TO SIR PHILLIP, WITH LOVE SENTENCE STARTERS, PT. 2
change pronouns and gendered nouns as necessary.
βdo i pay you for such impertinence?β
βi hope sheβs happy. maybe she wonβt cry anymore.β
βiβm not going away. iβm not ever going away.β
βsurely a sound basis for marriage.β
βiβm so terribly sorry to arrive unannounced, but i really had no other option, and to be honest, if iβd sent notice, it probably would have arrived behind me, making the notice really quite moot, as iβm sure youβll agree, and β¦β
βwould you prefer to rest? i donβt wish to keep you here if youβd rather sleep.β
βyou saved my letters?β
βyouβre very clever, did you know that?β
βi was looking for food and company, and this seemed to be the best place to find both.β
βyou are not what i expected, _______.β
βi shall survive, i assure you.β
βiβll just keep you company, then.β
βi certainly canβt condone their actions, but it was obviously quite cleverly done.β
βyouβre supposed to be on my side!β
βno one was sorrier than i.β
βdid it take you very long to get over it.?β
βiβm not certain itβs something you ever do get over.β
βyouβre a bit bossy this evening.β
βi said i was sorry. i wasnβt, really. it was a figure of speech.β
βsometimes, silence is a good thing.β
βare you saying i talk too much?β
βiβll have you know that i have been much quieter here than i am at home.β
βi think you should go home. you donβt look well.β
βi shall remain out of your way, which is all that really matters, correct?β
βgood god, woman, you could try the patience of a saint.β
βitβsβ¦ very difficultβ¦ when someone dies, and you can only watch, and you canβt do anything to stop it.β
β didnβt need your help when you were in nappies, and i donβt need it now.β
βjust so that you are aware, i would rather have spent the night with my wife.β
βand yet, thatβs still more than enough time to ruin your reputation.β
βyouβve made yourself a rather messy little bed here. iβm afraid youβre going to have to lie in it.β
βyou would have me marry a man i donβt know?β
βyou seemed to know him very well indeed in the dining room. you certainly leapt to his defense at every conceivable opportunity.β
canβt you just say it? do you have to end everything with a question?β
βdo you have any idea how much effort it requires to keep my temper in check?β
βiβd hoped for a love match.β
βi never thought i would be left behind.β
βi donβt think anyone would ever make the mistake of leaving you behind.β
βthat is the last thing i would every worry about on your behalf.β
βyou happen to life, _____. Β youβve always made your own decisions, always been in control. it might not always feel that way, but itβs true.β
βyouβre incorrigible.β
βthere are some things that are impossible not to see. especially when youβre a man.β
βi used to be considered something of a rake, after all. Wouldnβt want people to think i was completely tamed.β
βand yet, my wife still loves me to distraction, which is all that really matters, isnβt it?β
βi was worried they were going to kill you.β
βweβll have to marry.β
βhow much wine have you drunk?β
βyou know how men are. they never tell you what you want to know.β
βwell, if it all works out in the end, what a romantic tale it will be.β
βarenβt you happy?β
βyou donβt sound happy.β
βi was already planning to ask you to be my wife. properly, with a ring and whatever else it is iβm supposed to do. i donβt know.β
βyou always order me about.β
βiβm going to kill him. does anyone mind if i kill him?β
βgood. i see you agree with me that this is a superior idea.β
βthank god iβm marrying you.β
βwell, if you must know, yes, i did intend to kiss you.β
βbut passion is surely not enough to sustain a marriage.β
βit might be too late to do anything about it, but itβs never too late to wonder.β
βi always loved everything about you, of course, but for some reason i always found your impatience especially charming. it was never because you wanted more, it was because you wanted everything.β
βi keep telling everyone that, but you seem to be the only one to believe me.β
βdonβt you know thatβs exactly what a man wishes to hear?β
βvery well, i give up. what do you mean, _____? because i assure you, i havenβt a clue.β
β_____, why wonβt you discuss this with me? we have a problem, and we need to talk about it.β
βi love you. you know that, donβt you?β
βit was so awful. i donβt think i have ever been so scared in my life.β
βi thought we might go on an outing today.β
βitβs the way of the world, iβm afraid.β
βitβs a little late to wonder, donβt you think?β
βgive it time, ____. be gentle. donβt push too hard.β
βdonβt tell me youβve been harboring secret fantasies about the farm laborers.β
βit must be nice to have parents one can emulate.β
βthe two of you certainly seem well suited this morning.β
βi canβt work if i have to worry about you.β
βare you calling my ancestral home drafty?β