House of Cards sentence starters
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âI have no patience for useless things.â
âWeâre in the same boat now. Take care not to tip it over. I can only save one of us from drowning.â
âWeâre in a very gray area. Ethically. Legally. Which Iâm okay with.â
âWhat a martyr craves more than anything is a sword to fall on.â
âNobody can hear you. Nobody cares about you. Nothing will come of this.â
âI know all about hate. It starts in your gut, deep down here, where it stirs and churns. And then it rises.â
âYou havenât earned the right to be treated as an adult.â
âSo you think when a woman asks to be treated with respect, thatâs arrogance?â
âYou donât want to work anywhere youâre not willing to get fired from.â
âTreading water is the same as drowning, for people like you and me.â
âLove of family: most politicians are permanently chained to that slogan, family values. But when you cozy up to hookers and I find out, I will make that hypocrisy hurt.â
âHe believes that if a fridge falls off a minivan, you better swerve out of its way. I believe itâs the fridgeâs job to swerve out of mine.â
âJust making an observation.â
âAre you letting pride cloud your judgment?â
âIâm the only person who believes in you, but maybe thatâs one too many.â
âMaybe they were right. Maybe you are worthless.â
âI promise youâll never be bored.â
âHe was the only one who understood me. He didnât put me on some pedestal.â
âThe most youâll ever make of yourself is blowing men like me.â
âI can smell the cock on your breath from here.â
âHeâd never go for you. Youâre too intimidating.â
âIâve been doing this a long time. I know when Iâve scraped all the shit off the shoe.â
âDo you get off on this or something?â
âThereâs no better way to overpower a trickle of doubt than with a flood of naked truth.â
âI have to put fear in other people.â
âI have to be ruthless, because failure is not an option.â
âIâm not going to lie. I despise children. There. Iâve said it.â
âEverything is about sex. Except sex. Sex is about power.â
âIf I didnât think you were such a liability to yourself, I might even like you.â
âI have zero tolerance for betrayal, which they will soon indelibly learn.â
âWhen did that happen?â
âYou donât understand. Iâm not afraid of you anymore.â
âIâve known everything from the beginning.â
âIâm not here to punish you or to tell you to stop. I just thought I should open those big bright eyes.â
âI wanted to be significant.â
âI envy your free spirit, and Iâm attracted to it, but not all of us have that luxury.â
âYou had a choice. You chose not to be free.â
âSuccess is a mixture of preparation and luck.â
âDecisions based on emotion arenât decisions, at all. Theyâre instincts. Which can be of value.â
âHe doesnât measure his wealth in private jets, but purchased souls.â
âOf all the things I hold in high regards, rules are not one of them.â
âYou have a reputation for pragmatism.â
âYou canât purchase loyalty. Not the sort I have in mind. If you want to earn my loyalty, then you have to offer yours in return.â
âNow, the humane way to do it is to make it quick.â
âI took a chance, showed up at your house and placed myself at your feet.â
âI have been fearless. But, you know what? Iâm really fucking scared this time.â
âGrief demands an answer, but sometimes there isnât one.â
âIf we never did anything we shouldnât do, weâd never feel good about doing the things we should.â
âItâs personal for me now. I donât have a choice, but you still do.â
âStick a knife in its heart and put an apple in its mouth, I wonât shed a tear.â
âThere is no sacred ground for the conquered.â
âYou may have all the money, but I have all the men with guns.â
âYouâre nothing. Youâre a parasite.â
âIâm not who you want to be your poster girl.â
âIâve never thought higher of her than I do at this moment.â
âDo you think Iâm a hypocrite? Well, you should. I wouldnât disagree with you.â
âI ainât one for lookinâ back. Eyes ahead.â
âFrom the lionâs den to a pack of wolves. When youâre fresh meat, kill and throw them something fresher.â
âI donât know whether to be proud or terrified. Perhaps both.â
âSeduce him, give him your heart. Cut it out and put it in his fucking hands.â
âIâve done what I have to do. Now you do what you have to do.â
âI said I would take the fall for you. And now I give you the means to make that happen.â
âPower is better than money, for as long as it lasts. But it never lasts.â
âWhat is wrong with you?! Why canât you just leave me be?!â
âAll you have ever done is fuck up my life!â
âSuch a waste of talent.â
âDiscuss is probably the wrong word. They talk while I sit quietly and imagine their lightly salted faces frying in a skillet.â
âMoney is the McMansion in Sarasota that starts falling apart after ten years, power is the old stone building that stands for centuries. I cannot respect someone who does not see the difference.â
âMoments like this require someone who will act. To do the unpleasant thing. The necessary thing.â
âThere are two kinds of pain. The sort of pain that makes you strong. Or useless pain. The sort of pain thatâs only suffering.â
âLetâs make him suffer.â