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𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝑵𝑶𝑵𝑽𝑬𝑹𝑩𝑨𝑳 𝑷𝑹𝑶𝑴𝑷𝑻𝑺 . ( a collection of 100 nonverbal action prompts . mature and potentially triggering themes are present . add “ + reverse ” to swap assigned roles . )

∗ o1﹕ sender tucks hair out of receiver’s face . ∗ o2﹕ sender offers receiver a bite from their fork . ∗ o3﹕ sender places their feet / legs in receiver's lap . ∗ o4﹕ sender offers receiver an earbud to share their music . ∗ o5﹕ sender comforts receiver in the aftermath of a nightmare . ∗ o6﹕ sender gives receiver company in the hospital . ∗ o7﹕ sender wraps their arms around a hysterical receiver to calm them . ∗ o8﹕ sender shows up at receiver’s home late at night . ∗ o9﹕ sender falls asleep leaning against receiver . ∗ 1o﹕ sender wields a [ gun / knife ] at receiver . ∗ 11﹕ sender runs their fingers through receiver’s hair . ∗ 12﹕ sender invites receiver to dance . ∗ 13﹕ sender takes a [ picture / video ] of receiver . ∗ 14﹕ sender places their head in receiver’s lap . ∗ 15﹕ sender and receiver make eye contact across a busy room . ∗ 16﹕ sender pushes receiver against a wall to kiss them . ∗ 17﹕ sender and receiver cook together . ∗ 18﹕ sender comes to receiver after being injured . ∗ 19﹕ sender sits in receiver’s lap . ∗ 2o﹕ sender lifts receiver's chin , invoking eye contact . ∗ 21﹕ sender overtakes receiver in combat . ∗ 22﹕ sender finds receiver [ injured / bloodied ] . ∗ 23﹕ sender straightens an article of receiver’s clothes . ∗ 24﹕ sender crawls into bed with receiver . ∗ 25﹕ sender rolls their eyes at receiver . ∗ 26﹕ sender lights receiver’s [ cigarette / joint ] . ∗ 27﹕ sender is caught wearing receiver's clothes . ∗ 28﹕ sender strikes receiver with a pillow . ∗ 29﹕ sender writes a note on receiver’s skin : [ note ] . ∗ 3o﹕ sender wraps a blanket around receiver’s shoulders . ∗ 31﹕ sender runs and jumps into receiver’s arms . ∗ 32﹕ sender shoves receiver out of anger . ∗ 33﹕ sender hovers over receiver’s shoulder as they complete a task . ∗ 34﹕ sender is found by receiver somewhere they shouldn’t be . ∗ 35﹕ sender curls up against receiver in their sleep . ∗ 36﹕ sender is found drunk by receiver . ∗ 37﹕ sender throws an item of sentiment bitterly at receiver . ∗ 38﹕ sender joins receiver in the shower . ∗ 39﹕ sender is caught following receiver . ∗ 4o﹕ sender traces one of receiver’s [ scars / bruises ] . ∗ 41﹕ sender twines their fingers with receiver’s . ∗ 42﹕ sender barges into receiver’s home unannounced . ∗ 43﹕ sender kicks receiver’s shin beneath a table . ∗ 44﹕ sender aggressively shoves past receiver . ∗ 45﹕ sender kisses receiver’s [ forehead / cheek ] . ∗ 46﹕ sender pulls receiver out of harm’s way . ∗ 47﹕ sender is found sobbing by receiver . ∗ 48﹕ sender locks receiver out of their room . ∗ 49﹕ sender brings receiver [ coffee / tea ] in the morning . ∗ 5o﹕ sender rests their forehead against receiver’s . ∗ 51﹕ sender plays a song for receiver that reminds them of them : [ song ] . ∗ 52﹕ sender takes a [ punch / stab / bullet ] meant for receiver . ∗ 53﹕ sender buys receiver a drink at a bar . ∗ 54﹕ sender needs receiver’s help getting in the bath . ∗ 55﹕ sender and receiver cross paths in the kitchen late at night . ∗ 56﹕ sender twists receiver’s arm behind their back . ∗ 57﹕ sender winks at receiver . ∗ 58﹕ sender is found collapsed by receiver . ∗ 59﹕ sender prevents an injured receiver from getting up . ∗ 6o﹕ sender claps a hand over receiver’s mouth to silence them . ∗ 61﹕ sender cages receiver against a [ wall / the floor ] with their arms . ∗ 62﹕ sender storms away from receiver during an argument . ∗ 63﹕ sender is found by receiver sleeping in receiver’s bed . ∗ 64﹕ sender [ applies / touches up ] receiver’s makeup . ∗ 65﹕ sender throws receiver into a wall during combat . ∗ 66﹕ sender dances sensually with receiver . ∗ 67﹕ sender strikes receiver across the face . ∗ 68﹕ sender places their hand on receiver’s leg while driving . ∗ 69﹕ sender pulls a chair out from under receiver . ∗ 7o﹕ sender catches receiver’s wrist when they turn to leave . ∗ 71﹕ sender leaves an intimate mark on receiver . ∗ 72﹕ sender beats receiver in a video game . ∗ 73﹕ sender and receiver stand in stunned silence after a fight . ∗ 74﹕ sender cares for receiver while they’re sick . ∗ 75﹕ sender and receiver go on a hike . ∗ 76﹕ sender is caught snooping in receiver’s things . ∗ 77﹕ sender and receiver cuddle while watching television . ∗ 78﹕ sender throws something aggressively at receiver . ∗ 79﹕ sender creeps up behind receiver to scare them . ∗ 8o﹕ sender and receiver go shopping together . ∗ 81﹕ sender helps receiver [ dye / style ] their hair . ∗ 82﹕ sender draws receiver into a kiss by the back of their neck . ∗ 83﹕ sender is discovered having a panic attack by receiver . ∗ 84﹕ sender accidentally injures receiver during sparring . ∗ 85﹕ sender grabs receiver roughly by the hair . ∗ 86﹕ sender brings receiver to their knees during combat . ∗ 87﹕ sender shows receiver evidence of a lie they told . ∗ 88﹕ sender winks [ seductively / mockingly ] at receiver . ∗ 89﹕ sender yells at receiver to put their hands in the air . ∗ 9o﹕ sender helps receiver patch up a wound . ∗ 91﹕ sender holds receiver as they cry . ∗ 92﹕ sender silently and angrily points receiver towards the door . ∗ 93﹕ sender gestures for receiver to sit down . ∗ 94﹕ sender pulls receiver into their lap . ∗ 95﹕ sender cradles receiver’s face . ∗ 96﹕ sender tackles receiver out of the way of danger . ∗ 97﹕ sender has hidden an injury from receiver , and receiver finds out . ∗ 98﹕ sender confronts receiver about their unhealthy behavior . ∗ 99﹕ sender proposes to receiver . ∗ 1oo﹕ sender has just died , receiver finds out .

