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ROBIN HOOD. sentences from the 1991 film change pronouns as necessary

what's the hurry?

save me.

do you know the punishment for poaching the king's deer twice?

who do you think you are?

he's a useful member of our community.

i order you to leave this man be.

my pleasures are my secret.

why don't you and your men hunt down some little children that have been sniffing the king's flowers? you can pluck their noses off one by one.

you have insulted his guest.

i thought that all you cared about was the next wench and the next drink.

i have to order you to be flogged.

climb down from your high horse.

you made him look a fool.

she's heir to a great fortune.

just who are they practicing to kill?

next time you feel righteous indignation, you do the heroic thing.

don't let him see you looking!

i am not to be treated like a common thief.

i demand a trial by combat.

i'll kill him.

what would you know about honor?

i thought you were noble.

let us bow to the miracle of change.

i'm starved.

how are you at walking backwards?

careful, he doesn't like being called names.

i just follow him around and bury all the people that call him names.

we're outlawed, nowhere to go.

you've got a twinkle in your eye.

stop drooling.

i don't like that name.

well, aren't i the popular one?

heads i win, tails you lose.

how does an honest thief come to know such things?

i certainly am not regretting our happy meeting.

i was just beginning to enjoy the chase.

you've sunk down to your true level.

some wounds never heal.

how are the wedding plans?

what are you going to do with me? tie me up?

have you ever been lashed before?

i've never had someone make me beg them to stop.

what could i offer to the man who has everything?

don't play with me.

you're so handsome when you're angry.

nothing like an abbot on his ass to make one's day.

i hate chickens.

shall i bless you now, or when you're dead?

color makes me look like a witch.

if you think it's lovely, it must be terrible.

he has no taste.

i will not wear this in public.

i am not used to begging.

i don't want you.

and what kind of fruit are you to be falling from a tree?

what are you spying on?

i've sinned a whole lot and i'm doing it again.

the people are penniless.

is it a woman?

it's a trap!

your story is beautiful.

don't argue, run for your life!

what a time to ask philosophical questions.

i'm just a lusty youth with a swagger and an eye for the girls.

do you like me like this?

cozy in there, isn't it?

i've never met an englishman who could resist a bad joke.

stop taking stupid risks.

i don't know what to say, but i feel guilty.

it's no good trying to be nice to your peasants.

it's nothing to what i'm going to do to you.

they expect us to wait here for them like frightened rabbits.

you are a foolish, brutal man.

you're a woman of great appetite.

please, i'm dying, a priest!

you have played your last trick.

i will not marry to symbolize a peace or ratify a treaty.

you make the may tree blossom and the bees buzz in my breast.

you bring springtime to my heart.

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i won't lie to you guys i did not realize so many people followed me here

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NETTLE & BONE, PART IV. sentences from the novel by t. kingfisher. change pronouns as needed!

this one is old, but she has grudges.

your rage does not impress me.

forgotten your name, have you?

it happens, kings and commoners alike.

did you murder them?

does that shock you?

do you not know who i am?

do not think that i will acknowledge you.

imagine being here all this time.

injustice and a desire for revenge age the body, but they keep the soul going halfway to forever.

did an echo just tell us to run?

do ghostly echoes have our best interests at heart?

you have no power over us.

when you're lost in the woods, stay put.

i thought i'd lost you.

bad dead. no treat.

i'm glad you're all amused.

i fainted for a bit.

i do not allow the living to serve the dead forever.

do you think i wouldn't beg for another person's life?

i am older and greater than you.

i can carry you on my back if need be.

i do not know how many minutes we have.

my sense of timing is not working well, but i think we may be very close to running out of it.

i suspect that i will die very soon in any event.

i have never done you a kindness.

we are a long, long way from your beloved dead.

i have to go be impressive.

why am i being made a fool of in my own palace?

this is the gift i give you.

i only wish i'd realized what she had planned.

this was a cunning trap, well laid.

that was astoundingly well done.

what the hell do i do now?

you moved first, and that matters.

i'll do what i can, but i don't know if i can spare his life.

i'm sorry i couldn't do it sooner.

i kept imagining voices.

everyone was very impressed.

i found that i did not want to die.

did they torture you?

evil magic could flow through her like a river in full flood.

you need to train him to sit somewher else.

it's been awhile since any man wanted to dive into my cleavage.

i was in that box too long.

someone will remember seeing me.

she doesn't mean to be cruel.

i always expected i'd go with you.

i'll want someone to talk to who isn't grumpy.

maybe you and i could not go home together?

i think i would like that very much.

