notmorbid

[notmorbid]

four squares.

dialogue prompts from four squares by bobby finger.

quantity leads to quality.

what the hell are you still doing here?

what is it you like?

i'm not going to say i told you so.

i'm sorry it happened to you, too.

if you want to stay up a little longer, i've got a pack of cigarettes in my desk drawer.

do you think i'm a fraud?

you followed me home? should i be afraid?

this neighborhood has a learning curve.

it's good to have people over.

complaining is performance art.

it's easier to tell stories when they're not your own. at least for me.

i haven't kissed a girl since college.

there's only so much you can hide from close friends with silence.

when a glass breaks in a room, you change the way you walk inside it. you keep your eyes peeled for pieces you missed.

i wasn't playing a character. i really am an asshole.

i may be a lot of things, but i'm not a liar.

they say 'write what you know'.

do you think i'm making a mistake? tell me the truth.

i'm being perceived. could there be anything worse?

bad stuff can happen to anyone anywhere.

it's funny how you can't become immortal until you're dead.

a promise is a promise.

i woke up feeling actually excited. i can't remember the last time that happened.

i put a ziti in your freezer, and a bunch of random groceries in your fridge.

my brain turns against me when i'm not working.

you were the talk of the town for a couple of days.

it's always so strange to realize i'm actually having a nice night.

i'm so lucky to have you in my life.

how do you know my life story before i've gotten any of yours?

therapy and i didn't really get along.

i believe one should keep at least one secret that's just for oneself.

i have to memorize this moment.

if we're gonna work together, you're gonna need to cut the shit.

tell me about the last time you got laid.

you want to screw one person for the rest of your life?

you know when i last had sex? guess.

feel whatever you want to feel. i couldn't care less.

i was only myself when i was in hiding.

i find avoiding the worst case preferable to risking the best.

i wish i had the courage to wear colors that don't appear in nature.

doing a little self-googling?

i used to be good at parties.

would you mind gossiping about someone other than me?

it's not just money that trickles down, it's ease and comfort.

i get nervous sometimes. especially when i'm happy.

if you worry about me, i'll have to worry about you.

when's the last time you had a new feeling?

i'm here because i was thinking of you. and i was thinking about you because i'm always thinking about you.

do you really not remember, or are you just pretending?

i wanted to make you feel as awful as i felt.

i'm not sure whether i'm sorry.

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htgawm: season one.

dialogue prompts from season one of abc's how to get away with murder.

we have no other choice. we flip a coin.

unlike every teacher you've had, i do believe there are stupid questions.

you're a misogynistic ass.

i never thought you were nice.

get out. i can't think with you here.

i bet you the boyfriend did it.

i look nice, i know, but that's just my face.

i'm done talking to you.

be as punishing as possible. no topic is off limits.

wait, you're gay?

you think you're the only one who notices things?

you obviously don't have any children.

you really think I'm that desperate? that you can buy me some takeout and bat your eyes and i'll get down on my knees like some sad twink?

you're too old to be a twink.

i'd rather talk about it. i promise it won't be as scary as you think.

don't you ever leave me like that again.

guess we have more in common than you thought.

i should not be happy right now.

i'm never not missing ____.

clean up your messes.

i would have said anything to protect _____.

we could have breakfast or do the crosswords, or whatever it is couples do.

they made me say those things. i just wanted them to stop.

you don't make history being liked.

careful. the house could be bugged.

aren't you just exhausted? you exhaust me.

you've gotten to know all my crazy, but i still know nothing about you.

does anyone know anyone?

do we need to get you a naughty mat?

you love me and you want to have my babies. i know.

all i am is some accessory. this thing to prop you up.

i loved you like you were my ____.

good detectives lie.

why would i tell you? we're not friends.

somebody woke up in the mood to fight this morning.

what you understand isn't my concern.

happily divorced? oh, lord, yes.

you're supposed to say 'of course i don't think you did it'. god.

i just like making people uncomfortable. makes me feel better, for some reason.

don't you dare say you were doing this for me.

just say you don't know. but don't lie to me.

listen to yourself. you just can't stop lying.

whatever it takes. isn't that what you said?

no one's ever believed in me like this before.

you totally don't remember my name.

freaking millennials and your damn entitlement.

what? you surprised someone's onto your tricks?

who made you feel like you're not an actual person unless you're fixing someone else's mess?

i'll be normal again soon. i promise.

what if i don't want you to be normal?

did you finally realize god doesn't give a crap about your sex life?

you take notes. i have adderall. we'd make a great team.

you're sucking up. stop it.

they never leave their wives.

everyone's violent, given the chance.

