dialogue prompts from even as we breathe: a novel by annette saunooke clapsaddle.
my plan didn't quite work the way i thought it would.
you sure have a way with words.
empathy is fossilized in our bones.
if you keep your mouth shut and your ears open, you might just learn a thing or two.
there's rumors about this place, you know.
sometimes i poke fun when i'm on edge.
i want to be respected, not respectable.
just ignore me. heck, everyone else does.
have you ever felt like everybody was staring at you?
your demeanor is distinctly unwelcoming.
don't do anything to get yourself fired.
nothing scary about nothingness. it's the something you should be afraid of.
you didn't play games going up?
i never feel like people are telling me the whole truth.
everyone has their own take, their own theory.
biblical references aren't exactly my forte.
but how will i know when i'm done?
you don't need to lie to make me feel better.
it's just how i was raised.
tell me about your family.
i'm surprised you don't already know all my business. everybody else sure does.
you speak of the dead so easily.
thought i might have to wake you for dinner.
is this your hiding place?
you make odysseus look like a joyrider.
not all love is made of equal parts.
what's wrong with you today?
everything okay back home?
it's not forever. just try to remember that.
just trying to stay out of trouble.
you can't prepare yourself for things like this.
you knew and you didn't tell me.
it's too early in the morning for ghost stories.
you were always my soft place to land.
i thought i was protecting you.
i do care about you. you're my best friend.
something about war buddies ties people together forever.
there's always at least an ounce of truth in storytelling.
sometimes i think you've seen more than you've told me.
i can't imagine leaving without you.
you truly can be such a raincloud.
i got used to it. i didn't know anything else.
i don't mean to lay a bunch of heavy stuff on you.
sometimes the answers are not the ones you want to hear.
sometimes you have to decide if you want truth or peace.
i can't believe we're having a conversation about this.
i'm not sure i'd be able to teach you, but i can try.
i don't mind listening. listening is easy.
i'm sure you'll find the right home, in the end.
sometimes not knowing your own story is the most damaging thing of all.
i once had to be quiet to survive.
i thought i told you i didn't want to see you again.
you sure can't catch a break, can you?
you're too mean to let anything keep you down for too long.
nobody deserves to die alone.
do you think i love ____ more than i love you?
i do love you. i always will. but we have to accept the hands we're dealt.
when i was young, i wanted nothing more than to get as far away from here as i could get.
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