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NETTLE & BONE, PART III. sentences from the novel by t. kingfisher. change pronouns as needed!

it's not a bad room.

people love to gossip about the royal family.

you were being held in reserve.

she was so beautiful. and so kind.

i saw myself so clearly that i did not see him at all.

i don't have children, so far as i know.

you're skilled at cursing.

you're a poor liar.

who was your mother, really?

that's a terrible thing to do.

you are giving up your power in order to be liked.

i am giving up my power in order to be decent.

if warriors are allowed to stop killing people and bang their swords into plowshares, i ought to be allowed to keep chickens and give children good health and not curse them.

the world can go hang.

i do not talk about my chickens to other people.

why do gods always want you to walk to them?

most people want gods to be close enough to get them if you want them, but not have them breathing down your neck all the time.

are you a weaver?

i will give you something.

was there something in the tea?

this is getting worse and worse.

immortality is wretched, but you can always make the best of it.

take off your shirt.

they may fire me tomorrow.

did the great heroes do laundry? you'd think after slaying a hundred men, they'd need a good wash.

you have to let people enjoy it.

how does the queen fare?

i can fret. i intend to!

a good fret is balm for the soul.

there's always a haunted quarry.

you look as if you're afraid the universe is ashamed of you.

i never could sleep the night before a battle.

is there going to be a battle?

i don't feel calm or brave.

will we have to fight the dead?

it cannot hurt you now.

people get to choose.

you cannot help people who do not want help.

you can't force someone to do what you think is best for them. well, you can. but they don't appreciate it and most of the time it turns out that you were wrong.

why do you expect a man that tortures his wife to be sensible?

my dead were all sensible people in the ground.

do they believe in hell, up here?

i hate to walk on them.

if i could find a damn ghost, i could just ask.

these are too quiet and too long dead.

we need younger corpses.

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NETTLE & BONE, PART II. sentences from the novel by t. kingfisher. change pronouns as needed!

if a fox shows up looking for you, we'll have a proper fairy tale.

fairy tales are hard on bystanders.

i'd rather not dance myself to death in iron shoes.

do you have a name?

what do you wish me to call you?

you don't have to stay with us.

you aren't a prisoner anymore.

do we have time for me to wash?

there was nothing i could do, within the law.

a lord's word is law.

i could let him walk free with blood on his hands, or deal justice with blood on mine.

that was a sad story.

it was a cruel place.

i deserved my captivity.

you must warn me if there are any customs that i do not know that will lead us all into difficulty.

does he deserve to die?

you claim to speak with the dead?

people who won't shut up in life rarely shut up in death.

the dead are there, whether you believe in them or not.

you do not believe in ghosts, yet would you desecrate a grave?

you are still wrong. but you are wrong in an interesting way.

don't get smart.

this isn't your problem.

you could have died!

no one is dead, and let us get out of here while that's still true.

tea would be a kindness.

you have saved many lives.

i didn't think there was any magic in the family.

this one has a hole in it.

have you ever tried to curse?

no armies of the dead, then.

we're here for a straightforward regicide.

i did not mean to distress you.

it's all just a little overwhelming, isn't it?

i don't have much money left.

i'm not kidnapping children.

i realize we're working for a higher cause here, but i have to draw the line.

you sure you don't want a pickle instead?

i need a live fowl at once.

it's like jelly sliding down a bowl!

we may be poor, but we're not dirty.

we can't stay here!

listen to how normal i sound.

you drained yourself down to nothing.

i don't know how to take care of a chicken.

