i can help you change the bandages. ❞
confrontational starters
starter sentences forconfrontation & violence.
feel free to edit tenses, pronouns, etc. as you like!
content warnings: aggression, conflict, swearing, threats of harm/violence.
- ❝ ask me if i care. ❞
- ❝ why should i care!? ❞
- ❝ would you just shut up?! ❞
- ❝ go to hell! ❞
- ❝ ask me if i give a fuck! ❞
- ❝ i don’t give a fuck! ❞
- ❝ how about you fuck off? ❞
- ❝ you have to the count of five to run. one…two… four… ❞
- ❝ you better run! ❞
- ❝ keep running! ❞
- ❝ it’s only a matter of time before i found you. ❞
- ❝ keep running! pray i don’t find you! ❞
- ❝ you’re dead! ❞
- ❝ keep talking and i’ll break your jaw! ❞
- ❝ next time, i won’t miss. ❞
- ❝ i could/should kill you where you stand. ❞
- ❝ i should’ve killed you/them when i had the chance! ❞
- ❝ [name]you’ve failed me/us for the last time. ❞
editors: violence
starter sentences based on lyrics from the album violence by the editors.
lines have been altered as needed for sentence flow/structure.
feel free to change tenses, pronouns, etc. as you like!
i. cold
- ❝ i’m waiting for an answer. ❞
- ❝ it was the hardest thing to hear. ❞
- ❝ it’s a long and lonely life. ❞
- ❝ stay with me? ❞
- ❝ don’t be so cold! ❞
- ❝ maybe time’s the greatest healer? ❞
- ❝ everything will die. ❞
ii. hallelujah (so low)
- ❝ this life requires another name. ❞
- ❝ you got lucky this time. ❞
- ❝ it’s the hunt for atonement. ❞
- ❝ my bones lay with dust in your care. ❞
iii. violence
- ❝ the streets are paved with souls. ❞
- ❝ we’re nothing but violence. ❞
- ❝ we’re so desperate and fearless! ❞
- ❝ mess around until my heart breaks! ❞
- ❝ i just need to feel it! ❞
- ❝ at night war still comes to you. ❞
iv. darkness at the door
- ❝ this is our corner of the planet. ❞
- ❝ we ignore the darkness at the door. ❞
- ❝ stop your screaming ❞
- ❝ just speak clearly! ❞
- ❝ i just need friends and nothing more. ❞
- ❝ this old town still gets out of line. ❞
- ❝ i must manage my expectations. ❞
- ❝ my idols are revelations. ❞
- ❝ i hope i never meet them. ❞
v. nothingness
- ❝ are you there? ❞
- ❝ i’m breaking the mould. ❞
- ❝ hold my life in your hands. ❞
- ❝ let it go. ❞
- ❝ we wait in line for nothingness. ❞
- ❝ this angel needs some tenderness. ❞
- ❝ i’m not here for the show. ❞
- ❝ i’m not buying it. ❞
vi. magazine
- ❝ right this way! ❞
- ❝ whatever you say. ❞
- ❝ i got a little secret for you. ❞
- ❝ talk the loudest with a clenched fist! ❞
- ❝ it takes a fat lip to run a tight ship. ❞
- ❝ flash your winning smile! ❞
- ❝ these people are here for you! ❞
vii. no sound but the wind
- ❝ we can never go home. ❞
- ❝ i no longer have a home. ❞
- ❝ i’ll help you carry the load. ❞
- ❝ i’ll carry you in my arms. ❞
- ❝ we walk through the ash. ❞
- ❝ keep an eye on my back ❞
- ❝ i’ll keep an eye on the road. ❞
- ❝ the road won’t go on forever. ❞
viii. counting spooks
- ❝ you know it’s gonna hurt! ❞
- ❝ hit me right here! ❞
- ❝ it’s good times we’re dreaming of! ❞
- ❝ it’s getting late. ❞
- ❝ we’re holding it together. ❞
ix. belong
- ❝ you’re the calm. ❞
- ❝ here’s to our love! ❞
- ❝ never belong to anyone else but me. ❞
- ❝ welcome home! ❞
- ❝ a wilderness is in me. ❞
- ❝ how long has it been? ❞
x. the pulse
- ❝ how do i dodge the dirty looks? ❞
- ❝ you rememeber the path we took? ❞
- ❝ people embrace the same old things. ❞
- ❝ throw it away! ❞
- ❝ you accomplish, and you destroy. ❞
- ❝ oh little heart and soul! ❞
- ❝ it’s the same idea over and over again. ❞
- ❝ i’m a war machine. ❞
sonoio: red
starter sentences based lyrics from the album red by sonio.