#I’m going to start being more active on here again!#ぃ⠀ 𝑨𝑺𝑲𝑩𝑶𝑿 𝑷𝑹𝑶𝑴𝑷𝑻𝑺 ⠀ ﹆ ⠀ ⠀— ⠀ ⠀you will find only what you bring in.

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ONCE, ⠀SHE FOUGHT ON BEHALF OF THE OPPRESSED.

⠀ THEN, ⠀SHE ⠀BECAME ⠀THE ⠀OPPRESSOR.

⠀⠀ This ⠀is ⠀⠀a ⠀⠀TALE ⠀ as ⠀old ⠀as ⠀TIME.

#pspspsps come follow me here

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STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS

SEASON SIX EPISODE TWELVE — DESTINY

#ぃ⠀ 𝑽𝑰𝑺𝑼𝑨𝑳𝑺 ⠀ ﹆ ⠀ ⠀— ⠀ ⠀ small and old and shriveled up like an evil green potato.

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Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell Wolf Hall (2015) 1x01 Three Card Trick

#SHAPESHIFTING FROG GRANDPA MY BELOVED #ぃ⠀ 𝑽𝑰𝑺𝑼𝑨𝑳𝑺 ⠀ ﹆ ⠀ ⠀— ⠀ ⠀ small and old and shriveled up like an evil green potato.

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l.s. | I AM TIRED OF RE-WRITING TRAGEDY WITHOUT CHANGE. LET THEM LIVE. LET THEM LEARN. LET THEM LOVE

#ぃ⠀ 𝑽𝑰𝑺𝑼𝑨𝑳𝑺 ⠀ ﹆ ⠀ ⠀— ⠀ ⠀ small and old and shriveled up like an evil green potato.

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The central lesson of Yoda’s teachings is that an “evil person” simply means, "person who is under the sway of fear, anger, hate and aggression and is suffering and spreads suffering as a result." It happens because these feelings and emotions within you are not challenged by your compassion and wisdom and patience. Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader because of his attachment: the fear of losing a person he wants to have, because he feels, he would be unhappy without her. Star Wars tells us, “evil” is not excusable, but understandable and comprehensible. If you understand and comprehend it, you can deal with it and keep it under check, not just within, but without. And if you fail to understand and comprehend it, that is the path to become "evil." This is not "space magic" practiced by "space wizards." This is simply how life is.

#ぃ⠀ 𝑨𝑵𝑨𝑳𝒀𝑺𝑰𝑺 ⠀ ﹆ ⠀ ⠀— ⠀ ⠀ many of the truths that we cling to depend on our point of view.

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TITLE: Muse Body Language Habits

OBJECTIVE: Bold or colorize what always applies to your muse; italicize what sometimes applies to your muse; leave blank what never applies to your muse. Please repost this; do not reblog.

TAGGED BY: @mutatiio (thank you bestie!)

TAGGING: @vendettavalor (Aurelia), @fallesto (Dooku), @spokewar (Obi-Wan), @jeditrash (Cal), @killjedi (Anakin), @oflightsbeam (Hera), @debelltio (Orson), and you!

DEFENSIVENESS. arms crossed on chest / crossing legs / fist-like gestures / pointing index finger / karate chops / stiffening of shoulders / tense posture / curling of lip / baring of teeth

REFLECTIVE. hand to face gestures / head tilted / stroking chin / peering over glasses / taking glasses off — cleaning / putting earpiece of glasses in mouth / pipe smoker gestures / putting hand to the bridge of nose / pursed lips / knitted brows

SUSPICION. arms crossed / sideways glance / touching or rubbing nose / rubbing eyes / hands resting on weapon / brows rising / lips pressing into a thin line / strict unwavering eye contact / wrinkling of nose

OPENNESS + COOPERATION. open hands / upper body in sprinters position / sitting on the edge of a chair / hand-to-face gestures / unbuttoned coat / tilted head / slacked shoulders / droopy posture / feet pointed outward / palms flat and facing outward

CONFIDENCE. hands behind back / hands on lapels of coat / steeped hands / baring teeth in a grin / rolling shoulders / tipping head back but maintaining eye contact / chest puffed up / shoulders back / arms folded just above navel

#ぃ⠀ 𝑫𝑨𝑺𝑯 𝑮𝑨𝑴𝑬 ⠀ ﹆ ⠀ ⠀— ⠀ ⠀ face the truth and choose.#ぃ⠀ 𝑯𝑬𝑨𝑫𝑪𝑨𝑵𝑶𝑵𝑺 ⠀ ﹆ ⠀ ⠀— ⠀ ⠀always pass on what you have learned.

