the handmaiden sentence starters.
“ love? what does a crook know about love? “
“ the sun scarcely ever shines here. one could never grow fond of such a dreary place. “
“ not a good liar, are you? “
“ i don’t care if you curse or steal. but don’t ever lie to me. “
“ you know, if you fail, it’ll put me in an awkward position? “
“ who believes the talk of a swindler? “
“ dressed up, you look like a lady, too. “
“ each night in bed, i think of your face. “
“ i hesitate to stand before you, for fear that you might read my thoughts. “
“ my mother died giving birth to me. so it’s as if i strangled her myself. “
“ i wish i’d never been born. “
“ no baby is ever guilt of being born. if your mother thought you could understand, this is what she’d have said. that she was so lucky to have you before dying. that she had no regrets. “
“ all is well, ____. everyone’s performing their roles so damned well. “
“ i wish i’d never come here. it was wrong to come. “
“ i need to think. i need to become rich, sail off to a distant harbor, eat food i scarcely recognize, buy my fill of glittering baubles, and… not think of ____. “
“ i returned and you didn’t even come to me? “
“ i don’t know, i just feel it. like the reflex of pulling your hand from a flame. “
“ tell me… what is it that men want? “
“ how would i know? i’m practically a child. “
“ don’t push ____ too hard. she’s got no one on this earth. “
“ i could be content here, if you were with me. “
“ why get dressed? i’ve nothing to do anyway. “
“ how cruel can you be? “
“ i was going a bit crazy, so i made them crazy too. “
“ i know you’re a bit insane. it runs in your mother’s family. “
“ beauty is cruel by nature. “
“ my eyes have no desire. it means my soul is dead inside. “
“ there was no calculation in what i said. “
“ i’m no flame. i’m cold as waterfowl, ____. “
“ i don’t fancy being in scandalous rumors with you. “
“ i’ll rescue you from here, take you far away, and give you freedom. “
“ that’s not proper. there’s no beauty in that. “
“ is this the companionship they write about in books? “
“ men are disgusting. how can they be so single-minded? “
“ of all that you have, money is the best. “
“ i can’t do it. i want to quit. “
“ i’m sorry, ____. don’t die. i’m sorry. “
“ are you worried about me, ____? i’m worried about you. “
“ you think you’re tricking me? you’re the one being tricked. “
“ i think i like you… slightly. “
“ why should i pity you? where i’m from, it’s illegal to be naive. “
“ even if my love for you leads me to ruin, don’t pity me. “
“ i don’t like kisses with conditions. i never learned how to stop halfway. “
“ you know you can’t deceive me in such matters. “
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