some lines have been altered to improve sentence flow/structure.
feel free to change the tenses, pronouns, etc. as you need!
i. no fun
- ❝ i am something different. ❞
- ❝ i am whatever you want. ❞
- ❝ i don’t know what i want. ❞
- ❝ i’m tired of living a lie. ❞
- ❝ here comes rainy days. ❞
ii. can you hear me?
- ❝ nights return regrets. ❞
- ❝ time to greive again. ❞
- ❝ i cannot fall asleep. ❞
- ❝ i’m overthinking the nonsense. ❞
iii. enough
- ❝ i’m ready for another remedy. ❞
- ❝ maying it’s not as good as it used to be. ❞
- ❝ i will be back tomorrow. ❞
- ❝ i’m not myself today. ❞
- ❝ it doesn’t make a difference! ❞
- ❝ i’ve had enough! ❞
- ❝ we’re going nowhere with your strategies! ❞
- ❝ i’m running from another side of me. ❞
iv. minutes
- ❝ make yourself at home. ❞
- ❝ let me grab your coat. ❞
- ❝ can i offer you something? ❞
- ❝ you’ll know that every moment, every minute, counts. ❞
- ❝ this soul is surely going to waste. ❞
- ❝ in the end, it doesn’t really matter anyway. ❞
lord huron: lonesome dreams
starter sentences based on lyrics from the album lonesome dreams by lord huron. some have been altered as needed for better sentence flow.
feel free to change the pronouns and tenses as needed!
i. ends of the earth
- ❝ to the ends of the earth, would you follow me? ❞
- ❝ there’s a world that was meant for our eyes to see! ❞
- ❝ out there’s a world that calls for me. ❞
- ❝ i was ready to die for you!
- ❝ it doesn’t mean i’m ready to stay. ❞
- ❝ don’t tell me i’m going alone? ❞
- ❝ i guess i’m going alone. ❞
- ❝ i must say my goodbyes. ❞
ii. time to run
- ❝ it’s time to run. ❞
- ❝ they’ll string me up for all i’ve done. ❞
- ❝ i did it all for you! ❞
- ❝ i have no regrets. ❞
- ❝ i will not ask for your forgiveness. ❞
- ❝ i wanted everyone to know you were the one for me! ❞
- ❝ i hope you live the life you want to. ❞
iii. lonesome dreams
- ❝ i feel like i know this place. ❞
- ❝ i feel like i should know this place. ❞
- ❝ i’m dreaming again. ❞
- ❝ i’m lost. ❞
- ❝ i’ve got no friends! ❞
- ❝ what am i destined to be? ❞
iv. the ghost on the shore
- ❝ i know that i’m damned. ❞
- ❝ all the dead seem to know where i am. ❞
- ❝ i’ll die if i must. ❞
- ❝ let my bones turn to dust. ❞
v. she lit a fire
- ❝ you’re in my every thought! ❞
- ❝ i’ve wandered far. ❞
- ❝ when i last saw you, you were dancing all alone. ❞
- ❝ perhaps my chance was then? i’ll never know. ❞
vi. i will be back one day
- ❝ the years keep on slipping away. ❞
- ❝ i remember that fateful day. ❞
- ❝ you told me i couldn’t return! ❞
- ❝ i’ve been running a long time, trying to flee that life! ❞
- ❝ i can’t seem to leave it behind. ❞
- ❝ i made a vow i’d see you again. ❞
vii. the man who lives forever
- ❝ i love this world and i don’t wanna leave it. ❞
- ❝ forever’s a word that we can’t understand. ❞
- ❝ my life’s better when we’re together. ❞
- ❝ i don’t wanna lose you. ❞
viii. lullaby
- ❝ where have you been? ❞
- ❝ what have you done? ❞
- ❝ you were out finding trouble again! ❞