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Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)

#ぃ⠀ 𝑽𝑰𝑺𝑼𝑨𝑳𝑺 ⠀ ﹆ ⠀ ⠀— ⠀ ⠀ small and old and shriveled up like an evil green potato.

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laciefuyu’s Jedi graphic series:

YODA

#ぃ⠀ 𝑽𝑰𝑺𝑼𝑨𝑳𝑺 ⠀ ﹆ ⠀ ⠀— ⠀ ⠀ small and old and shriveled up like an evil green potato.

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hey quick question. Are you fucking stupid

Hi! Thanks for asking about some of my favorite Yoda moments, I totally agree with you that Frog Grandpa Is The Best Grandpa! I love that Yoda is a character that is deliberately balanced between ridiculousness and seriousness, that the whole point of designing him as a weird little frog man is to make Luke overlook him at first, until he realizes this is the Jedi Master that he’s been seeking and he runs into his own pre-conceived notions which is, like, the whole context of their first meetings and why Luke struggled early on in his training! He’s developed (understandable and perfectly normal for those without training in the psychic arts) habits and assumptions about the galaxy that need to be unlearned before he can learn how to weave himself into this giant cosmic lattice. I love that this is so often how we’re introduced to Yoda, how we begin our understanding of who this character is. Silliness and seriousness, wisdom and whimsy, both going hand in hand with this character. In The Clone Wars, the first TV episode has him interacting with three clones, taking time out with them (and once again defying the expectations placed on him from others because of the way he looks), teaching them, feeling them through the Force, explaining to them how they have the Force, too, everyone does.

This is our understanding of who Yoda is. Someone who can troll people with delight (as he does to the clones) or plop down in meditation in the middle of a battlefield (as he does in “Ambush”) or have little creatures literally settling on him because he’s so in tune with the Force and with nature, but also someone who loves to teach, who loves to see people flourish around him. That the context of his training Luke, one of the most iconic moments ever, is when Luke says he can’t lift the X-Wing, it’s too big. That you should leave your pre-conceived notions behind, because sometimes the little green frog man is the wise teacher you’re looking for. That sometimes the little giggling grandpa is the one who’s seen enough of the galaxy that he has some pretty wise things to pass along. This is what Yoda was talking about--his pre-conceived notions of what is and isn’t possible, that it’s about Luke thinking about the size rather than intent and focus, that if Luke judges things by their size, then he must think Yoda is to be judged by his size, too, hmm?

And, further, it’s about defeatism, the idea that you can’t do it, that “do or do not, there is no try” is about how you can’t just half-ass something and expect it to work out. Kanan Jarrus learns this lesson, when he says he’s not going to try to teach Ezra anymore. "I– Ezra. I’m not gonna try to teach you anymore. If all I do is try, that means I don’t truly believe I can succeed. So from now on, I will teach you.“ It’s such a great message and it’s one that Yoda has always embodied, from the prequels to the originals, that when you pre-judge something or someone, it’s going to keep you from learning. That sometimes wisdom comes from the weird frog grandpa or the cute little kid that states the obvious that you were overthinking about, that the package doesn’t matter, the content does. I love that there is so much wonder in the character as well--he’s such a perfect fit for children’s books, because look at this!

Even in his exile on a swamp planet with none of his family, his culture, his people around him, Yoda still finds wonder in connecting with others through the Force! And it’s not like this is a new thing! We see him this way in the prequels as well, when he’s teaching the class of younglings!

He downright trolled Obi-Wan in that scene, when he laughed and gave a sly look to the younglings about how ~embarrassing~ it was for Master Obi-Wan to have lost a planet! And then, when the younglings find the answer, he giggles some more, delighted by these children and their wonderful minds. But also Yoda is not afraid to whip out a lightsaber when it’s time to do so.

Yoda knows that sometimes you do have to protect people with your lightsaber, even as old as he is, he’s still always ready to come down to this, if it must. Even if it means going against his former Padawan to save Obi-Wan and Anakin. Even if it means going up against Darth Sidious in a vision or in reality, when he’s the only one left who can. Nor is he untouchable when it comes to sorrow and sadness, Yoda shows emotion on his face just as much as anyone--he is so sad for Obi-Wan, when he demands to look at the holo footage of Anakin attacking the Temple. You can see it written all over his face:

He knows what pain Obi-Wan is going to find in that footage, knows that he can’t stop Obi-Wan from looking at it, knows what that shock will do to Obi-Wan, knows that Obi-Wan loved Anakin and this will cut him to the core. And he’s so sad for Obi-Wan because this is the kind of pain that no one should have to live through, even if they do have the strength for it. Even if Obi-Wan can withstand this, that he has to at all makes Yoda ache for him. Or you know what’s another great moment? Yoda’s vision of what he wishes for his Jedi family--the Jedi that Yoda loves so much, he loves these people, this family, this order of psychic space wizards that he’s watched grow up century after century--is for them to be running around and chattering happily.

This is what tempts Yoda the most--his family whole and happy. Seeing Ahsoka and Mace talking together. Seeing Anakin interacting with his fellow Jedi. Seeing the children laughing and running around. Seeing Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan and Dooku talking. Dooku, back with the Jedi. This is what peace and happiness is to Yoda--all these people back together and at peace, the warmth and light of their home. How could I not love someone like that?? WE STAN YODA IN THIS HOUSE AND I THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE CHANCE TO YELL ABOUT WHY.

#ぃ⠀ 𝑨𝑵𝑨𝑳𝒀𝑺𝑰𝑺 ⠀ ﹆ ⠀ ⠀— ⠀ ⠀ many of the truths that we cling to depend on our point of view.