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NETTLE & BONE, PART I. sentences from the novel by t. kingfisher. change pronouns as needed!

i could sit here for the rest of my life.

i'd like to see anyone do better.

i hope that's enough.

what does a dog know about resurrection?

i should have brought it a bone.

i hate you and i hope you die.

it doesn't have to make sense.

people just die.

i just feel like something's going to go wrong.

no accounting for taste.

it will be over soon.

you care very much about this.

i don't know what it is, but it isn't good.

are you in love or pregnant?

you're as jittery as a grasshopper.

i'm out of ideas.

i need a spell.

does he have the rank to get away with it?

the dead could help you.

she knows too many things.

i'm not getting any younger.

do you know why you set someone an impossible task?

the gods save us all from heroes.

lots of people deserve to die. not everybody deserves to be a killer.

that's not a task for mortals who want to keep their hearts.

this is a fool's errand, and we'll probably all die.

are you asking me or telling me?

there's a long list of people i'd like to bite.

don't test me.

have i given you any indication that i joke about anything?

how did you get a demon in a chicken?

don't stare, but don't look away if someone looks at you.

show as little weakness as you can.

agree to nothing and accept nothing until you know the price.

i wasn't birthed yesterday.

are you human?

what does it cost me?

is your demon for sale?

this is not the time or the place.

it will take as many as it takes.

am i free of that place?

it isn't safe to linger.

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A MATTER OF TIME. prompts from the 2025 album by laufey. change pronouns as needed!

swore i'd never do this again.

i know it's irrational, but at least i'm self aware.

my head's a wild place.

nothing brings me fear like meeting with my destiny.

i've said too much.

quite the job you've done on me.

i'm hallucinating.

you've become my whole world.

i don't think i'm pretty.

it's not up for debate.

mirrors tell lies.

the world is a sick place.

the world is a sick place, at least for a girl.

i'll never have enough of it.

what happened that year?

i think about you always.

i wish i could tell him about us.

there's not a single day where i didn't wish we were better.

i wish you well.

i wish like hell you hadn't lied.

we could be fine.

you make me nervous.

take my sincere apology.

will you break the spell?

you signed up for one hell of a one man show.

aren't you sorry that you fell?

i'm waiting for you to see the things that are wrong with me.

i've been falling into bad habits.

when you go to hell, i'll go there with you too.

no one ever called me sweet.

i met you at the worst time.

the whole town is talking about how you've fallen in love.

i'm just a jester.

i'll never be him.

it almost killed me.

your smile still kills the same.

i lay my sword down for fate.

i didn't need the reminder of things i've done wrong.

throw me a lifeline.

i almost drowned.

i should've chased you.

i should be who you're engaged to.

i give in.

it's too little, way too late.

hold up your chin.

nothing worth having has come to me easily.

i miss the wind.

don't let go of me.

are you tired?

you think you're so misunderstood.

you won't be missed.

does your mother even know?

i should congratulate you.

you're tragic as fuck.

that's just tough luck.

hear my story.

the truths you will uncover will knock you on your knees.

i gave myself up.

i lost sight of all my dignity.

i wanted to please you.

i can't fix you.

you think you're so poetic.

you're quite pathetic.

what a poser.

did you ever stop and give a wonder to just who you were talking to?

get the fuck out of my atmosphere.

there's nothing left to see now.

i'm my worst enemy.

it's just a matter of time.

prepare for the impact.

brace your heart.

i swear that one day, i'll marry you.

why won't it go through?

it's a special of mine to cause disaster.