- ❝ there’s a fire in your eyes, and blood on your hands. ❞
- ❝ there’s a price to be paid for the things we do. ❞
- ❝ i dream of laughter, old friends, and lovers. ❞
- ❝ this kind of trouble won’t just go away. ❞
ix. brother
- ❝ how long have i known you? ❞
- ❝ how many miles have we wandered? ❞
- ❝ some kind of trouble is coming. ❞
- ❝ i will stand by you. ❞
- ❝ i’ve shared my life with you. ❞
- ❝ don’t turn away! ❞
- ❝ don’t tell me we’re not the same! ❞
- ❝ we’ll face the fire together. ❞
x. in the wind
- ❝ you are the purest soul i’ve known in my life. ❞
- ❝ take your time. ❞
- ❝ you know where you can find me. ❞
- ❝ years have gone, but the pain is the same. ❞
- ❝ you are my protector and my best friend. ❞
- ❝ they said you were gone, and that i should’ve moved on. ❞
⊱┊dialogue : found family
latibule (n.)•a hiding place; a place of safety and comfort
change pronouns/tense as needed!
- “y’know i love you, right?”
- “you’re not alone.”
- “i trust you.”
- “i got your back.”
- “you’re like the sibling i never had.”
- “we’re more than friends. we’re family.”
- “you’re my family.”
- “you mean so much to me.”
- “you’re all i need.”
- “you’re all i have.”
- “you’re not leaving, right?”
- “everyone else left/died… i can’t afford to lose you.”
- “can i have a hug?”
- “you could never be my insert family member.”
- “i’m sorry. it’s just been a long day.”
- “i can’t sleep.”
- “insertname just kinda… hurt my feelings.”
- “i’m sorry about that argument/fight..”
- “i don’t deserve you..”
- “family?”
- “back in my day–” (for bonus points: “ughhhhh”)
- “whoever ate my food is about to fucking DIE.”
- “don’t you DARE slam doors in my house!”
- “insert NAAAAME! they’re picking on MEEEE!!”
- “who drank all the GODDAMN milk?!”
- “can you help me with my tie/zip me up?”
- “can you help with my homework?”
- “in a mood for a movie night?”
- “thanks for… well, everything.”
- “i love you.”
these starters are kinda… eh? they’re rushed… but that doesn’t mean i didn’t try! hope you enjoyed!
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⊱┊dialogue : happier than ever lyrics
anagapesis (n)•no longer feeling any affection for someone you once loved
change pronouns/tense as needed!
getting older
- “i wish someone had told me i’d be doin’ this by myself.”
- “last week i realized i crave pity.”
- “i’m happier than ever.”
i didn’t change my number
- “i didn’t change my number, i only changed who i reply to.”
- “i’m out of sympathy for you.”
- “looks can be deceivin’.”
billie bossa nova
- “it’s hard to stop it once it starts.”
- “i’m not sentimental.”
- “there’s somethin’ ‘bout the way you look tonight.”
my future
- “i can’t seem to focus.”
- “just wanna get to know myself.”
- “but aren’t i someone?”
oxytocin
- “what would people say?”
- “other people don’t obey.”
- “you and me are both the same.”
goldwing
- “don’t tell anyone what you are.”
- “you’re sacred and they’re starved.”
- “they’re gonna tell you what you wanna hear, then they’re gonna disappear.”
lost cause
- “you ain’t nothin’ but a lost cause.”
