GOD HELP THE GIRL SENTENCE STARTERS : lyrics taken from the musical film god help the girl (2014). previously this was split into three parts, this is just all together for one big list.
"i'm bored out of my mind."
"i'm bored out of my mind, too sick to even care."
"i'll take a little walk. nobody's going to know."
"i made a story up in my head."
"if anybody would ask, i'm going to a seminar."
"i'm a genius, i'm a prodigy. a demon at maths and science."
"if you gotta grow up some time, you have to do it on your own."
"i don't think i could stand to be stuck."
"if you want to find out, find out.”
"there is no way i'm looking for a boyfriend."
"there is no way i'm looking for a scene."
"i'll fend attention off, i keep to myself."
"some nights i really like to lie awake."
"the dawn will touch me in a way a person could never touch."
"you have been warned, i'm born to be contrary."
"i wrote from right to left."
"teacher never cared for me."
"preacher said a prayer for me."
"god help the girl, she needs all the help she can get."
"s/he needs all the help s/he can get."
"i'll leave the chocolate hidden in the fridge."
"please stop me there, i'm even boring myself."
"if they gave me a sign i'd think about it for a week, i'd build it up and then i'd turn them down."
"i got out of bed and came here for adventure."
"dog, if you could speak, you'd know what to do."
"simply turn around and run."
"s/he was awkward, i was tongue tied."
"how should i wear my problem hair? my dirty, no good problem hair?"
"i know i wasn't looking after myself."
"grow up you're nearly [age]."
"what happened when you were a child?"
"will a friendly smile suffice?"
"are you calm?"
"is your heartbeat racing?"
"is this your soul you're facing?"
"for thirty pounds, i'll listen to your stories."
"i'll listen to your tale and give you some advice."
"i was an ace when i was young."
"as a confidant i'm quite reliable."
"think i'll wait 'till half past eight to dress myself divine."
"ten thirty, i'm in rags."
"take an interest in me. why must i beg for a drink?"
"please step back and think."
"a lover with the candour of a friend."
"they're playing a decent song at last."
"i think i'll have to dance with [name]."
"[name] dances madly like a boxing kangaroo."
"i'm all alone."
"some bloody holiday."
"i picked the soundtrack with immaculate care."
"i am a literate girl."
"i made a daisy-chain from phrase verse and punctuation."
"i think it's down to leaving meat out of my diet."
"as a rule, i won't buy it cause it's cruel."
"i will give in to lust."
"i'll take a dose, i don't mind trying."
"my room faces north, but the sun's in the south."
"whatever that's worth."
"like an ostrich, i lived with my head in the sand."
"i learned to stifle the shouts and the outrage i'm feeling deep down."
"i am getting to love my freedom."
"the definitive nail in my social coffin."
"i blame all the boffins for making me fail."
"i am open to dark surprises."
"i'll barter my freedom."
"i don't want commitment. i don't want drama."
"i don't want commitment. i don't want drama. i just want your jeans."
"i'm a down and dusky blonde."
"i need a friend and i choose you."
"the truth is crushing like a heel."
"i will forget the kiss."
"it's a drag that you're getting old."
"i read a book a day like an apple."
"a woman does not live by the printed word."
"forgive yourself and eat."
"when i needed someone i chose you."
"i always wonder how things could've been."
"spend every second day just dreaming how the first one ought to be."
"my dream was realised, but i was sleeping."
"just lie still, you'll feel better."
"what happened? i want to go home."
"where am i, what have i got on?"
"you say that, but how do you know?"
"who are you, what do you want?"
"i love you not made up."
"you've got a nice face."
"you wear it better than me."
"you came onto the scene like an energetic beam."
"all the guys have been bent by your mesmerising gaze."
"what's a girl s'posed to do?"
"i'm going to leave this town."
"i've had it with this."
"i've had it with you."
"at least look at me when i say that we're through."
HALLMARK INSPIRED PLOTS : here’s a list of hallmark movie channel related plots. these are very general ideas & can be set just about anywhere. feel free to mix & match as well !!
a big city lawyer reunites with and old flame as they return home to help out at their family’s failing business.
a career oriented chef runs into a single parent and their child on their way to a blind date.
a down on their luck writer inherits a home from an unknown relative where they meet a dog, then the dog’s hot owner — who just happens to be their neighbor.
a happy-go-lucky baker enters the town's baking contest for some good fun, but ends up going toe to toe with their ruthless competitor who really really needs the prize money.
an enthusiastic corporate employee who is with the wrong person meets a skeptic to love as the former tries to takeover the town for their employer.
a geeky person hires their old high school crush to be their dating ‘coach’, but after spending all that time together the coach realizes their feelings for the other.
person a is tired of being the only single one over the holidays so they hired person b over the internet for some no strings attached fake dating.
with all flights canceled and hotel rooms booked up, an unlikely pair decide to make the most of the small town they’re stuck in.
the small town’s festivities are on the brink of ruin unless muse a and muse b can someone pull off a miracle with their combined efforts.
