lines taken from various characters and events found in ย american mcgeeโsย game ย , ย alice : madness returnsย ( 2011 ) . ย feel free to change pronouns ย ( he , she , they , i , etc ) ย & ย tenses as you feel necessary .
โ another dayย ,ย a different dream perhaps โ
โ i know whatโs real โ
โ i know iโm guilty of something โ
โ punishment hardly ever suits the victims of a crime โ
โ youโve used me and abused meย ,ย but you will not destroy me ! โ
โ itโs not a dreamย ,ย itโs a memory โ
โ how is one to find her way ? โ
โ i didnโt kill my family โ
โ iโve not come back here looking for a fight โ
โ iโm not afraid to die โ
โ when youโre not on edgeย ,ย youโre taking up too much space โ
โ threatsย ,ย promisesย ,ย and good intentions donโt amount to action โ
โ every picture tells a story .ย sometimes we donโt like the ending .ย sometimes we donโt understand it โ
โ delusionsย ,ย tooย ,ย die hard with memory โ
โ only the savage regard the endurance of pain as the measure of worth โ
โ forgetting pain is convenientย ,ย remembering itย :ย agonizing โ
โ aย secret is only a secret when it is unspoken to another โ
โ different denotes neither bad nor goodย ,ย but it certainly means not the same โ
โ how fine you look when dressed in rage โ
โ is our situation not dismal ? โ
โ every adventure requires a first step โ
โ only a few find the wayย ,ย some donโt recognize it when they do โ some donโt ever want to โ
โ everythingโs a nailย ,ย is itย ,ย miss hammerhead ? โ
โ forgettingโs just forgettingย ,ย except when itโs not โ
โ aย good guest does not overstayย ,ย a perfect guest stays home โ
โ who benefits from your madness ? โ
โ what you claim not to know is merely what youโve denied โ
โ authority must be obeyedย ,ย or it must be overthrowned โ
โ you shouldnโt ask questions you know the answer to โ
โ make your survival mean something โ
โ memory is more often a curse than a blessing โ
โ the past must be paid for โ
โ youโre as randomly lethal and entirely confused as you ever were โ
โ return to whatever hovelโs home to you โ
โ your presence here is unwelcome โ
โ everyone here has an excuse for doing nothing โ
โ this world is not so eitherย /ย or โ
โ whatโs true of the living is often true of the dead โ
โ this life is full of random death โ
โ death is the ultimate equalizer โ
โ all have the right to be eaten โ
โ youโre not that good a liarย ,ย and iโm not that stupid โ
โ your madness will be punished โ
โ come to receive your punishment then ? โ
โ the damage is done โ