— sentence starters : a softer world.
‘ i am learning to appreciate the simple things, like you. ’
‘ we carry our own loneliness with us. ’
‘ let them hate me, so long as they fear me. ’
‘ i am surprised more suicide notes don’t just say ‘ no thank you ’. ’
‘ everyone should have a contingency plan for when the dead rise. mine is to see my brother again. ’
‘ even monsters are welcome when your home feels empty. ’
‘ live every day like it’s your second last. ’
‘ my five year plan is to maybe go out for ice cream this afternoon? ’
‘ wherever you go, there you are, murdering more people. ’
‘ there are two types of love: true love, and the love we actually get. ’
‘ i don’t want to die alone, which i guess means i don’t want to die. ’
‘ you are never here. you are always almost there. ’
‘ you miss 100 percent of the shots you take at people who aren’t really there. ’
‘ i only miss 92% of the shots i don’t take. no big deal. ’
‘ i am so tired of taking everyone’s word for it that money doesn’t buy happiness. ’
‘ when you get that look, nobody is safe. it’s why i first fell in love with you. ’
‘ things are easier since i stopped dreaming. ’
‘ i don’t wish i were dead, but some time off from being alive would be nice. ’
‘ i cannot see where i want to go, only that i want the going. ’
‘ it’s not you, it’s me. it’s both of us. actually, it’s your dad. it feels good to admit that. ’
‘ there are so many hours in a day. ’
‘ you and me will die the way we lived, telling ourselves stories to make it mean something. ’
‘ when someone tells you you are wasting your life, smile real wide, and suggest they be grateful that you don’t waste theirs next. ’
‘ it’s the little things that keep us going. like violence. ’
‘ some friends you see every day, and some friends you see when there’s blood in the air. you need both. ’
‘ you either die a hero or live long enough to die from alzheimer’s. ’
‘ roses are red, violets are blue, you can do whatever you want to me. ’
‘ i used to think being intelligent was enough. ’
‘ i don’t know what the fuck true love even is, but i do want to hang out with you for basically the rest of my life. ’
‘ fake happiness beats genuine misery. ’
‘ relationships work best if we are honest about not wanting to know the truth. ’
‘ i’m pretty sure the mysterious depths of the ocean is a metaphor for this conversation. does it ever end? ’
‘ everyone smiles at us, like we’re the cutest couple. let’s do something wrong. ’
‘ at my worst, i worry you’ll realize you deserve better. at my best, i worry you won’t. ’
‘ happiness is not a house where you can live. ’