'monster', huh? is that all you got? you can do better than that.

i didn't ask for anyone's help.

you got secrets to hide?

i know i can't be here, but i didn't know where else to go.

right now, we need to accept that this situation is not one we can control.

are we terrible people?

you must take me for some new kind of fool.

i'm not helping you. i'm helping myself.

i've seen how strong you can be.

talk to me. that way i can help you.

i've reinvented myself before, i can do it again.

i can't do this anymore. i don't know how.

you strike me as a pretty tough customer.

you did better last night. i only had to wake you once.

let's have ice cream for breakfast.

you're not the only good liar in this room.

i am who i am. if you don't like it, i don't care.

when in doubt, shut your mouth.

you've seen too many ______ movies.

no, don't look away. say everything you want to say to me, right to my face.

get up. it smells like something's dying in here.

who the hell do you think you are? oprah?

somebody's always the student, somebody's always the teacher.

i asked you, to your face, what happened. and you said you didn't know.

let's not go round and round like this. let's just dive right in.

don't tell me what i can or can't do.

i know what i did was wrong. i just don't feel that it was wrong.

no god should forgive me for all the bad things that i've done.

are you gonna be nice and come over later, like you said?

i'm not 'claiming' anything. it happened.

____ doesn't love me. but here's the thing: i love me. so i'm done.

i recognized you. i saw you for who you were.

are you a man or not?

is that what you think i am? some freaking hitman?

look at me. look at what you did to me.

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night owl.

dialogue prompts from night owl by andrew mayne.

i can tell there's something special about you.

i don't like it. things don't feel right.

you're not exactly seeing me at my best.

i'm a bastard, but only professionally.

you'd be amazed by what 'good' people are capable of.

i don't need anyone lecturing me on how to do my job.

'unfortunate' and 'suspicious' are the same thing, in my book.

burglars don't generally bring groceries.

sometimes the absence of ego is the best camouflage.

no need for bribes. any chance to screw over that prick.

if you're going after someone, make sure you know what they're afraid of.

i don't really respond to threats. i just kind of tune it out.

that look in your eyes. you're visualizing how you'd kill me right now.

you're so old school. i love it.

you can hide great evil in the shadow of avoidance.

whoa. you're more direct than i am.

i ran out of polite ways to tell people to go fuck themselves. pardon my language.

firm questions get firm responses.

i still haven't processed it all. i don't know that i will.

if i'd never existed, ____ would still be alive.

i had no idea you'd been watching me so closely.

i want to be several steps ahead. like you.

i think i should be learning from you.

you want the bad news, or the worse news?

routine breeds laziness.

dumb question, but how are you doing?

they're dead because of me.

it's a perpetual miracle that you're still alive.

you want pity? call a therapist.

you play too fair. you have to fight dirty.

you always have to be somebody's hero.

this isn't a game for heroes.

i imagine everyone has something they're hiding.

you've been chasing shadows for too long. you can't even see the light.

you did the right thing, even when it was difficult.

remind me to never cross you.

you do live up to your reputation.

i want you to tell me about ____, when you have a chance.

i don't think two steps ahead. i created the fucking game.

do you even know what a conscience is?

when will you stop being the puppet and control your own strings?

if there's anyone i'm convinced completely about, it's you.

if all you know are strings, you're helpless without puppets.

if you push your mind too much, it will fill in the gaps with false information.

i can smell your fear.

i had a bad feeling, that's all.

you can't live your life worrying that the people close to you will betray you at some point. you have to be vulnerable sometimes.

the only direction is forward.

if i wanted a shrink, i'd hire one.

i can't watch the news without seeing you come up.

i used to keep a lower profile.

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emergency.

dialogue prompts from emergency: stories by kathleen alcott.

i think what you're doing is brave.

i was waiting for you, and we go together.

that's what passes for paternity: making your daughter your little wife.

you could ruin a marriage in under a week.

hurting someone means debasing yourself, too.

i need to confess something directly and quickly.

i shouldn't have scared you like that.

you don't need protection. i'm your protection.

i'm too fucked up. i have to get out of here.

i worship you. do you know that?

i'm going to marry you someday.

if we don't talk to the thing we're afraid of, it becomes the thing we hope to kill.

you look like someone who knows exactly what you're doing.

anything can be lived around, so long as it's only you that has to do it.

first, i want to apologize. i never expected this to come up.

if you love me, that's your own poor judgment.

i believe in bargaining, even with dreams.

what could a single kiss cost us?

have you got a big family?

we can't help who we come from. only who we become.

i'm happiest with direction.

don't be sorry. just be certain.

what does that even mean?

you're bigger, and you make me smaller.

let me know you're safe.

i've never been able to resist your ____.

looking at the news is a kind of psychedelic zoom.

what is it you think i've done?

people thought we were fucking.

our miseries seem to correspond.

you are unwell.

i never spell a word the same way twice.

a day can feel like a year.

'respect comes in where love should be.' i read that in tolstoy.

let me take care of ___.

there's only so much you can do.

you're so sure you know something other people don't.

you're not going to be this sad your whole life.

do you want to meet up? have a drink, for the old days?

you can't cleanly detach one part of your life from another.