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Yoda is actually extremely empathetic and sensitive to other people’s pain, and he’s very easily saddened by any suffering around him, if you watch the movies. Yes, even the PT. Yes, even only the PT.

These are his reactions to Anakin’s pain, to the pain Dooku has caused, to Order 66 (so the pain and death of the Jedi), to Obi-Wan’s heartbreak when watching the recordings, and finally to Padmé’s death. He has never once in the movies or TCW reprimanded someone for being sad btw (no, that’s not what that talk with Anakin is. Anakin isn’t sad at that moment, he’s fearful and only wants to be told that he’ll be able to stop death. Yoda is not being unkind by telling him that’s now how it works, and that he’ll be much happier if he accepts that - we see the difference clearly when Yoda presides over an actual funeral in TCW, with everybody there in mourning). Oh, and since this isn’t an actor playing him? Each and everyone one of the above reactions were a completely purposeful choice by the creative team. They wanted us to see just how heartbroken he was every time. There’s no way to read too much on his face here - the face was animated so we’d read it this way.

ANYWAY I JUST WANT TO HOLD HIM BECAUSE HE TAKES EVERYTHING TO HEART AND FEELS SO DEEPLY AND IT’S SO SAD 😭😭😭 THE DEPTH OF HIS HEARTBREAK 😭😭

That somebody who has trained over 800 years to be able to let go and is so good at not letting pain and loss and anger consume him could still feel this bottomless sorrow… That the kindly old Master who loved to make all his little children laugh would be made to see all their dead bodies strewn across the halls of his home like garbage, when he once had to let go of his dream of a perfect world for them… That he’d still have tears left after all of that…

YODA DESERVED SO MUCH BETTER

#ぃ⠀ 𝑽𝑰𝑺𝑼𝑨𝑳𝑺 ⠀ ﹆ ⠀ ⠀— ⠀ ⠀ small and old and shriveled up like an evil green potato.#ぃ⠀ 𝑨𝑵𝑨𝑳𝒀𝑺𝑰𝑺 ⠀ ﹆ ⠀ ⠀— ⠀ ⠀ many of the truths that we cling to depend on our point of view.

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my askbox is open now! send me some ask memes?

#ぃ⠀ 𝑶𝑼𝑻 𝑶𝑭 𝑪𝑯𝑨𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑻𝑬𝑹 ⠀ ﹆ ⠀ ⠀— ⠀ ⠀ *cries over frog dad*

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DEATHLESS.

the following prompts were taken from the novel deathless by catherynne m. valente, an american novelist & poet. the novel was loosely based on the tale of koschei the deathless, incorporating other elements of russian mythology, & setting it against the backdrop of the russian revolution. feel free to change the pronouns / prompts as you see fit, but be warned – below the cut, it’s quite long !

❛ the service of your body is not yours to give as you please. ❜

❛ you probably won’t survive. ❜

❛ go. run. don’t look behind you. ❜

❛ i have come for the girl in the window. ❜

❛ i will never be without information. ❜

❛ i will see him with his skin off before i fall in love. ❜

❛ if the world is divided into seeing & not seeing, i will always choose to see. ❜

❛ secrets are jealous things, permitting no fraternization. ❜

❛ no, it’s not like that, when magic comes. ❜

❛ magic does that. it wastes you away. once it grips you by the ear, the world gets quieter & quieter until you can hardly hear it at all. ❜

❛ the sight of it bruised my heart so that i cannot think about anything else. ❜

❛ i’ll be so quiet, i’ll never talk again. ❜

❛ keep me & obey me, for i am your husband, & i can destroy you. ❜

❛ i shall be clever, & i shall not let him go. ❜

❛ it is a new world, & we do not wish to be left behind. ❜

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#ぃ⠀ 𝑨𝑺𝑲𝑩𝑶𝑿 𝑷𝑹𝑶𝑴𝑷𝑻𝑺 ⠀ ﹆ ⠀ ⠀— ⠀ ⠀you will find only what you bring in.

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wolf hall.

the following prompts were taken from wolf hall by hilary mantel, a british novelist with a number of genre – spanning works. wolf hall is the first in the unofficially – named cromwell trilogy, & is a fictionalized biography which explores the rise of thomas cromwell to power in the court of henry viii, as well as the political & social changes of the time. please note ― these prompts may include mentions of blood, violence, alcohol, murder, war, executions, death, parental abuse & other things some might find upsetting. feel free to change pronouns & prompts as you see fit !

❛ look what i've done. burst my boot, kicking your head. ❜

❛ by the blood of creeping christ, stand on your feet. ❜

❛ [ name ], don't shout, it hurts me. ❜

❛ i wonder what i've married into. ❜

❛ [ place ] is lawless, but you don't get away with murder. ❜

❛ you were fighting yesterday ? who in the holy name were you fighting ? ❜

❛ people are lining up to tell you things. but why is that ? it's because you believe anything. ❜

❛ if [ name ]’s not dead before their time, there's no justice in this world. ❜

❛ how much time do you think i had for learning figures, with a [ mother / father ] like that ? ❜

❛ shame was left out when god made [ you / name. ] ❜

❛ i've had enough of this. if [ he / she / you ] gets after me again i'm going to kill [ him / her / you. ] ❜

❛ if they're going to hang me i want a better reason. ❜

❛ you're looking well, considering. ❜

❛ you weren't last in line when god gave out fists. ❜

❛ look at you ― if it were up to me, i'd have a war just to employ you. ❜

❛ [ name ] would set the place on fire if they thought i was in it. ❜

❛ nobody will ever cry for me. god didn't cut me out that way. ❜

❛ are there people in the world who are not cruel to their children ? ❜

❛ the boatmen say it's the eve of one of their patron saints. ❜

❛ i'll pray to anyone, [ name ], till i'm on dry land. ❜

❛ bring what you have. but it will never do, you know. ❜

❛ you have never seen such heathens. ❜

❛ i am listening. indeed, i go further. i am captivated. ❜

❛ [ name ] … what have you done, monstrous servant ? ❜

❛ [ name ], what can i give you, to persuade you never to mention this to me again ? ❜