BONUS — any of the above except make it during Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine’s Day or any holiday you’d like.
EVIL SENTENCE STARTERS : quotes taken from s01e01, ‘pilot’ of the cbs television show evil (2019-).
“i like houses when they’re empty.”
“i mean, that’s a bit simplistic, isn’t it? killing them because i like space?”
“who’d you stab first?”
“you think this guy’s possessed?”
“what happened to your arm?”
“the oven’s out, so we’re getting grubhub instead.”
“don’t poison them against their father.”
“i swear, i’m gonna take that money i still owe you and burn it on my lawn.”
“the church has backlog of about 500,000 requests for exorcisms and miracle appraisals.”
“my colleague and i are hired by the church to investigate unexplained phenomenon and to recommend whether there should be an exorcism or further research.”
“she thinks he’s possessed.”
“i don’t believe in all that…”
“see, the problem with my job is that possession looks a lot like insanity and insanity looks a lot like possession.”
“how much do you pay?”
“i shook him, but he didn’t wake up.”
“he always talked to himself, but this time someone talked back.”
“what did this voice sound like?”
“the theory is that an infestation leads to a possession.”
“first the demon takes over the house, and then it takes over the person.”
“first the demon takes over the house, and then it takes over the person. supposedly.”
“i don’t need to check every broomstick to know that broomsticks don’t fly.”
“i decided to drop out and travel the world, and the farther i got from america, the more i realized how little i knew.”
“the farther i got from america, the more i realized how little i knew.”
“most of life, the most interesting parts, don’t repeat.”
“the most dangerous situations are never the ones you’d think.”
“your eyes are open. that’s a weird way to dream.”
“i’m [age] years old, so what’s the point?!”
“i’m working with someone who’s looking into demonic possession and its affect on crime.”
“everything i do, i quit.”
“sometimes the devil just says things to provoke.”
HUBIE HALLOWEEN SENTENCE STARTERS : quotes taken from 2020 netflix film hubie halloween.
“special delivery for mr. loon e. tunes.”
“halloween’s upon us!”
“hey you missed. the yolk’s on you.”
“i’m making the kids’ costumes out of tinfoil 'cause i’m old school.”
“i hope you get more tricks than treats.”
“i saw [name] buying suspiciously massive amounts of eggs and toliet paper.”
“but it doesn’t take sherlock holmes to deduce malicious intent.”
“to me, that’s a great deal, but it’s also a riot waiting to happen.”
“i got a lot of real issues on my plate.”
“nothing broken, physically speaking.”
“we gotta expect a scare here or there.”
“it’s kind of like a swiss army thermos. i made it when i was in the scouts.”
“if you ever hear some commotion coming from my house, it’s nothing to be concerned about.”
“did that darn skeleton frighten you again?”
“this town is making you so jittery.”
“i think boner’s another word for a mistake.”
“i think boner’s another word for a mistake. like, i made a big boner in math class.”
“you’re gonna have to find that bravery that’s deep within you.”
“you can’t have candy for breakfast, but you can sprinkle some on top of your cereal.”
“only one day a year you get to show your ex what he’s missin’.”
“you can say a lot of things about me, but i was never a nerd.”
“people die every day, dummy. they don’t skip holidays.”
“the spooky vibes are gettin’ heavy, baby.”
“well, take it from me. nice matters.”
“it’s gonna be a full moon, so the monsters will be out.”
“i know what it’s like when the spooky fun gets outta hand.”
“i had this nightmare. i was talking to an idiot.”
“can i borrow your gun? i assure you you can arrest me right afterwards.”
“you’re always thinking of everyone else, never thinking of yourself. but i guess that’s why you’re a hero.”
“the power of observation, the ability to blend in. that’s you in a nutshell.”
“i don’t have an internet, so i’m not up on my latest abbreviations.”
“is the fight over? did i win?”
“there’s a time and a place for hijinks!”