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vanished.

dialogue prompts from vanished: stories by karin lin-greenberg.

bad supplies make bad art.

we're going to be all over the internet.

we're all friends here, right?

life is about discipline and dedication, not about being the loudest and boldest.

i guess what haunts you always haunts you.

what percent of the internet do you think is taken up by animal videos?

i'm self-sufficient. i'm like a cactus.

of course i'm here. where else would i go?

why would you automatically assume i screwed up?

i can't stop watching _____. i don't know why.

i always thought i'd be the one who would get out.

if adults misbehaved every time they got bored, the world would be chaos.

you exude sturdiness and good health. like a race horse.

i feel like i should have done something.

i don't know if i'll ever feel better.

i miss those days, too. i miss you.

i don't think you're in any position to be asking questions.

one day you'll regret always wanting to be alone.

you look like an artist.

this kind of feels like being in a horror movie.

do you want to go on an adventure? live a little?

it's not appropriate to go outside in pajamas.

i don't know what i'm going to do, or what i'm good at.

how about you pull over and let me drive?

i was once a girl scout.

i don't know what's wrong with me.

what were you hoping to accomplish?

you play ____?

i don't want to do anything unless i can be the best.

please don't do anything terrible.

i won't be tricked into talking about feelings.

i might not go to college.

you looked like you went to another planet, for a second.

it would be good for you to get out of the house.

sometimes i forget how small this town is.

how old do you feel, on the inside?

i don't particularly like you, but i love you.

salt doesn't count as a spice.

i can't believe you know _____.

hold on. let me take notes.

you look professional. in-charge.

the more conflict there is, the better the ratings will be.

i didn't mean to tell you. it just slipped out.

i hate social media.

people are always telling me their secrets.

is your family difficult?

they're gone. they're all gone.

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atavists.

dialogue prompts from atavists: stories by lydia millet.

revulsion is a stimulant.

the fictional is getting inseparable from the real.

you used to be so cool. what happened to you?

this is officially too much for me to deal with at the dinner table.

you need to check your privilege, big time.

it was like a compulsion. to be hateful.

my mom is terrified of you.

i don't do cosplay. it's live-action roleplay.

i thought roleplay was, like, a sex deal.

i made a major tactical error.

let it go, killjoy.

i am weary, but wise from my travels.

conspiracy theories are not created equal.

old people are depressing.

you do realize that jobs are work, right?

there should be noisy hours and quiet ones.

i just can't handle any more rules.

there isn't civic duty anymore. there isn't decency.

can you spell it for me? i'm such a terrible speller.

aesthetics are politics, after all.

i have to hand it to you: you're a schemer.

people get fired for less.

you know the cops won't do shit.

i like you. you have attitude.

i don't remember it, except for how it felt.

i am not a snitch.

you're the rebel. i was a mathlete.

when you see muddy waters, don't wade in.

are you a gemini?

i don't want what i used to want. i barely know how to want, anymore.

what i want is for the world to stay, but it's going away.

we're always looking for beauty, when we look at other people.

write it down. it could be useful.

people should be allowed to have their secrets.

don't make me get serious.

i want to see you in your element.

i don't want you to be sad. you don't need to be.

i don't shit where i eat.

i'm chaotic neutral. what did you expect?

a normal family? i'd like to meet one of those.

you can give as good as you get.

wine is the way to my heart.

something's happened. i'm going to have to eat shit.

you're really leaving?

holy shit. do i have dirt for you.

what's the evolutionary advantage of submitting to your own death?

therapy takes time.

i'm not sure how to help you.

i had the dream, but then i woke up.

i don't like to pee behind bushes.

i'm not always on top of the niceties.

i'm more interested in _____ than people.

take all the time you need. there's no hurry.

sometimes things just hit us when it's not convenient.

what are we going to do with all this space?

this place was beautiful once, before we got here and ruined it.

am i the only one who isn't a depressive?

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the vampire diaries: season 2 [1/2].

dialogue prompts from season two of the cw's the vampire diaries.

if you want to forget it happened, fine. but i can't.

no good deed goes unpunished with you, does it?

maybe i missed you. is that an acceptable reason?

how can i play with you if i don't know the rules?

it's been a big day of sorrys from people who don't really give a crap.

we need to stay united against _____.

you're still young. you're still finding yourself.

i don't believe in that 'family legacy' stuff.

very brave of you to come here.

kiss me or kill me. which will it be?

that's me: the trusty bodyguard, calm in a crisis.

is it safe to talk?

you blow through your trust fund already?

talk about a town where history repeats itself.

sorry i don't have any milk and cookies to offer you.

men and their baggage.

can you read minds, too?

you're the one person on this entire planet that i never wanted to hurt.

you loved me once. love me again.

it was easy to get inside your head.

what is it about you that makes me still care?

relax. i know you know my secret.

i look at you and i see an angel.

i didn't want to be saved.

nice is overrated.

i'm not listening to any more of your 'give peace a chance' crap.

are you really just gonna pretend like i don't exist?

really? you're gonna play morality police with me right now?

you're judging again.

i will always know. i will always be one step ahead of you.

we're really not supposed to be in here.

i don't particularly enjoy any of this, if you haven't noticed.

it never ends well for people like me.

how does one stab oneself?

they're going to want to hear the story from you.

unlike me, you're one of the good ones.

i need to wake up and know that the people i love are safe. i need to feel safe. do you understand that?

death would have been too kind.

i guess i just need to say it and you need to hear it. i'm sorry.

i don't want to run anymore. i don't have anywhere else to run to.

i don't need your help, but i think you need mine.