❛ the people up there say they are going to kill me. ❜

❛ i think, if you're going to kill a man, do it. don't write him a letter about it. ❜

❛ don't bluster & threaten & put them on their guard. ❜

❛ if you ever plan to be off your guard, let me know. it is something i should like to see. ❜

❛ i love [ name / you ], god knows how i love [ them / you ], but sometimes my faculty of commiseration is strained. ❜

❛ if only you wanted something simple. the philosopher's stone. the elixir of youth. one of those chests that occur in stories, full of gold pieces. ❜

❛ take the first steps, then we will see if you really want what you say you want. ❜

❛ you only partly understand me. ❜

❛ i have saved the good wine till last. don't i know how to make you happy ? ❜

❛ i haven't to speak of it ; [ name ] fears it will give us bad dreams. ❜

❛ who's been asking for me while i've been away ? ❜

❛ that's the smallest compliment anyone ever received. ❜

❛ you want a new [ husband / wife. ] will [ name / i ] do ? ❜

❛ i shall be as tender to you as my [ mother / father ] was not to me. ❜

❛ what's the point of breeding children, if each generation does not improve on what went before ? ❜

❛ let the begrudgers behold us ! ❜

❛ this is not [ place ], you know, so i forbid you to hit anyone. ❜

❛ is that all the comfort you've got to offer ― walk in here with evil rumours ? ❜

❛ [ name ], i've spent years teaching you not to talk like that. ❜

❛ i didn't mean to buy favour. we're not all like you, [ name. ] ❜

❛ do they hate me so much ? ❜

❛ they never see a great man set up but they must pull him down ― for the novelty of the thing. ❜

❛ there, you see, what it is to serve a prince ! we should be wary of their vacillations of temper. ❜

❛ i may forget myself, lean across & push you overboard. ❜

❛ it seems to me that they like change for the sake of it. ❜

❛ i think it's just people. they always hope there may be something better. ❜

❛ for jesus' sake, [ name ], get out of the way, or i'll stuff you in a sack & drown you. ❜

❛ now, [ name ], get your breath back. what can be so urgent ? ❜

❛ give us back what's been taken. we don't ask double. ❜

❛ you don't get on by being strong. you get on by being a subtle crook. ❜

❛ you shouldn't have drawn attention to yourself, should you ? ❜

❛ whichever way you look at it, it all begins in slaughter. ❜

❛ you must understand that [ name ] is not really dead, only waiting their time to come again. ❜

❛ beneath every history, another history. ❜

❛ i won't have it. [ name / title ] won't have it. it must be stopped. ❜

❛ is this your best excuse ? that you can't govern your own children ? ❜

❛ you know this can't proceed. you know your place. ❜

❛ you believe you are free to choose your [ husband / wife. ] ❜

❛ if you don't understand your position in the world then you must learn it or forfeit it. ❜

❛ they made the rules ; they cannot complain if i am the strictest enforcer. ❜

❛ the blood of the lamb can do much, we are told, but i doubt if it could have wiped me clean. ❜

❛ so you were a ruffian in your youth. ça ne fait rien. ❜

❛ you’re an easy armful. [ name / i ] could do worse. ❜

❛ we shall have to develop a hand signal for back off, our prince is fucking this man's daughter.❜

❛ we don't have to invite pain in. it's waiting for us : sooner rather than later. ❜

❛ it’s as if you own all the roses, own all the summer nights. ❜

❛ do you think this plague will be over by the time i return ? ❜

❛ they say these visitations are all from god, but i can't pretend to know his purposes. ❜

❛ men say, i can't endure it when women cry ... as if it were nothing to do with the men at all, the crying. just one of those things that happen. ❜

❛ i've never made you cry, have i ? ❜

❛ i wish i had presented you ; i should have taken the chance while i had it. ❜

❛ these are old stories, but some people, let us remember, do believe them. ❜

❛ it was said they were descended ― in the female line ― from a woman who was a swan. ❜

❛ a thing to know. but not to mention. ❜

❛ you are weighed in the balance, & found wanting. ❜

❛ there will always be the need for more killing ; one must have the stomach for it. ❜

❛ i am always ill when there is an execution. ❜

❛ it detects poisons, renders ferocious beasts harmless, ensures the favour of princes, & protects against drowning. ❜

❛ the harvest is passed, the summer is ended, & we are not saved. ❜

❛ do we need a reminder of our [ mother / father / name ], lurking around after death, to remind us not to get too happy ? ❜

❛ i suppose fortune, when it's lost, it will never visit again. ❜

❛ i suppose you thought i'd be dead. ❜

❛ you were always a talker. a slap in the mouth couldn't cure it. ❜

❛ the [ people ] will never be forgiven for the talent for destruction they have always displayed when they get off their own island. ❜

❛ there cannot be new things in [ place. ] there can be old things freshly presented, or new things that pretend to be old. ❜

❛ don't try to go it alone, or they'll think you're pirates. ❜

❛ squibs & slanders were printed against [ you / me / name ], & as fast as i could buy them up, there was a new batch on the street. ❜

❛ have you no plans to marry again, [ name ] ? no ? perhaps wise. ❜

❛ choosing a [ husband / wife ] is like putting your hand into a bag full of writhing creatures, with one eel to six snakes. what are the chances you will pull out the eel ? ❜