- “someone like you would always be so easy to find.”
- “thought you would’ve grown eventually but you proved me wrong.”
halley’s comet
- “but in my dreams, i seem to be more honest… and i must admit, you’ve been in a few.”
- “halley’s comet comes around more than i do.”
- “i think i might have fallen in love. what am i to do?”
not my responsibility
- “do you know me? really know me?”
- “would you like me to be quiet?”
- “is my value based only on your perception? or is your opinion of me not my responsibility?”
overheated
- “i don’t really even know how it happened.”
- “i kinda don’t care.”
- “you wanna kill me?/you wanna hurt me?”
everybody dies
- “i just wonder why you’d wanna stay.”
- “it’s just a lot to think about.”
- “it’s okay to cry.”
your power
- “if you could take it all back, would you?”
- “i thought that i was special.”
- “you were the devil.”
nda
- “you can’t give me up.”
- “did i take it too far?”
- “think i took it too far when i sold you my heart.”
therefore i am
- “i’m not your friend.”
- “stop. what the hell are you talking about?”
- “i’m sorry, i don’t think i caught your name.”
happier than ever
- “when i’m away from you, i’m happier than ever.”
- “you ruined everything good.”
- “fuck you.”
male fantasy
- “i loved you then and i love you now.”
- “just pretending to be alright, convince myself i hate you.”
- “i know i should, but i could never hate you.”
i have 2 requests. one in my drafts, one is still in my inbox. once those two are done, i am fully back. no more hiatuses, no more semi-hiatuses, just back to my regular schedule at last!
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random misc dialogue … sentence starters
- “No, you’re hurt.”
- “Don’t touch me.”
- “You stole my heart.”
- “Oh, yeah? Make me.”
- “Don’t talk back to me.”
- “Oh, sure, you bet’cha.”
- “You’re so broken inside.”
- “You can’t go in there alone.”
- “Stop looking at me like that.”
- “You can’t tell me what to do.”
- “Don’t you have things to do?”
- “If you fall, I’m going to laugh.”
- “You’re such a dork. I love you.”
- “Have you ever gone stargazing?”
- “Like you would ever understand…”
- “I just want to know what happened.”
- “No, there’s nothing wrong with you.”
- “You have the worst sense of humor.”
- “Do you want to go on an adventure?”
- “Did you ever find out why they did it?”
- “I don’t need a hug. I need vengeance.”
- “You have the best smile I’ve ever seen.”
- “How long are you going to stand there?”
- “You’re so painfully oblivious some days.”
- “Do you need me to back you up on this?”
- “You’re not royalty, stop acting like you are.”
- “Did you lose your glasses/cane/mobility aid?”
- “I just need to rant for a second, is that okay?”
- “If you’re gonna be such a chicken, just leave.”
- “You’re the most beautiful soul I’ve ever seen.”
- “Yup, I heard it as soon as I said it, just let it go.”
- “I don’t have proof, but I need you to believe me.”
- “When was the last time you actually felt happy?”
- “Yeah, I’m weak. What’s wrong with being weak?”
- “How have you survived on your own for so long?”
- “I really think you’re blowing this out of proportion.”
- “I just want you to know I’m here… if you need me.”
- “Look me in the eyes and say that again, I dare you.”
- “I feel like I’d find more lively company in a cemetery.”
- “Are you really sorry? Or just sorry you were caught?”
- “You’re really not worth all this of this. You’re just not.”
- “I know its dangerous… that’s why I brought you along.”
- “How have you stayed so gentle through everything…?”
- “Being a jerk isn’t the same as being strong, you know.”
- “You’re a better person than you give yourself credit for.”
- “Thanks for sticking with me. I know it hasn’t been easy.”
- “I keep having the same nightmare. And it just won’t stop.”
- “Are you actually living, or are you just fighting to survive?”
- “Nothing wrong with admitting you need a hand sometimes.”
- “Hey, if you need to bare your chest, I’m right here. I’ll listen.”