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THE GALLOWS POLE : PART IV assorted sentences from the novel by benjamin myers. change pronouns as needed!

this man does not give up.

i suppose you'll be wanting to come in and take a look around then.

i have a warrant.

you know it's not ale i'm after.

there are rats amongst us.

no bribes can buy this man.

do you know what that means?

we share our gains with our people because they are our people.

fuck the lawman.

no chains so strong, no cell so strong, no noose so tight to kill us all.

you have shown me another way.

in this short time you have made me rich in mind and heart.

i would rather die fighting than live long and prosperous on my knees.

i will smash every one of them.

i know of none better at splitting and breaking bones.

there is something of the stalking animal about you.

i'll snap his neck like winter kindling.

i'm good with wood.

with these hands i can craft just about anything.

the trees taught me every lesson i need to know.

an honest coin for honest work.

bad things are afoot.

this is no joking matter.

it's good for your bones to know the cold young.

you are late.

it's not for the likes of you.

be very careful with those words.

these woods are dense and dark.

no one would know.

this is not a fair game that you play.

he is not known for his mercy.

to tamper with a horse is the act of cowards.

you have the look and words of one who has the gallows in his eyes.

this is the talk of old crones.

are our pockets not full?

kings don't give up.

kings get dragged off the throne.

no good can come of it.

we'll burn them to cinders.

are you scared?

i'll stay until this business is done.

not one man stepped in when they arrested me.

maybe they have a plan.

there's no fucking plan.

bide your time.

a river can always run deeper and wider.

i warn you to mind that tongue of yours less someone cuts it out.

the rat is me.

fetch me a drink.

you need to take those words back.

listen to me and i might just save a life.

is mine a life worth saving?

i have faith in you.

you're not going to like it.

all is mist now.

it's not a job to be taken lightly.

don't come anywhere near me.

any man who does anything for money is not to be trusted.

i have bread.

all that could be ours.

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THE GALLOWS POLE : PARTS I - III assorted sentences from the novel by benjamin myers. change pronouns as needed.

mind where you put your bloody feet.

you don't look like no bird to me.

i can't leave now.

i've a message to run.

there's secrets in these woods.

who is this you've dragged ragged to my door?

you've no business being here.

if you hate him why do you take his coin?

no man got wealthy off blood and offal.

it's as good a way to lose your hands as any.

name your gods.

the bastards are coming for us.

treason, that's what they call this enterprise.

fuck the king because you can be sure the king is already fucking you.

take out the spuds growing in your ears and listen to what i'm saying.

the only law is our law.

there's good men amongst them.

fear is the only thing that will work on them

they fear you.

what will you spend all your coin on?

coin is coin - it keeps awhile.

his face i do not like.

his heart is good though.

you'll need fresh logs.

this work is good.

the man who trusts others is the first to fall.

do you trust me?

you are more like us than you realize.

you look troubled.

i do not know the name.

he has the nose of a mole and the way of a weasel.

we can't let one man of the crown rule over fifty poor men of the soil.

you leave it be and think of other things.

you can trust me.

you'd rather persecute the poor and the needy to win favor with those that rule the land than leave them be in peace.

i tell you this much: your loyalty and ambition will be your undoing.

i didn't expect to find you down here amongst the rabble.

it's quite a job they've got you doing.

we cannot speak of this here.

that man's only crime was hunger.

they say he stole.

may the rain wash the salt from your wounds.

speak up, bog breath.

people will always need walls.

boundaries are what makes us civilized.

i don't want children.

keep talking like that and you'll see what happens.

you'll find yourself killed.

i just want what's coming to me.

my wife told me so and she does not lie.

i see shadows.

we live in a valley of shadows.

the stars speak of an ill fate.

the sun and the sky and the rain is my calendar.

life is shadows.

take my words as you see fit.

the thing about kings is they never keep the crown forever.

i share your dislike.

what i am about to say to you might mark the end of your problems.

i live with danger all day and all night.

i do not fear death.

i fear nothing.

there are questions i'll need you to answer.

i was told you were once a soldier.

would you like some water?

i do not care for water. never have.

you'll want for nothing. you'll have everything.

i'd take a good night's sleep.

a man needs meat as a pencil needs lead.