❛ come now, my tongue is sharper than you deserve. we must be friends, you know. ❜

❛ you know what you're doing, i suppose. at least, you always look as if you do. ❜

❛ now i'm no one, they can say anything they like to me. ❜

❛ you should ask for someone young, & handsome too. don't ask, don't get. ❜

❛ as it is i don't want any more of these masques & parties & dressing up. ❜

❛ they have no virtues. it's all show. ❜

❛ if they don't want to know me, i don't want to know them. i'd rather be a beggar. ❜

❛ one day, [ name ] will want to talk to you. they’ll send for you & you'll be flattered. they'll have a little job for you, or they'll want some advice. so before that happens, you can have my advice. turn around & walk the other way. ❜

❛ most humility, in my view, is pretence ; but the pretence can be winning. ❜

❛ never pleasant, is it, to come back empty - handed ? ❜

❛ i suppose you did your best, such as it is. ❜

❛ i hope that you will be with me when i die. ❜

❛ we cannot earn grace. we do not merit it. ❜

❛ damn it all, [ name ], why are you such a … person ? it isn't as if you could afford to be. ❜

❛ i knew there was something about you. i knew i didn't like you, but i couldn't put my finger on it. ❜

❛ i tell you, [ name ], you've got face, coming here. ❜

❛ this world is full of snares & delusions, & into many of them i have fallen, miserable sinner that i am. ❜

❛ they say [ you / i ] have killed men with your own hands & never told it in confession. ❜

❛ those hard kinds of [ men / women ], they always weep when they see the hangman. ❜

❛ i wish we had a baby. it seems such a long time since there was a baby in the house. ❜

❛ your duty is not my pleasure. ❜

❛ [ gentleman / gentlewoman ] ? so you call yourself, but who do you hope to mislead ? ❜

❛ i am glad i love you, because if i did not, & i were your enemy, i would be putting you on trial next week. ❜

❛ well, i knew it. the play was too exciting for you. ❜

❛ if i had your name, i should never disown it. ❜

❛ we're not at court & not likely to be, now. ❜

❛ [ name ] … when you were on your travels, did you ever think you would die ? ❜

❛ it matters what name we choose, what name we make. ❜

❛ so what do you want ? you want a [ man / woman ] who doesn't fight ? you want me to huddle indoors like a sick girl ? ❜

❛ did you want to talk about me ? you can do it while i'm here, [ name. ] i have a thick skin. ❜

❛ in all truth, i am not sure if one can regard a [ prince / princess ] as a friend. ❜

❛ [ you / i ] have a greed that will never be appeased, for ruling over other men. ❜

❛ a part of the art of ruling, i suppose, is to know when to shut your ears. ❜

❛ so, you are going to the evil [ lord / lady. ] they have bewitched [ name / title ], you know ? ❜

❛ do you have a medal or a relic to protect you ? ❜

❛ i suppose i seldom laugh. if i think. but i had not thought. ❜

❛ this is what your life has come to. ❜

❛ what do you know of how i occupy my hours ? ❜

❛ i told you not to argue with [ name / me ], you know you always lose. ❜

❛ there is a world beyond this black world. there is a world of the possible. ❜

❛ insight cannot be taken back. you cannot return to the moment you were in before ❜

❛ do you think i look like a murderer ? in your good opinion ? ❜

❛ oh, come, it's no disgrace to be a royal bastard. or so we think, in my family. ❜

❛ your family ? what grasp have they on propriety ? ❜

❛ i have no interest in you, recognise no kinship with you, & i will do nothing for you. ❜

❛ i'll come to fetch you, the minute they summon you back. ❜

❛ i do not pretend to understand this. & before you begin, i do not want it explained. ❜

❛ i will say this for you. you stick by your man. ❜

❛ you may not know your own forebears. i shall ask the heralds to look into it. ❜

❛ some of these things are true & some of them lies. but they are all good stories. ❜

❛ who can blame us for wanting for them the ease we didn't have ? ❜

❛ most women are foolish. & vicious. i have seen it. i have lived among the women too long. ❜

❛ the people ? they'd cheer a barbary ape. who cares what they cheer ? hang 'em all. ❜

❛ do you think you can dig in up there & carve yourself a kingdom ? ❜

❛ do not forget your place. ❜

❛ i don't seem to be able to express myself correctly to [ name ] ; do you think you could come down & put my case ? ❜

❛ [ name ] wants your guts in a dish to feed their dogs, & your limbs nailed over the city gates. ❜

❛ a prophecy does not frighten me, & even if it is true, i will run the risk. ❜

❛ you asked me once. i failed you. if you asked me again, i would fail you again. ❜

❛ never mind who grudges it, it will happen. ❜

❛ you have a wide acquaintance among the court ladies. ❜

❛ country life. rural felicity. a temptation i have never known. ❜

❛ how long do you suppose my patience lasts ? ❜

❛ what if i came with you one week ? if i came in disguise ? ❜

❛ [ name ], make this story short, i cannot bear it. ❜

❛ if you tell [ name ] anything, they will twist it into treason. ❜

❛ look at my face. i am not afraid of any man alive. ❜

❛ shame on you, [ name ], you'd have sold your own soul to see [ name ] down. ❜

❛ no wonder your humour's so bitter these days. nobody's paying you, eh ? ❜

❛ childhood is like that ; you are punished, then punished again for protesting. so, one learns not to complain. ❜

❛ it is a hard lesson, but one never lost. ❜

❛ i could crack your skull against the wall now. they'd not miss you. ❜

❛ [ name ], my dead [ relative ] came to me in a dream. ❜

❛ the dead do not come back to complain of their burial. it is the living who are exercised about these matters. ❜

❛ i cannot help it if god has given me a sinner's aspect. he must mean something by it. ❜