“not sure what’s happening in this creepy town, but sounds like a good idea to cuddle up with someone special and enjoy the last half hour of halloween under the covers.”
“hope that whoever you’re cuddling isn’t a madman.”
“to be honest with you, you don’t look like the way i was picturing you.”
THERE’S SOMEONE INSIDE YOUR HOUSE SENTENCE STARTERS : quotes taken from the 2017 novel ‘there’s someone inside your house’ by stephanie perkins. this is a horror / slasher novel so be aware of the following triggers: mentions of death, gore, & swearing.
“who needs common sense when you have ambition?”
“if i had the money, i’d buy the professional-grade stuff myself.”
“i felt like such a bitch, but god. i couldn’t take it anymore.”
“no one would ever call you a bitch.”
“i heard her throat was slit in three places.”
“isn’t it weird how the moment someone dies everyone becomes her bestest friend?”
“why don’t you watch normal television?”
“are you plotting to kill us?”
“so, why were you laughing at me?”
“parents are the fucking worst, you know?”
“i think you feel slighted, which means there’s been a misunderstanding.”
“he can, you know . . . get things. information.”
“yeah, there’s this real asshole who works there.”
“see? i’ve always told you, you’re crazy.”
“the killer probably took a lot of pleasure in the act.”
“like . . . dead cartoon eyes?”
“well. clearly nothing happened, because i’m standing right here.”
“how much experience would you say that you have with a knife?”
“but what does one do with a corn pit?”
“at the time, i had a massive crush on raven-symoné.”
“ugh. everything is the worst.”
“i reached the genius and original conclusion that life was shit.”
“in that particular brush with death, i had my clothes on.”
RICHARD PECK SENTENCE STARTERS : quotes taken from various novels written by richard peck. novels included are: the best man (2016), ghosts i have been (2001), a year down yonder (2002), are you in the house alone? (2000), and a long way from chicago (2004).
“he seems to know where i am all the time, especially when i’m by myself.”
“i’m being bothered by somebody.”
“anyone who thinks small towns are friendlier than big cities lives in a big city.”
“never trust an ugly woman. she’s got a grudge against the world.”
“if you’re going to read minds, start with a simple one.”
“to turn me ladylike might have rendered me useless and possibly ornamental. then i would not be able to fend for myself.”
“to turn me ladylike might have rendered me useless and possibly ornamental. “
“then i would not be able to fend for myself.”
“we thought he was weird. he thought we were weird. it was great.”
“i was too young to know how much a dangerous man interests a good woman.”
“i have always said a good dress will cover up any flaw.”
“the truth is too much for some people and too little for others.”
“i don’t feel like staying home alone. i don’t want to.”
“how did you have the nerve?”
“you’re someplace where i can’t find you.”
“this is why people take the law into their own hands.”
“you really have gotten yourself into a mess, haven’t you?”
SABRINA: FRIENDS FOREVER SENTENCE STARTERS : quotes taken from the 2002 animated film sabrina the teenage witch: friends forever.
“here’s the deal. if you’re anything like me, and let’s both hope you’re not, you’ve probably found yourself wondering 'hey, why can’t i be this way instead of that way?’”
“maybe i’d have more friends if i were such and such and not whatever.”
“my name’s [name] and i’m a witch — more or less, give or take.”
“sometimes i don’t know what i am.”
“i’m counting calories… of course, those kind of calories don’t count.”
“a witch uses magic wisely.”
“what’s gonna happen when they find out i’m not all the witch i could be?”
“they’ll know the minute they see i can’t fly.”
“there’s miss stench! and miss fetid! and miss reek!”
“a witch is true to her friends.”
“a witch is true to herself.”
“some will fail to become true witches.”
“you didn’t think i’d let you go somewhere as cool as witch school alone, did you?”
“spell of energy, spell of wisdom, spell of transmogrification.”
“spell it? i can’t even say it.”
“don’t want to be late for cauldron class.”
“if you need me, i’ll be here… starving.”
“eye of newt and sumac vine, mugwort, henbane, tamarind. what are the next ingredients?”
“could she be any weirder?”
“i’m a little stiff, that’s all.”
“i’m a little stiff that’s all… from that accident on the broomstick.”
“i’ll stay down here where it’s soft.”
“i think she’s a half-witch.”
“she’s always reading, like it doesn’t come natural.”
“that’s why you came? to make sure i’d keep my lips zipped?”
“how can you sleep at a time like this?”
“jar of heartlessness, just for you. guaranteed to turn you selfish, mean, and uncaring.”