you came to bribe me?

i haven't even told you the best part of the story.

caring gets you dead, huh?

why do you care? we've never been friends before.

we've never been close. not like this.

i don't want you to be alone.

i've been dead before. i got over it.

don't be such a grump.

stay put and stop trying to get yourself killed.

i want to help, but i don't know what to do.

it's okay. you'll fight through it, okay? just fight.

i'm staying right here. i'm not going anywhere.

you really are determined to die, aren't you?

when you live long enough, everything disappears.

you went on a murderous rampage. it happens.

you need to fight. i know you're scared, but you have to do it, anyway.

why are you so nice to me?

why is it so hard for you to let someone else help you?

it's like you don't want anyone to care about you, but i'm sorry, i care. sorry if i've overstepped my boundaries by actually giving a damn.

everyone just needs to stop kissing me!

humanity's not all it's cracked up to be.

you are ruining our perfect day with your strange philosophical babbling.

there's been enough doom, gloom, and personal growth for one night.

how is it even possible to keep a secret like that?

you may be my father, but i am never going to be your daughter. you got that?

you don't have to pretend with me.

you help your friend. that's what you do.

it's not always like this, is it?

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clear.

dialogue prompts from clear: a novel by carys davies.

i wish i could swim.

it's alright. i'm here. i'm safe.

i will do what i have come to do, and i will be home.

you've survived a long and horrible journey.

you'll feel better after some breakfast.

the important thing is not to become dispirited.

i never expected to meet anyone like you.

i'm always open to experiments.

no one's helped me dress since i was little.

do you ever sleep?

it was in the paper. didn't you see?

if you'd be happier, then so would i.

may all the good angels watch over you.

you tricked me into thinking you were my friend.

be careful.

what a fright you gave me there.

i hate to think of you by yourself.

it is in the nature of a lull to eventually give way to a storm.

all this time, you've been hiding ____ from me?

things will be as they were before.

what i have has always felt like enough.

good luck to you.

there's not a single thing in what you just told me that i didn't already know.

i shouldn't have shouted.

i should have been kinder.

i wish i could start again and do everything differently.

time is the only thing you can't change, whatever you do.

i've done everything in the wrong order.

how could you have been so stupid?

i loved the time i spent with you.

i don't want to think about you not being here anymore.

don't go somewhere and not tell me where you've gone.

we were put on this earth to suffer, not to enjoy ourselves.

look. i am old.

i'm afraid of the water.

i thought we had a little more time.

you're smaller than i imagined.

i can't think of anything to say.

instead of two, we could be three.

how is it we never see the big things coming?

you never know in advance if a decision is the right one.

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the seas.

dialogue prompts from the seas: a novel by samantha hunt.

the roads only go south from here.

there's no privacy in this town.

we live here because we hate the rest of you.

we're getting out of here. let's go.

fuck the dry land. i'm a mermaid.

how come i don't know you?

love is a broken down old car by the side of the road. sometimes you have to rig a fan belt or an alternator with what you've got.

i wanted them to know you were mine, even if it wasn't true.

the older i get, the vaguer things become.

you make me feel like a pony.

sadness can be like a political cause, almost, or a religion. or a drug habit.

don't forget: the ocean is full of everything, except mercy.

nudity is more painful to me than loneliness.

you're young. you should travel. meet people. see the world.

i don't really like people, i think.

drinking helps us continue living in remote places. there's no one to tell us how swallowed we are.

have you ever thought your life was an experiment?

i'm afraid you'll disappear if i blink.

please don't be afraid of me.

what's making you so sad?

what you've done is quite serious.

you should be dead. it's a miracle.

i could almost fall asleep down here.

just don't get stuck here like i did.

isn't it after your bedtime?

don't forgive me. i wouldn't, if i were you.

will you get out of the car, please?

you're spooky.

you can see me?

you can't kill what's already dead.

you are the only warm thing to me.

only mothers can really know what being scared is like.

what are you in for?

tell me your story. i've heard all the others.

love can be like a well: steep sides, with no way out.

i don't know what to believe, just now.

i've read enough books to know that's not how it ends.

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maddalena and the dark.

dialogue prompts from maddalena and the dark by julia fine.

you're joking. you must be.

you must be desperate.

i am more like _____ than i care to be.

what do you want? what will you pay for it?

you're so experienced.

i'm trying to see what you see.

are you staying here?

for everyone's sake, you should do as you're told.

i'm not afraid of you.

we have a good life here.

it's not a better life. just different.

how could i not want you?

who would you be without the costumes, the artifice?

do you speak?

i want to be recognized.

the order can collapse, if we question it.

i could _____ in my sleep.

was someone singing?

i want someone to remember me.

there's no need to be so jumpy.

nothing is gained for nothing.

you knew where to find me.

only you have ever missed me.

do you trust me?

there's only so much sensation a body can take.

where do you go?

if you could have anything --- and i mean, anything at all --- what would it be?

you aren't what i expected.

i thought you'd be harder, shinier. does that make sense?

i've never felt more myself.

what men do, women can do, if they're given an opportunity.

it feels good to be chosen.