❛ when i was small i dreamed of demons. ❜

❛ we are not those great men, we are a shadow of what they were. ❜

❛ you do not believe it now, but feeling will come back. for the world & all you must do in it. ❜

❛ i am very sorry for you. but death comes to us all. ❜

❛ if the lion knew his own strength, it would be hard to rule him. ❜

❛ i don't tell stories about myself. ❜

❛ you would not work [ name ]’s death, would you ? ❜

❛ is it proper for you to send me a present ? ❜

❛ saints are not your friends & they will not protect you. ❜

❛ i am very sorry to hear your [ relative ] is in the tower. but you have brought this on yourselves. ❜

❛ i want to come home. i am sick of this, hunted city to city & house to house. ❜

❛ what a world is this, where promises are not kept. ❜

❛ why are we so attached to the severities of the past ? it's not as if we had a choice. ❜

❛ i want to be good to you. tell me what i can give you. ❜

❛ either my calculations are wrong, or the universe is not as we think it. ❜

❛ i sometimes wonder what people think goes on here ! ❜

❛ i am selling myself by the inch. i want a present in cash for every advance above my knee. ❜

❛ people must say whatever will keep them alive, till better times come. that is no sin. would not you ? ❜

❛ away to our cold beds. or is that only mine ? ❜

❛ will you come back now, & join the company ? ❜

❛ they're on the march. word's all down the river. ❜

❛ you little fucker, you had a bad name before you were born. ❜

❛ they'll have to take me as they find me. ❜

❛ if they do lock you up, i'll make sure you have some small comforts. ❜

❛ god damn you, [ name ]. who are you ? what office do you hold ? you're nothing. nothing. ❜

❛ utopia, after all, is not a place one can live. ❜

❛ even i, who aspires to most things, would not aspire to that. ❜

❛ you have every right to be angry with me, but i've come to ask you not to be. ❜

❛ i'd prefer to put my past behind me, but i'm not allowed to. ❜

❛ perhaps your faith is for purchase. ❜

❛ a man's power is in the half - light, in the half - seen movements of his hand & the unguessed - at expression of his face. ❜

❛ it is the absence of facts that frightens people : the gap you open, into which they pour their fears, fantasies, desires. ❜

❛ what you are, i make you. i alone. everything you are, everything you have, will come from me. ❜

❛ you might leave off your scribble, & give me your hand. ❜

❛ i am the means by which sin enters this world. i am the devil's gateway, the cursed ingress. ❜

❛ [ name ] saw i liked it. & they like to give presents. ❜

❛ in fact, what is your position ? the devil alone knows. ❜

❛ you, god protect you, are one of those people who don’t know when to stop. ❜

❛ oh, by the thrice - beshitten shroud of lazarus ! ❜

❛ i thought i would go with you. i want to learn what you do. ❜

❛ whatever understanding you think you had, you didn't have it. ❜

❛ i have been loyal to you, to the point of violation of my own conscience. ❜

❛ i have done much for you, but now i have done the last thing i will ever do. ❜

❛ why do i feel i have heard this story before ? ❜

❛ that is my humble face. do you think it will serve ? ❜

❛ i think perhaps you can't tell what you see in the outside world from what is inside your head. ❜

❛ you are to be pitied, perhaps. though not too much. ❜

❛ i did not want to wake you. you never sleep late. ❜

❛ i wish you'd called on me earlier. there are always things that can be done. ❜

❛ i'll tell you just once. keep away from my family's affairs. or you'll come off worse, [ name ], than you can imagine. ❜

❛ are you not astonished ? are you not pleased ? ❜

❛ i don't suppose you would be a bad [ husband / wife ], for somebody who was prepared to keep you chained to the wall. ❜

❛ i was always desired. but now i am valued. & that is a different thing, i find. ❜

❛ you think i cannot bear the pain. you are right, i cannot. but they will give me no choice. ❜

❛ i cannot unbelieve what i believe. i cannot unlive my life. ❜

❛ it's just that you are practised at persuading, & sometimes it's quite difficult to distinguish being persuaded by you from being knocked down in the street & stamped on. ❜

❛ sometimes it is a solace to me not to have to talk & talk. ❜

❛ i put my faith in god, i did not despair, but i tasted the depth of humiliation. ❜

❛ i shall be sorry if i don't see you again. ❜

❛ do you believe in their visions ? their holy nature, that is ? ❜

❛ i'm not going to miss the coronation. i've got my new clothes to wear. will you not come & bear us company ? ❜

❛ this is what i forget, this vehemence ; your ability to make your twisted jokes, but not take them. ❜

❛ if a man spoke to you in that tone, you'd invite him to step outside & ask someone to hold your coat. ❜

❛ for an ugly [ man / woman ], you are very sure of yourself. ❜

❛ where were you last evening ? i wanted you. ❜

❛ i asked you here as my friend. for i count you my chief friend, [ name ], in this world. ❜

❛ where are we going, ? you can't just drag me off into the night. ❜

❛ i have heard that some people die of fear. ❜

❛ nature wronged you in not making you a man ; you would have surpassed all the heroes of antiquity. ❜

❛ who would hold up his head, if people judged us by what we were like at twenty ? ❜

❛ they say when they christened you, they warmed the water to spare you a shock. they should have poured it boiling. ❜

❛ you can speak freely. it will not be held against you. ❜

❛ [ name ] asked me to marry them. i said i was vowed to chastity. ❜

❛ it is not the stars that make us, [ name ], it is circumstance & necessità, the choices we make under pressure. ❜

❛ our virtues make us, but virtues are not enough, we must deploy our vices at times. or don't you agree ? ❜

❛ even while you are crying, you peep under your eyelids to see what effect you are making. ❜