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MAYBE HAPPY ENDING. assorted lyrics from the broadway musical. change pronouns as needed!

let's see what's happening in the world.

today the air is very clear and warm.

let's enjoy the day.

there are no other options.

it's the way that it always was.

you should know by now.

things'll break somehow.

you're only made so well.

you'll be gone eventually.

that's the way that it has to be.

summer rain must turn into snow.

who says endings must be sad?

who says goodbyes aren't just routine?

seems like a normal thing to me.

don't resist the way things are.

don't forget how good it's been.

it'll be okay.

it's the only way.

you're stronger than you think.

go put the tea on.

it's you and me now.

this is where you belong.

fireflies are a special type of insect.

they only live for two months, but what a beautiful two months.

time to give it a shot.

this might even be fun.

go make it count, now.

enjoy the time you have left.

be ready with all your stuff at midnight tonight.

i'll miss every part of you.

i won't be leaving you behind.

how much shit did you pack?

now you're just describing santa.

well, what could i have said in that situation?

you just said it was my turn!

secrets are a drag.

you might've observed something fishy.

teach me to not be alone.

it takes work to not be alone.

we're getting closer.

i smell the salt in the air.

i've got nothing to fear.

not all humans look alike, that's offensive!

can you fight your programming for one second?

everything must end eventually.

i didn't see it at first.

it hurts watching people change.

i'm asking you to trust me.

i know how much a heart can break.

can you say hello?

don't you wanna stay?

do you care what you mean to me?

if i swear to look after you, will you sleep?

i'm not a sentimental person.

it's not what i'm designed for.

when you're in love, you are the loneliest.

you're never satisfied.

we should stop being in love.

nothing's better than doing nothing together.

you'll just have to do it quicker.

it's been so long since it was just the two of us.

teach me forgetting.

as endings go, it's not so bad.

is that a happy ending?

maybe we'll meet again sometime.

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DOCTOR WHO: THE THREE DOCTORS change pronouns as needed.

what exactly is this machine for?

i don't know what to make of it.

that definitely shouldn't happen.

when i tell you to run, you run.

weapons are useless.

i'm staying right here with you.

i'm the one they're after.

you were going off without me, weren't you?

nothing to do with you surprises me anymore.

i hate having to call them.

it seems strangely familiar.

i was wondering where that had got to.

we are in trouble, aren't we?

just as well i turned up.

i am he and he is me.

please be quiet.

you are being a bit dim, aren't you?

there's no need to be ungracious.

are we going to take this attitude to my music all the time?

you've been fiddling with it.

it was perfectly all right until you touched it!

if we were to leave things with you we'd be in a fine pickle, wouldn't we?

i seem to be stuck up here.

i think it was just hiccups.

what the blazes are you doing?

it's not quite as simple as that.

i'm just a temporal anomaly.

theoretically, they're dead.

we're dead.

it's not much like heaven, is it?

it seems to be your forte, confusing people.

care for a jelly baby?

i think best to music.

i'm going to try and make a break for it.

use your intelligence.

you knew your mission was dangerous.

it was your duty.

i was abandoned.

i should have been a god!

how did you manage to survive?

it pleases me to use you against them.

and if i refuse to cooperate?

it hasn't quite got the range.

who's for a swim?

oh my giddy aunt!

you'd be utterly alone forever.

i am used to solitude.

power is the only freedom that i seek.

appearances aren't everything.

stop twittering on!

there's no need to be offensive.

i couldn't possibly have done it without you.

i'm not going to sit here while they have all the fun.

please, ignore him.

he's incorrigibly frivolous.

it's not a pipe!

do you plot against me?

sounds like a full scale attack.

soon you will come crawling to me for mercy.

i could play you a little something to pass the time.

we must be thankful for small mercies.

we can't just stay here forever.

in a pretty pickle, aren't you?

we can't hold out much longer.

please do as i ask.

don't be alarmed.

it won't harm you.

wonderful, both of them.

i think it had a lovely tone.

it's been so nice to meet me.

one of you is enough.

i suppose you'll be rushing off, then.

you'd never believe me.