- “I just want to eat pizza and pass out, is that too much to ask?”
- “I needed you to know… you’re the most important part of my life.”
- “Don’t tell me you’re being honest, because you’ve done nothing but lie.”
- “Okay, maybe we all just need to step back and calm down for a minute.”
- “I know its been a long time, and I’m sorry to show up out of the blue, but — “
- “I just need to be wrapped up in a hug and squeezed back into my body, please.”
- “I’m going to be here for you, no matter what. Come hell or high water, I’ve got your back.”
- “I’m tired of being strong all the time. When is it my turn to break down and be told, ‘its okay, you did your best”?
CONVERSATIONAL SENTENCE STARTERS
- ❝ you wanna know how i know you’re a good friend— not just for me but in general? i always feel better after hanging out with you. ❞
- ❝ sometimes things aren’talright and they’renot gonna be okay for a while. and that’s alright. as cliche as it sounds it’s okay to not be okay. give yourself time. ❞
- ❝ have you even taken the time to let yourself feel it? everything that’s been happening. eventually, you have to slow down and let it feel real. ❞
- ❝ i’m not really the advice type, but i am damn good at coming up with distractions to forget the bullshit for a while. ❞
- ❝ was this not what you expected? ❞
- ❝ i think the whole idea of ‘finding yourself’ is kind of bullshit. we are what we chose to be. we make ourselves. ❞
- ❝ did you come by for a reason or did you just want some company? ❞
- ❝ i’m going to tell you this, once, because i think you need to hear it. you deserve more. you should expect more from the world and put in the work to get what you deserve. ❞
- ❝ i brought some seeds for your garden. i thought about bringing a bouquet but— this way you can grow them and enjoy them longer. ❞
- ❝ please, stay for dinner? i enjoy your company. ❞
- ❝ come sit a little while with me. tell me how you’ve been? really. ❞
- ❝ you don’t know how glad i am to see you made it. here, let me get you a drink. ❞
- ❝ if you’d like to discuss it in private, we can step outside? ❞
- ❝ whatever it is you wish to tell me, it won’t leave this room. ❞
- ❝ well, i’ve been wanting to talk to you. but i don’t really know how to put it all in words. ❞
- ❝ how have you been sleeping? ❞
- ❝ don’t take this the wrong way, but you don’t quite look well. ❞
- ❝ don’t feel bad for not knowing— i was trying not to bother anyone. you didn’t know because i didn’t let you. ❞
- ❝ miscommunication is a shitty trope in sitcoms and it’s even shittier in real life, so let’s just take a moment to breathe. and let’s get on the same page. alright? ❞
- ❝ is this a time for me to listen or fix it? ❞
- ❝ i don’t really have anything to say, i just know that i don’t really want to be alone. ❞
- ❝ could you just…talk to me? it doesn’t have to be anything important. i just like listening to your voice. it calms me. ❞
- ❝ honestly, it was a long time ago. i don’t really remember the details. ❞
- ❝ i’m rather proud of you. i don’t say that often, so believe i mean it. ❞
- ❝ you seem content here. happy, even? ❞
- ❝ i’m not here to drudge up the past. i’m just hoping we could have a future. ❞
- ❝ i see you’re not getting much sleep either. should i make us both some tea, then? ❞
- ❝ are you sure you didn’t want to mention something to me? ❞
- ❝ are you sure you’re alright? ❞
- ❝ i’m a fan of your work, actually. ❞
- ❝ you have more of a reputation than you might think. ❞
- ❝ you haven’t heard of me? how refreshing. ❞
- ❝ go on, tell me what’s on your mind. ❞
- ❝ something is troubling you, yes? ❞
- ❝ with a smile like that, i can’t help but want to know your secret. what’s got you so cheery today? ❞
- ❝ come on, you’re clearly upset. and i’m not the asshole who pretends not to notice. ❞
- ❝ oh, i’m going to enjoy making my first impression with you. how am i doing so far? ❞
