dialogue prompts from moon and the mars by kia corthron.
talking to yourself again?
we donāt need good. we need quiet.
love your neighbor, but donāt let āem swindle you.
you sure got the gift of gab.
thank you for your all-important wisdom.
who would want to come live here?
you know what else is thicker than water? mud.
i like to pray by myself.
how come youāre standing in the rain?
the rich arenāt used to being inconvenienced.
the haves are afraid of becoming a āhave lessā.
i could go without your cheekiness.
our job is to survive, first.
luck, and milk, both eventually go bad.
youāre old enough to keep a secret.
the way the world is, i think anyone not blind or evil must be a little crazy.
thereās only one way to win in this world: beat them at their own game.
you are the grandest medicine to start the day.
i donāt want anyone to see me like this.
i thought things were getting better. iād convinced myself.
we must not despair, but demand repair.
iām not impulsive, iām decisive.
when we bring our minds and spirits together, we are a powerful force.
do you have everything you need?
youāre worth your weight in gold.
shame is a heavy load for someone so small.
whoever comes back from war calm and content, theyāre the mad ones.
donāt spread ugly rumors, even if they are true.
be as harsh as truth, and as uncompromising as justice.
you donāt need to be blood-related to be family.
iāve kept you waiting long enough.
thereās easier ways to get through life than letting people know all your business.
death in war is not tidy and dignified, but macabre and ugly.
thatās what growing up is: scars that scab, but donāt ever really heal.
you look more like ____ every time i see you.
if you wanted me to have the information, you would have given it to me.
love is blind, and blind is dangerous.
i was there all the time. with you.
i was pretty shocked to get your letter, out of the blue.
let me go ahead and tell you, iāll be very angry if you say youāre sorry. iām not sorry.
were you ever mended? ever whole?
i thought it might be a nice day to see my old friend.
youāre two heads smarter than everybody else. you always were.
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