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HARD IN HIGHTOWN. assorted sentences from the novel by varric tethras* change pronouns as needed!

torches would make this easier.

be ready for trouble.

this guy's not getting any fresher.

i'm supposed to show you the ropes.

let's investigate a murder.

this can wait until a reasonable hour.

______ is indisposed.

people want magistrates dead on principle.

i thought it was nothing.

should you be doing that?

you're greener than glass.

i know why you're here.

did you kill him?

this is bigger than a murder.

don't draw their gaze.

they will drown the city in blood.

we're not actually listening to this, are we?

it may already be too late.

you can get some shut-eye.

you're not going to want to see what comes next.

you've got nothing.

no corner cutting.

none of your dramatics.

nobody gets away with murder on our watch.

how could this have happened?

get your arse down here!

we need to have some words.

if i killed him, i'd have waited until after he paid me.

what a nice surprise!

i have something you might be interested in.

this doesn't look very interesting at all.

aren't you just perfect?

what you have claimed belongs to greater powers.

aren't you just the loveliest thing, though?

where do bad people usually go?

you flaming pile of dog shit!

you're about twenty minutes too late to be any damned use.

i took his hand as a souvenir.

try to stay out of trouble for the rest of the afternoon.

play the game for a moment.

we're being watched.

you have a reputation.

i heard you were retired.

might buy myself a tavern.

that's the smartest thing i've ever heard you say.

i have my moments.

there's no having any peace here.

is that the going price on a man's life now?

men die all the time.

i have something for you.

what do you want in exchange.

put a good word for me with the maker. i might need it.

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AS SAID BY SAREK. assorted dialogue from tos, tng, and film appearances. change pronouns as needed!

your service honors us.

i had other concerns.

you do not argue for reasons. you simply argue.

it does not require pride to ask that he be given the respect which is his due.

it does seem unavoidable.

threats are illogical. and payment is usually expensive.

such meditation is a personal experience, not to be discussed.

there was nothing you could have done.

one does not thank logic.

at the time, it seemed the logical thing to do.

i regret you were witness to that unfortunate display of emotion.

once on the path you choose, you cannot turn back.

to fail once is not a disgrace - for others.

if you fail, there will be those who will call you a coward all your life.

i do not expect you to fail.

there is no need to ask that question.

you will not disappoint me.

i trust you can explain why it was necessary?

a strange request, but i will honor it.

i will speak with you alone.

you denied him his future!

i must have your thoughts.

may i join your mind?

my logic is uncertain where my [child] is concerned.

do you deny these events?

do you have the right to commit murder?

it is difficult to answer when one does not understand the question.

i would like to take my leave of you.

it was not an effort. you are my _______.

i am most impressed with your performance in this crisis.

your associates are people of good character.

so human.

i share a measure of personal responsibility in this matter.

i will examine it for myself.

they worry about my health.

it is vital that no detail be overlooked.

it is of no importance.

i require solitude.

it seemed an ideal diversion.

i regret that we have seen so little of each other.

your efforts will no longer be required!

there is nothing to fear.

i believe i see the flaw in your logic.

am i to be blamed for the judgement of a child?

i do not cry.

i will not be spoken to in this manner!

i am myself again.

i do not think we shall meet again.

go from me!

i wish no one with me.

i will accept many things, but never that.

one might as well ask the river not to run.

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STAR TREK, THE ORIGINAL SERIES: PLATO'S STEPCHILDREN change pronouns as needed!

i sing, i dance, i play all variety of games.

i'm a good loser, a very good loser.

would you please accompany?

who are the inhabitants of this planet?

whom among you is the physician?

is there anything you can do?

they deserve better than to die.

you talk too much.

how old would you say i am?

don't be afraid.

i'm not vain.

i stopped aging at _______.

we're in the midst of a storm.

i've never seen anything like it.

if this keeps up, we can't last.

they say i'm a throwback.

i shouldn't have said that.

don't worry about it.

it will be very gratifying to leave her.

