the fall ( 2006 ) sentence starters
↪ taken from tarsem singh’s visual fantasy film. alter as you see fit ♡
“i have a message for you.”
“your note came in, and landed on my lap. couldn’t even understand it. it’s written in gibberish or something.”
“how’d you hurt your arm?”
“hey, i can see you. come on out here. i can see you hiding.”
“all right, don’t break your other arm.”
“he’s got the same gap in his teeth, must run in the family.”
“i’m sorry to hear that.”
“he was lost in the middle of a vast desert, full of orange sand with only a handful of men but they didn’t have any water.”
“i believe your wisdom shall save us all.”
“what would you do better?”
“hey, why don’t you come back tomorrow … and i’m going to tell
you a different story. an epic tale of love and revenge.”
“you know what “epic” means?”
“you should be fully recovered.”
“in the next couple of weeks the pain should abate, then one more operation.”
“this is going to take some effort on your part, too, you know that?”
“next time, i’ll glue your lips to this and carry you away.”
“if you were trying to impress her … [name] already did a better job.”
“every cloud has a silver lining, that’s for sure.”
“i didn’t throw orange at you.”
“you’re not missing much.”
“will you tell me the story now?”
“all right, close your eyes. what do you see? can you see the stars?”
“it was a starry night …”
“i don’t know why flamingos are pink.”
“but i don’t like pirate stories.”
“i just wanted to know if your friend was a pirate.”
“i need to learn to swim.”
“how sad. the tortures of this world have driven the poor man mad.”
“i just wanna play a little game.”
“are you telling the truth?”
“no. you just said no, you weren’t telling the truth.”
“do you want me to finish the story?”
“please! are you listening to me?”
“i’m sorry i shouted at you. i was angry.”
“are you trying to save my soul?”
“did you understand what i meant?”
“are you worried about me?”
“do you know what “soul” means? it’s like strength …”
“that which has been taken from me can never be replaced.”
“i could’ve saved you, but i was weak.”
“my grief has gone blood-red with revenge.”
“hey! you can’t eat it, it’s poisonous!”
“please don’t run! the poison works faster if you run!”
“you always stop at the same part - when it’s very beautiful and interesting.”
“i’m having a hard time sleeping and i can’t remember that story.”
“i’m asking you as a friend.”
“it’s no different than stealing bread from a church.”
“you get up! you better get up and show these people you are sleeping.these men will chop you if you don’t get up.”
“you know what i do when something frightens me? i say the magic words. googly, googly, googly, begone.”
“did you get what i sent you for?”
“she doesn’t know anything about him, but he knew everything about her.”
“how do you know about the priest and the orange?”
“everybody knows you like throwing oranges at the priest.”
“well, i want you to stay here until you get better.”
“i want to add something to it.”
“what happens to the money if i die?”
“[name], you need to get off this suicide thing.”
“problem is not his back. it’s a broken heart. he needs to get over her. i mean, he’s not the first guy to lose his girl.”
“you are someone famous.”
“i hope i never get better.”
“i want to stay here with you.”
“he’s not my friend either.”
“i don’t want to be a bandit.”
“it’s the best part of the story, and since you’re leaving soon, i’d hate for you to spend your whole life … wondering how it turned out.”
“i think he stole it from me.”
“i’ve been on a quest for revenge.”
“i’ve fallen in love with you. but i am consumed with revenge. i’m not a man who can be loved.”
“when i fall asleep, you gotta go. and don’t come back tomorrow.”
“i don’t want you to see me like this.”
“no, i don’t want to make them kiss.”
“i want to look at you until i die.”
“what a mystery this world. one day you love them and the next day … you want to kill them a thousand times over.”
“i’m glad i never kissed you.”
“it says all that on that little locket?”
“first, marriage. and then they can kiss.”
“no wonder the bag was so heavy.”
“yeah. my daughter from a previous marriage.”
“i didn’t recognise you because you have teeth.”
“will you shut up, already?”
“i’ve had enough of you!”
“maybe one day you can take me and introduce me to your friend [name].”
“he’s very sad. he’s lost his girlfriend. he needs to sleep.”
“i’m sure they’re taking very good care of him.”
“that is your responsibility and this is how you treat it.”
“to get better, you gotta have the will and your own desire to live.”
“i heard. everybody’s heard.you’re famous.”
“yeah, they’re angry. but not at you.”
“i didn’t tell anybody about our secret.”
“i should go. you need your rest.”
“the story was just a trick to get you to do something for me.”
“there’s no happy ending with me.”
“she was just pretending to love you.”
“they’re going to find out I’m a fraud!”
“i don’t like this! i don’t like this story.”
“why are you killing everybody?”
“no, but wait a little. wait, please!”
“you are making this up.”
“i want you to see how pathetic he really is.”
“for god’s sakes, the water’s only waist-high.”
“how pathetic! look at him!”
“there’s nothing left for him.”
“she’ll survive. she’s young.”
“it’s okay. it’s all right. it’s over now.”
“you do realise it was all a test to see if you truly loved me, don’t you?”
“i’m not feeling very well.”
“we’re a strange pair, aren’t we?”
“did i just miss something?”