❛ i have not been frightening you, talking about the devil's wicked offers ? ❜

❛ look how the innocent end ; used by the sin - sodden & the cynical, pulped to their purpose & ground under their heels. ❜

❛ i think the wolves all died when the great forests were cut down. that howling you hear is only the people. ❜

❛ once you start you have to keep going. if you try to go back they'll slaughter you. ❜

❛ you & me, we keep our eyes open. i could keep my eyes open, if you like, in places you cannot go. ❜

❛ god dealt you a good enough hand but you never knew how to play it. ❜

❛ i believe my [ husband / wife / relative ] wishes i would die. ❜

❛ i can tell you who you love. why do you not ask for them, if you want them ? ❜

❛ for a [ lady / gentleman ] who offers friendship, you have rough manners. ❜

❛ you have been at court long enough, you know what games are played. ❜

❛ you stick like a burr to your betters. you do not know your place. ❜

❛ you are a jumped - up nobody, taking your chance because the times are disordered. ❜

❛ you cannot joke with [ name ] these days. you cannot laugh. you must think them perfect, or they will find some way to punish you. ❜

❛ here i am useless, & worse than useless to myself, & necessary to no one's pleasure. ❜

❛ [ name ], you don't talk to [ men / women ], do you ? i mean, what would be the topic ? what would you find to say ? ❜

❛ it's only you who thinks that if you look twice at a [ man / woman ] you have to marry them. ❜

❛ you think you can buy hearts ? ❜

❛ everything you do from now on, you do under my eye. ❜

❛ [ name ], it is like hugging a sea wall. what are you made of ? ❜

❛ may i speak as your friend, [ name ] ? you risk [ name / title ]’s displeasure if you meddle in this. ❜

❛ you know they will take the credit for your good ideas, & you the blame for their bad ones ? ❜

❛ you learn nothing about men by snubbing them & crushing their pride. you must ask them what it is they can do in this world, that they alone can do. ❜

❛ only you & me, [ name ], we know how to stop some little fucker in his tracks, so that's the end of him, & he doesn't even squeak. ❜

❛ they'll fight you because of who you are. even if they agree with you, they'll fight you. even if they know you're right. ❜

❛ i make the best of my road. i was set upon it. by god, [ name ], i walk it. ❜

❛ i hate ingratitude. i hate disloyalty. that is why i value a [ man / woman ] like you. ❜

❛ fright may unmake a man. i have seen it occur. ❜

❛ by god, if i had a crossbow, i'd shoot your very head off. i said nobody was to come in here. ❜

❛ they do not make you sit alone, & by this miserable fire, surely ? ❜

❛ i stand in a place where i have no need of friends, only of servants. ❜

❛ a lie is no less a lie because it is a thousand years old. ❜

❛ i have been married half a year, & no one knows, but you know now. ❜

❛ you'll be held up as a prime example of how to waste your connections. ❜

❛ i did not look for this to happen. i did not plan it. ❜

❛ in [ place ], there is no mercy for the poor. you pay for everything, even a broken neck. ❜

❛ concentrate for now on making a show in the tournaments. ❜

❛ these are carnivorous days. ❜

❛ you don't remember. but why would you ? ❜

❛ i thought you were laughing at me. ❜

❛ you blame me, [ name ] for what i did before i even knew you. ❜

❛ you are too good for me. you see through all my ploys. ❜

❛ you can't love, you don't know what love is, & all you can do is envy those who do know, & rejoice in their troubles. ❜

❛ you have the only kind heart at court. ❜

❛ [ name ] would tell me that sonnets don't keep you warm. not that i've ever had a sonnet. so i wouldn't really know. ❜

❛ you have been good to me. i ask myself why. you always have some trick. ❜

❛ i couldn't kill you if i shot you through with cannon. the sea would refuse you. a shipwreck would wash you up. ❜

❛ you are an old hypocrite, you know. you would dance on my grave. ❜

❛ look, i haven't come to quarrel with you. just to see if you are comfortable. ❜

❛ let me be clear. i am no example. i am just myself, alone. ❜

❛ you have come to threaten me. ❜

❛ you want to be a martyr. ❜

❛ i have never understood where the line is drawn, between sacrifice & self - slaughter. ❜

❛ the people don't give a fourpenny fuck. ❜

❛ there is always somebody ready to claim that these are the end times, & nominate his neighbour as the antichrist. ❜

❛ you cannot compel me to put myself in hazard. ❜

❛ what ill can i effect from this place ? i do nobody harm. i say none harm. i think none harm. ❜

❛ do you think it is for your personal beauty ? the charm of your presence ? i keep you, [ name ], because you are as cunning as a bag of serpents. ❜

❛ have the grace to say so now, if you think your courage might fail. ❜

❛ will you think me sentimental, if i say i do not want to see you butchered ? ❜

❛ it made them laugh. while the fellow was whipping me, they were laughing. ❜

❛ in stories it is always the young girls, innocent girls, who stay the hand of the man with the rod or the axe. but we seem to have strayed into a different story. ❜

❛ it's done & forgotten now. don't cry. ❜

❛ i remembered you, [ name ], but you didn't remember me. you never even saw me coming. ❜

❛ i know you of old, [ name ], why would i open my mind to you ? ❜

❛ a shrivelled petal can hold its scent, a prayer can rattle with curses ; an empty house, when the owners have gone out, can still be loud with ghosts. ❜

❛ now i see your malice plain. ❜

#ぃ⠀ 𝑨𝑺𝑲𝑩𝑶𝑿 𝑷𝑹𝑶𝑴𝑷𝑻𝑺 ⠀ ﹆ ⠀ ⠀— ⠀ ⠀you will find only what you bring in.

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