do not take that tone with me.

please, find it in your heart to forgive me.

i'm very sorry, but that's impossible.

you'll want for nothing.

i am losing patience.

i can't move.

you won't persuade me.

is this your utopia, your grand vision of the future?

i've had enough of your moralizing.

you can't force emotion of him.

don't let them break you.

how can you let this go on?

i trust they did not injure you too much.

the humiliation must have been most difficult for you to bear.

i have noted that the healthy release of emotion is frequently very unhealthy for those closest to you.

just goes to prove there's no such thing as a perfect solution.

i might have seriously injured you.

they have evoked such great hatred in me, i cannot allow it to go further.

i must master it.

i must control.

this is senseless.

let me give them a taste of what they gave me.

they're going to kill you anyway.

what's the point in you dying too?

if i'm going to laugh or cry, i want to do it for myself.

you can keep your precious power.

if you do make it out of here, take me with you.

i guess we weren't sufficiently entertaining.

it was like becoming someone's puppet.

i thought i was sleepwalking.

i have experienced a slight flush.

you've destroyed the festive mood.

please, please make them stop.

i haven't the power.

all i want to do is crawl away and die.

too much love is dangerous.

it makes them think they're alive.

i wish i could stop trembling.

i am not afraid.

you're half dead.

i may disappear tomorrow, but at least i'm living now, and you can't stand that.

you're half crazy because there's nothing inside.

they have to torture us to convince themselves they're superior.

do you want to be like him?

despite your brains, you're the most contemptible thing that ever lived in this universe.

we can all be counted upon to live down to our lowest impulses.

you're very good at making speeches.

i have a little surprise for you.

[promptling]

STAR TREK, ENTERPRISE: BROKEN BOW. change pronouns as needed.

__________ would be proud of you.

i know the whole speech by heart.

when's it going to be ready to fly?

i don't understand a word you're saying, but i guarantee you i know how to use this.

excuse me, is that man dead?

where's the logic in that?

your metaphor is crude, but accurate.

how much longer?

you're making a mistake!

when your logic doesn't work, you raise your voice?

you've been on earth too long.

don't screw this up.

they claim it's safe.

keep trying, you've almost got it.

do you really want someone else to do it?

is there a problem?

i expect you to follow our rules.

did you lose anyone else?

i especially liked the chinese food.

please, no apologies.

it's a rare opportunity.

you're upside down, _______.

everyone should get out for a little fun now and then.

you should have started without me.

you humans claim to be enlightened, yet you still consume the flesh of animals.

grandma taught me never to judge a species by their eating habits.

you have yet to embrace either patience or logic.

human instinct is pretty strong.

with proper discipline, anything's possible.

does anybody else feel that?

you're imagining it.

perhaps you'd like to go to your quarters and lie down?

space is very big.

this is a foolish mission.

you may have lifespans of 200 years, we don't.

vulcan children play with toys that are more sophisticated.

does that name ring a bell to you?

i wasn't authorized to reveal the details.

you have a tendency to be gregarious.

it's nothing that concerns us.

you forgot to warn us about drinking the water.

would you like to meet them?

humans can't refrain from drawing conclusions.

i've never seen lightning in a snowstorm before.

is this really necessary?

you're in no position to take command.

you must really be proud of yourself.

you won't even have to look him in the eye.

it seems to me this mission has put an end to itself.

i fail to see your point.

here you are, proving just how consistent you vulcans can be.

i was obligated to anticipate your wishes.

you're gonna have to speed this up a little.

how complicated can it be?

i'll be right behind you.

that is a specious analogy.

these aren't ideal conditions.

i don't think they have a word for thank you.

i hope nobody is in a big hurry to get home.

we can't be afraid of the wind.