if you can't be the star, you might as well polish it.

what do you have to be afraid of?

what could stand against the two of us, together?

you're better than _____.

there is always the girl with the fire, and the girl warming her hands at the flame.

threes are for fairy tales. they unlock what's forbidden.

surely this place is still safe.

what appears effortless often requires the most work.

the stars seem close enough to eat.

you make me feel like what i'm doing is important.

look. then listen.

if you're going to sell your soul, at least know what you're getting in return.

who are you to feel sorry for me?

you'll be happy, i promise.

we all go home to bed, do we not?

you think i haven't realized what you're doing?

you only know as much as i do. don't pretend to know more.

try to be less obstinate.

if i cared about the gossips, i would die.

don't you have anything to say to me?

i can't get a read on you.

they can't prove anything. we've made sure of this.

you seem like you mean well.

is _____ so terrible?

you only ask for what you know you'll get.

you're nowhere near as charming as you make yourself out to be.

was it worth it? was it fun?

they're all staring at you.

i haven't prayed since i left home.

what are we to each other?

where are you taking me?

how much do you think you've changed?

does desiring something make it worthwhile?

i'm sorry i didn't tell you. i didn't know what to say.

you're not mad? or disappointed?

i was certain you'd be here.

you don't want to be anyone but yourself. that's a rarity, but also a danger.

if you want an angel, you don't want ____.

things don't look good for any of us, i'm afraid.

you're giving up on love?

what do i have that you want?

everything i've done is for you.

what is it like to be adored?

what is marriage like?

a person is capable of anything when they can hide behind anonymity.

such a place doesn't suit you.

i never imagined you told me everything.

we'll have everything we wanted.

you know the rules are antiquated, don't you?

_____ fooled us all.

what good is naming the fish you've caught to eat?

the risk amplifies the reward.

you are a light at which the moths will gather.

i need you, however i can have you.

pity is the purest poison: it goes quickest to the bloodstream, and works in all manner of ways.

i'm not angry. i'm tired.

what good is your promise?

anything that can hurt me already has.

you taste just like i imagined.

the space between submission and loss is so small.

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friend of my youth.

dialogue prompts from friend of my youth by alice munro.

how could i have forgotten this?

i'm sorry i haven't been to see you in such a long time.

oh, well. better late than never.

there must be something in the air.

you're a regular whirling dervish.

i don't approve or disapprove. i don't care what you do. that's you.

no need to be alarmed. just the consequences of drink.

i'm usually optimistic in the morning, but panic is a problem at dusk.

it was nothing like the movies.

however do you keep that all in your head?

you look so competent and unfrazzled.

do you think people don't know?

why would i trust a lawyer?

guilt is a sin and a seduction.

all plans can falter.

i intend on hanging around making your life miserable for years to come.

i've forgotten how to communicate in a non-professional way.

who would you pick, if you were choosing for me?

i've always used bad language. i like it.

i'm an awful person. you always knew that.

it's not as bad as it sounds.

i think i'd rather just stay here and rest.

i'm not sorry, but i think you have to remember what you've done.

i've tried to keep myself free of entanglements.

i think i could turn into a dog quite easily. i think my name would be _____.

where are you off to in such a hurry?

you can dance. i taught you myself.

go and put on a clean sweater.

you'll be glad you did this. you won't forget it.

are you so good you can give up practicing already?

if you can ever get away, will you let me know?

if people don't look out for themselves, what they lose is their own fault.

weren't we marked, all of us?

i've heard you're very clever. and weird.

you have the kind of looks everyone's mother is crazy about.

what does ____ think you do for fun?

how did ____ even know my name?

i'm content to be an ordinary sort of person with an ordinary, calm life.

i suppose i sound very square. i suppose i am.

perverts never prosper.

it's gone. torn down years ago.

we had a hard life, but we didn't know it.

i don't know. do you think it was love?

[notmorbid]

nightwood.

dialogue prompts from nightwood by djuna barnes.

youth is cause, effect is age.

are you really saying what you mean, or are you just talking?

man desires one of two things: to find someone so stupid he can lie to her, or to love someone so much that she can lie to him.

a man's sorrow runs uphill: it's difficult to bear, but it's difficult to keep.

can't the morning come now, so i can see what my face is mixed up with?

what was that about? and why?

are you really a _____?

am i what i say? are you?

what is missing can teach us the value of what is present.

you're a great liar, but a valuable one.

a lover knows two times: that which he is given, and that which he must make.

the only people who know anything about the medical sciences are the nurses, and they'll never tell.

man has no foothold that is not also a bargain.

laughter is the pauper's money.

every man has a housebroken heart, except the great man.

to pay homage to our past is the only gesture that also includes the future.

to love without criticism is to be betrayed.

those who love everything are despised by everything.

i don't want to be here.

don't wait for me.

the dream will not be dreamed again.

you want to be the reason for everything, so you're the cause of nothing.

we will go driving. we need a little air.

there is nothing in my heart but love for you, and respect.

ah, love. that terrible thing.

men never know anything about love. why should they?

you talk all the time, and you never know anything.

children know something they can't tell.

the night does something to a person's identity.

