dialogue prompts from the trespasser by tana french.
donât be giving me the big sad eyes, you sap.
the bit of silence suits you.
iâm here now. letâs hear it.
fancy moral decisions arenât my job.
thereâs a fine line between hope and desperation.
you think it was all an act?
sweet jumping jesus on a pogo stick.
you need a better alarm system.
you almost gave me a heart attack.
i nearly shot you, you know that?
iâm glad you came. itâs good to see you.
i donât believe in second-guessing.
are you gonna slam your bedroom door and sulk?
too much nature gives me the creeps.
yeah, iâm a bitch. i knew that already.
sometimes i think iâve forgotten what itâs like to be normal.
you can tell me anything you want or nothing.
you thought i was calling for help disposing of a body, didnât you?
text me when youâre home. let me know you got in okay.
i couldâve gone my whole life without that mental image.
justice does nothing for the dead.
what if you donât like what you find out?
it wouldâve been hysterical if it wasnât so insane.
we canât afford to get angry or excited. keep it together.
i want you to have some respect.
iâm starting to think i should stay single.
letâs all thank god for small mercies.
the storyâs going to come out, sooner or later.
donât be getting maudlin on me.
whatever it is, just tell me.Â
look on the bright side: weâre never going to have a worse week than this one.