[promptling]

JOHNNY MNEMONIC ( 1995 ) sentences from the film directed by robert longo short story sentences.

you have no new messages.

where is home?

you told me this would cover it.

one more run.

this is the big one.

snatch back your brain, zombie!

sorry, technical difficulty.

you are late.

you're not the kind of people i usually work for.

where am i taking it?

it is extremely dangerous.

the data may be corrupted.

who's the target?

i didn't want to disturb you in your grief.

what's the fucking score here?

i'm way overloaded, man.

this feels like a blown deal, man.

i need to get some work.

hey, are you listening?

i want to get you back for some tests.

i'm worried about your nervous system!

doctor will see you now.

we're even.

i don't owe you shit.

you set me up.

feels like my brain's gonna explode.

you lying sack of shit.

we'll need a bucket.

these days dead men can tell tales.

there's some way to work this out!

i'm on you till you pay.

you're a smuggler?

oh, man, you are fucked up severe.

you have become a risk to them.

you let me sleep?

i'm dead if i don't get this out of my head.

i didn't lose anything i wanted to keep.

you got parents and stuff?

i think i want to get out of this rat hole.

i used to have a summer job breaking and entering.

they'll negotiate, they're corporate.

it's not your kind of scene.

jesus, you're sick!

you're sidelined, alright?

my work is clean.

technological fucking civilization!

we still have all this shit, because we can't live without it.

let me do my work.

let's skip the technical critique.

must be hurting like hell.

don't be a bigger asshole than you have to.

why should i trust you?

you're supposed to be my bodyguard.

all my life i've been careful to stay in my own corner.

now suddenly, i'm responsible for the entire fucking world!

everybody and their mother are trying to kill me.

i'm not supposed to be down here with the dogs and the garbage and the fucking last month's newspapers blowing back and forth!

i've had it with you and all this!

i want room service!

i want a club sandwich and a cold mexican beer.

i want my shirts laundered like they do at the imperial hotel in tokyo.

it's a fish.

could microwave your frontal lobe.

do what you got to do.

the only way is to hack your own brain.

it's payback time.

[promptling]

EPIC: THE ITHACA SAGA change pronouns as needed!

i'd rather lie than allow them to think they've won.

i never thought i'd resort to this.

i don't know how much longer i'll last.

it was far from the norm.

could it be some kind of sign?

is it finally time?

i'll be here, buying you time.

time is fleeting.

time to be the man of the house.

let the arrow fly.

i'd rather die than grow old without the best of you.

i would not have it any other way.

i never thought that it would end like this.

i'll be here waiting.

we've been here for hours.

can't you see we're being played?

haven't you noticed who's missing?

i heard he's on a diplomatic mission.

channel the fire inside your soul.

i've suffered every punishment and pain.

i have had enough.

we have the advantage.

somewhere in the shadows lurks an agile, deadly foe.

we've the numbers and the might.

you don't understand it.

this man plans for every fight.

keep your head down.

the odds can be tilted.

you don't think i know my own palace? i built it.

our leader is dead.

the rest of us are no longer a threat.

let's have open arms, instead.

he's more cunning than i assumed.

let's make the bastard rot.

throw down those weapons, and i'll ensure you'll be spared.

i don't want to hurt you.

i've come prepared.

your very presence has doomed him.

come and arm yourself.

mercy? mercy?

my mercy has long since drowned.

all of you are going to die.

you've filled my heart with hate.

i've dreamt of how i'd greet you.

i can't find the words.

i wish i could show you.

i never could outgrow you.

how time has flown.

i'd make the storm clouds cry for you.

i'd capture wind and sky for you.

i'm finally home.

how i've longed to see you.

i'll be there in a moment.

is it you?

have my prayers been answered?

am i dreaming once more?

you look different.

your eyes look tired.

is it really you, my love?

i am not the love you knew before.

would you fall in love with me again?

i know that you've been waiting.

what kinds of things did you do?

i traded friends like objects i could use.

all of it was to bring me back to you.

i am not the person you knew.

could you do me a favor?

a symbol of our love everlasting.

do you realize what you have asked me?

i will fall in love with you over and over again.

no matter how long it's been, you're mine.

don't tell me you're not the same person.

how long has it been?