the night has been going on for a long time.

you thought you knew, and you hadn't even shuffled the cards.

i've been everywhere at the wrong time.

we are full to the gorge with our own names for misery.

to think of an acorn, it is necessary to become the tree.

i can't stand it. i don't know how.

dreams have only the pigmentation of fact.

how can one tell truth when it's never in the company?

the sleeper is the proprietor of an unknown land.

is there no one who knows anything but myself?

there's a curse for you, and i have heard it.

even the evil in us comes to an end.

i am but a little child with my eyes wide open.

between the prison and the place of execution, does any man sleep?

don't get restless. i'm coming back to the point.

you may be knocked down, but you'll crawl on forever, so long as there's any use to it.

you never guessed that it was me.

you're like a cat with canary feathers to account for.

an image is a stop the mind makes between uncertainties.

the more we learn of a person, the less we know.

you were always holding god's back of tricks upside down.

there are some people who must get permission to live.

what is a ruin but time easing itself of endurance? corruption is the age of time.

destiny and history are untidy; we fear memory of that disorder.

a man is whole only when he takes into account his shadow as well as himself.

people always fear what requires watching.

do you ever hear from _____?

can't you be quiet now?

everything can be used in a lifetime. i've discovered that.

pet names are a guard against loss.

this would be a fine world, if you could get everyone out of it.

was it a sin that i believed you?

we give death to a child when we give it a doll.

the demolishing of a great ruin is always a fine and terrifying spectacle.

i'm the other woman that god forgot.

god laughs at me, but his laughter is my love.

you make me feel dirty and tired and old.

you are not in my life, i am in your dream.

be careful who you love, for a lover who dies, no matter how forgotten, will take somewhat of you to the grave.

all of us die over again in somebody's sleep.

i don't know how to go. i don't know which way to turn.

we can hope for nothing greater, except hope.

you think i have always been like this?

do you think there is no lament in this world but your own?

who am i? who is anybody?

i want to make everyone happy.

you would kill the world to get at yourself, if the world were in the way.

i have been loved by something strange, and it has forgotten me.

i can't live without my heart.

past time is relative to us all.

to think is to be sick.

only the scorned and the ridiculous make good stories.

you don't seem to see or hear anything but your own heart.

i've done and been everything that i didn't want to be or do.

i've always wanted to be in two places at once.

if you don't want to suffer, you should tear yourself apart.

revenge is for those who have loved a little. for anything more than that, justice is hardly enough.

what a damnable year. what a terrible time.

why doesn't anyone know when everything is over, except me?

everything's over, and nobody knows it but me.

[notmorbid]

the vampire diaries: season 1 [2/2].

dialogue prompts from season one of the cw's the vampire diaries.

i think we need a fresh start.

if you want something done right, you gotta do it yourself.

who knew, you and me?

who knew you could be fun?

that's the hard part, not knowing.

i was perfectly polite.

remember that, because it's never gonna happen again.

you know me. i say stupid things without thinking.

i fought back tonight. it felt good.

what are you doing out here in the middle of the night? it's not safe.

are you sure you're ready for this?

if i see something i haven't seen before, i'll throw a dollar at it.

you were sad. you lacked purpose. you needed me.

if you're here for revenge, this is going to end badly for you.

trust breeds trust. you have to give it to get it.

you just couldn't live without me, huh?

i was wondering how long it would take you to find me.

i don't say much, which means i hear everything.

you know you're not staying the night, right?

i have a speech. it is fully scripted and well-rehearsed. are you ready for it?

you don't need to coddle me. i'll be fine.

i know how this looks. i'm sorry.

i had your address. i'm sorry for barging in.

you're like mulder, except hotter and a girl.

you don't strike me as someone who gets depressed.

you're all i have left.

it's hard for me to show kindness to people who hate me. i'm not that evolved.

what's with the glasses inside?

i'm all responsible now, haven't you heard?

take a night off. it's good for the soul.

we cannot live our lives about revenge.

i can't just sit here and do nothing.

you only like me because of what you want from me.

you're gonna want to let go of me.

mystery casserole. yum.

what you say and what you do are typically two very different things.

the truth is the only thing that's gonna help people move on.

you're nice to talk to me. i don't have anyone to talk to.

i don't want you to see me like this.

i can't just pretend like everything is okay.

i'm not going to put you in a situation where you have to choose sides.

this isn't me. i'm not this person anymore.

don't do that. don't pretend like you don't care.

our actions are what set things in motion, but we have to live with that.

everything on this planet is not your fault.

i don't have any reasons that are going to comfort you. i don't have any explanations that are going to satisfy you.

you were supposed to mourn me and move on.

i can't fix it if i don't know what's wrong.

you really have to stop being such a hater.

forever doesn't last very long when you're human.

no one else here likes me.

you caused quite a stir when you blew into town.

i do believe in killing the messenger. you know why? it sends a message.

if you need me, i'm here for you. i'm sorry i couldn't show you that.

are you that far gone?

i don't trust you. i tried to kill you.

don't look for redeeming qualities in me. i don't have any.

you hate me. good.

i know i'm not supposed to be here, but i don't have anywhere else to go.

you might qualify as my only friend.

i have enough problems with the family i actually care about.

you're gonna have to do a little bit better than 'sorry'.

i like you better like this.

good cop, bad cop. i like it.

they think i'm with them, but i'm not.

i try so hard to hate _____. i guess it's just pointless.

i hope you know that things have to change.

i'm not a hero. i don't do good. it's not in me.

somewhere along the way, you decided i was worth saving.

it's late. you should probably come inside.

