starters from the 2002 movie Treasure Planet. Change pronouns as needed.
“Little did they suspect they were pursued by pirates”
“and the most feared of all these pirates was the notorious [name]”
“I thought you were asleep an hour ago.”
“I was just getting to the best part.”
“Oh, can those eyes get any bigger?”
“[name] and their band of renegades swooped in out of nowhere”
“and then, gathering their spoils, vanished without a trace.”
“[name]’s secret trove was never found”
“It’s been a madhouse here all morning”
“What brings you here curious little one? Are your parents around?”
“ah yes, deplorable–uh! adorable!”
“This constitutes a violation of their probation”
“It’s been hard enough keeping this place afloat by myself”
“I just don’t want to see you throw away your future.”
“Managing it? I’m at the end of my rope.”
“Uh, come on, give me your arm.”
“This is it! the answer to all our problems.”
“I’ll use my savings to finance the expedition.”
“Okay you’re both grounded.”
“I’m gonna set things right.”
“I don’t want to lose you.”
“You know what they say! Familiarity breeds, well, contempt, but in our case–”
“lets just find the ship, okay?”
“Nasty business but I won’t bore you with my scars.”
“You know I don’t mean a word of it.”
“I said something rather good this morning before coffee.”
“A ludicrous parcel of driveling galoots”
“There’s no finer officer in this or any galaxy”
“So that’s where you was hiding!”
“Too bad my nose works just fine”
“cabin boys should mind their own business”
“Thank heavens for little miracles”
“Didn’t anyone teach you to pick your fights more carefully?”
“They weren’t exactly singing my praises when I left home.”
“You give up a few things, chasing a dream.”
“Look, don’t you get it?! l screwed up! For two seconds, l thought that maybe… l could do something right, but–”
“Now, you listen to me, [name] You got the makings of greatness in ya…”
“I hope I’m there catching some of the light that coming of ya that day,”
“next thing you know they’ll be saying I’ve gone soft.”
“I cozied up to the kid to keep ‘em off our scent!”
“touching and talking, that’s my two big no-no’s”
“l mean, I am a doctor, but I’m not that kind of doctor. l have a doctorate. It’s not the same thing. You can’t help people with a doctorate. You just sit there, and you’re useless.”
“that’s a good plan. I like that plan.”
“You’re just like me. You hate to lose.”
“Oh, a mind is a terrible thing to lose.”
“I feel like such a useless weakling with abnormally thin wrists.”
“Just a lifelong obsession. I’ll get over it.”
“Hey! You hugged me back!”
“Oh I promised myself I wouldn’t cry”
“look at ya, glowing like a solar fire. You’re something special, [name]. You’re gonna rattle the stars, you are.”