— sentence starters : labyrinth, 1986. content warnings : violence & death mention
“well don't stand there in the rain, come on.”
“she treats me like a wicked stepmother in a fairy story no matter what i say.”
"there's nothing to talk about."
"someone save me, someone take me away from this awful place!"
"goblin king, goblin king, wherever you may be, take this child of mine far away from me!!"
"what is all that rubbish, it doesn't even start with 'i wish' "
"i wish i did know what to say to make the goblins take you away"
"i wish the goblins would come and take you away. right now."
"please bring him back, please."
"it's a crystal, nothing more. but if you turn it this way and look into it, it will show you your dreams."
"it isn't that i don't appreciate what you're trying to do for me but..."
"it's further than you think, time is short."
"excuse me, but i have to get through this labyrinth, can you help me?"
"well, what did you expect fairies to do?"
"do you know where the door to the labyrinth is?"
"how do i get into the labyrinth?"
"if that's all the help your gonna be, you can just leave."
"you know your problem? you take too many things for granted. take this labyrinth, even if you get to the center, you'll never get out again."
"you remind me of the babe."
"what kind of magic spell to use?"
"what a horrible place this is."
"she should not have gotten as far as the oubliette."
"she'll have to start all over again."
"i came to give you a hand."
"this is an oubliette, the labyrinth's full of them."
"oh don't sound so smart."
"if i thought for one second that you're betraying me, i'd be forced to suspend you head first in the bog of eternal stentch."
"how are you enjoying my labyrinth?"
"how about upping the stakes, hmm?"
"you say that so often, i wonder what your basis for comparison is?"
"well, let me put it this way, what choice have you got?"
"i said i didn't promise nothing, i said i would take you as far as i could go."
"please, can you tell......that is, i have to get to the castle at the center of the labyrinth, do you know the way?"
"the way forward, is sometimes the way back."
"you may not be much of a friend, but you're the only friend i got in this place."
"well i'm not afraid, things aren't always what they seem in this place."
"is that anyway to treat someone who is trying to help you?"
"which should we choose out of these two ugly characters?"
"i see...for one moment i thought you were running to help her, but, uh, no, not after my warnings, that would be stupid."
"i just noticed your lovely jewels are missing."
"oh, what did you have to go and do a thing like that for?"
"so much trouble over such a little thing."
"there's such a sad love, deep in your eyes."
"i'll place the sky within your eyes."
"as the pain sweeps through, makes no sense for you. every thrill is gone, wasn't too much fun at all."
"i'll be there for you - as the world falls down."
"we're choosing the path between the stars."
"i'll leave my love between the stars."
"you can't look where you're going if you don't know where you're going."
"i shall fight you all to the death."
"i don't see why we have to be so quiet....it's only a goblin city."
"im not asking to be to forgiven, i ain't ashamed of nothing i did."
"they got through the gates, and they're on their way to the castle."
"i've had enough, i'm going to bed."
"how you turn my world you precious thing."
"you starve and near exhaust me."
"everything i've done, i've done for you."
"i move the stars for no one."
"your eyes can be so cruel."
"i have been generous up until now, but i can be cruel."
"let me rule you, and you can have everything you want."
"just fear me, love me, do as i say and i will be your slave."
"my will is as strong as yours, and my kingdom as great. you have no power over me."