[notmorbid]

the golem of brooklyn.

dialogue prompts from the golem of brooklyn by adam mansbach.

i'm a terrible judge of reality.

i don't think dolphins are primates.

let the medicine do its work.

you can't end a movie like that.

what's the last thing you remember before all this?

i wouldn't be here if it wasn't important.

there are many ways to be a learned man.

if you're not angry, you're not paying attention.

it's good to see you motivated, at least.

if swedish prison cells were in brooklyn, they'd rent for more than my apartment.

how do you know who i am?

you fucking millennial.

we should get off the grid for a while.

i'll eat anything. except arby's.

i kind of almost burned down the house.

i don't talk when there's nothing to say.

this is the first time i've ever been out of the city.

i need some action. i've been sitting on my ass all day.

is that bigfoot?

it's been a labor of love. and hate.

you, my friend, are a miracle.

nobody remembers who we used to be. including us.

how many times have you read that book?

is this what it's like to be young?

that was just drunk talk.

i'm feeling a lot of fomo right now.

i don't feel great about it, to be honest.

more than one thing can be true.

are we going, or are we talking?

i have no money, by the way.

what are you imagining?

why does everybody but me have a secret agenda?

remind me to never take you to a comedy club.

let's get out and stretch our legs, okay?

i want the world to know about you.

it's their turn to be afraid.

should i make up a name?

maybe safety is always an illusion.

i'm sorry, but i can't do this. i won't.

i'm sitting as tight as i can.

you were in my dream.

you're a weird kid.

tell me a story.

i am a being of pure spirit and pure disobedience.

we are opposites, you and i.

how would you stop me?

_____ is just the kind of thing i love to hate.

productive day in the woods?

i personally don't give a flying fuck.

i never was much for religion.

'what is hateful to you, don't do to your neighbor': that's the torah. the rest is just commentary.

i'm a little confused about your attitude.

you have no respect for anything. no culture at all.

a braid is six times stronger than the pieces you make it from.

you better have a really good story to keep my mind off the pain.

this is not a story i normally tell. it makes me look incredibly bad.

that was my first kiss.

do you want to come up to my room?

i was trying to be a whole new person.

you made up an evil twin?

you didn't say you were a cop.

not everybody's into subtlety.

a disguise might come in handy.

you okay? you having trouble breathing?

it's a lot to process all at once.

bet you feel pretty stupid.

that would fuck anybody up.

this is your chance to tell your side of the story.

it really is a fantastic time to go some place the fuck else.

it's all gonna get worse.

you sound like a fucking idiot.

[notmorbid]

but i'm a cheerleader.

dialogue prompts from but i'm a cheerleader (1999).

i can't believe you're leaving.

i, myself, was once a gay.

denial is a normal part of the healing process.

you don't have any unnatural thoughts?

i thought everybody had those thoughts.

i just want to be normal.

see you at family therapy.

you always want something you can't have.

we've always been kind of like this greeting card family.

it's good to put your feelings down.

what am i, contagious?

i'd imagine it gets uncomfortable sitting that long with a stick up your ass.

i thought it was just an act, but you really are sweet as fucking pie, aren't you?

were you in love with ____?

please don't call my mom.

i am not interested in your sob story.

someone has got to start talking.

i don't have any friends.

we're sneaking out. get dressed.

it's about fucking time.

it's none of my business. do what you want.

i'm not supposed to like you.

what are you looking at?

i did realize something about myself last night.

you don't have anything to worry about.

don't you want to be normal?

i know you. i saw you last night.

you are so good at being straight.

you should be proud of yourself.

i've never felt that way before.

don't laugh, okay?

maybe i'm just jealous that you love something.

i thought maybe you could teach me how to be a lesbian.

you just have to continue to be who you are.

you were supposed to leave with me, and you didn't.

i was not attacking, i was verbalizing.

i feel like nothing i do pleases you anymore.

foreplay is for sissies.

we can dance, if you want.

i think i need to go get some air.

i came to get you.

[notmorbid]

sky daddy.

dialogue prompts from sky daddy: a novel by kate folk.

college isn't right for everyone.

god, i wish i had your energy.

i know i'm not the ____ you hoped for.

if you need help with your dating profile, hit me up.

i was trying to look seductive, i guess.

you were popular in high school, weren't you?

hey, are you [name]?

what's going on? was there a robbery?

i feel like i'm in trouble.

i've always wanted to live _____.

it's like you were born to be a _____.

love is a scam.

i think _____ is cheating on me.

i don't think the universe cares, especially about you. no offense.

do you really need to manifest it if you already have it?

a perspective shift can be a total game-changer.

how long have you known?

someone has to do it. it might as well be me.

you have options. you're not a martyr.

can we cool it with the cynicism?

i've never felt so accepted.

i know i was out of line today.

i feel like everyone's moving on and i'm stuck in the same place.

i don't think you give yourself enough credit.

at some point, i lost a shoe.

i never leave home without _____.

crazy running into you here.

i hope you're making the most of your youth.

i've been abandoned. can you believe it?

if you could do anything in the world right now, what would you do?

i'm glad i ran into you tonight.

tonight is about new beginnings.

_____ always lifts my spirits.

i wasn't planning on anything like that happening.

i always wanted to join the mile-high club.

you must feel like you hit the jackpot.

i'm a lot better now, but i still have bad days.

i can tell when people pity me.

i want to hear more about your life.

i needed your support and you just bounced.

i'm really sorry i left.

it's mutually assured destruction.

i don't really believe in right or wrong.

you're tough to please, aren't you?

is it cool if we pretend like we're dating?

what else have you lied about?

can't sleep. up for a chat?

i didn't realize you had such a complicated history.

i thought i was over it. it was so long ago.

i like you. i feel like i can tell you anything and you won't judge me.

if someone found out, we'd be in trouble.

you didn't come home last night.

what's gotten into you?

how often is 'sometimes'?

i got you a lamp. it treats seasonal depressive disorder.

i'm sick of being held back by fear.

so when's our next lesson, coach?

i might have gotten myself into something.

god, i'm so sick of men like him.

promise you won't tell anyone. not even ____.

i've done worse things, too. things i don't even want to talk about.

your room is like a sensory deprivation tank.

i feel like a criminal.

it's going to be okay, right?

our fates are somehow interwoven.

you need a hobby.

want to see a video of _____?

it seems pretty crazy now, doesn't it?

i need to get out of here, one way or another. this place is haunted.

i've made a mess of everything.

i've resolved to be normal.

i'd love to return the favor.

i'm trying to be a good person.

were you thinking of me all this time?

you're so tall.

i'm trying not to worry about the future.

none of us are getting any younger.

it was a good idea, but we were too early.

i've always worried about you making your way in the world.

some of the stuff you said was pretty weird.

it felt a little too real for me.

you're still young. you can have it all.

i'm sorry for wasting your time.

i couldn't believe it was you.

i really don't think you should do this. it could backfire.

you're kind of an asshole.

is this a joke? i don't think it's funny.

i finally have the courage to ask for what i want.

go after your dreams, you crazy bitch.

i hope you get everything you want from life.

i took you for granted.

everything okay, hon?

i'm afraid ____ doesn't feel the same way i do.

______ are better than people.

i'm here if you ever want to talk.

i'm too far gone now to pretend.

are you okay? you look terrible, no offense.

eventually, it passes. you'll see.

our thoughts aren't powerful enough to make anything happen.

i only bring trouble to the people who love me.

if you knew about the things i've done, you wouldn't miss me.

you've always been a good friend.

what day is it?

i thought it was what i deserved.

whatever happens, happens. i'm done living in fear.

you about ready to come home?

are you sure you want to do this?

i'm going to close my eyes now, if you don't mind.

[notmorbid]

state of paradise.

dialogue prompts from state of paradise by laura van den berg.

the more times a story is shared, the more powerful it becomes.

it's like you've been in my head.

some people are like cosmic vacuums, always searching for other selves to consume.

you have freakishly pointy elbows.

once you start running, it can be hard to stop.

sometimes i can't believe a place like this exists.

i've lived many other lives since then.

this is a place with its own laws.

cats always look like they're casually dreaming of murder.

go where you need to be.

what's wrong with just staying where you're needed?

failures of foresight are the worst kind.

trees communicate with one another. they experience pain.

i thought i'd been stabbed by a ghost.

violence runs in our family.

i felt like i had a head full of bees, and i wanted to kill the hive.

i was sure you were never coming back.

i'm tired of discussing things that have already happened.

i feel like the last person left on earth.

people love to read about things that aren't possible.

time travel is trending.

you can't follow instructions to save your life.

i want to see what you can do.

you look real good. keep it up.

why were you so unhappy?

there isn't a clear answer for every question.

stop acting like a little bitch.

sometimes we are called back to the things we most want to flee.

aren't you freaking out?

sometimes i wonder what our memories are for.

we leave places, and we don't leave places.

i need a new system for processing reality.

stop skulking around.

where have you been? where did you come from?

the directives of the dead are very powerful.

how do you know that's what happened? how can you be sure?

i can't tell anyone else what really happened.

i'm pretty sure i've been having an existential meltdown for years.

i can't even deal with this bullshit right now.

there cannot be a utopia with people in it.

can you recommend a good paranormal investigator?

am i different than you remember?

some events are too big to even acknowledge.

i think i found a clue.

when we are denied a story, a light goes off.

is it hard for you to be here?

i learned how to fake everything.

i feel like a canoe in a tsunami.

action leads to more action.

we only know what we perceive, and we perceive so very little.

memory is a place, too.

cults are very seductive. they're portals to another world.

trauma can alter us in the most unexpected ways.