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alice in wonderland (1951) prompts.

‘How can one pay attention to a book with no pictures?’ ‘If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense.’ ‘I’m late!  I’m late!  I’m late!’ ‘You know, we really shouldn’t be doing this.’ ‘Well, after this, I shall think nothing of falling down stairs.’ ‘Curiouser and curiouser.’ ‘Read the directions, and you’ll be directed in the right direction.’ ‘I was giving myself some good advice.’ ‘I don’t think it’s funny.  Now I shall never go home.’ ‘Oh dear.  I wish I hadn’t cried so much.’ ‘Stop kicking that mackerel.’ ‘If you stay long enough, we might battle.’ ‘Have you ever been down a chimney?’ ‘You can learn a lot from the flowers.’ ‘Can you stand on your head?’ ‘Most everyone’s mad here.’ ‘You may have noticed that I’m not all there myself.’ ‘No room!  No room!’ ‘You must have a cup of tea!’ ‘You can always take more than nothing.’ ‘If you don’t think, you shouldn’t talk.’ ‘I have an excellent idea.  Let’s change the subject.’ ‘I’ve had enough nonsense.  I’m going home.’ ‘It would be nice if something made sense for a change.’ ‘I give myself very good advice, but I very seldom follow it.’ ‘Who’s been painting my roses red?’ ‘Off with their heads!’ ‘We could make her really angry.  Shall we try?’ ‘Get to where I lose my temper.’ ‘Don’t let her get away!’

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real genius (1985) prompts. 🧠

‘Remember, when compared to you, most people have the IQ of a carrot.’

‘You have a jacuzzi?’

‘’Why is that toy on your head?’

‘I think the young people enjoy it when I ‘get down’ verbally, don’t you?’

‘Hi.  Would you be prepared if gravity suddenly reversed itself?’

‘The only thing I can’t figure out is how to keep change in my pockets.  I’ve got it.  Nudity.’

‘All my filth is in alphabetical order.’

‘It’s yet another in a long series of diversions in an attempt to avoid responsibility.’

‘You’re laborers, you should be laboring.’

‘Oh, sure.  I tell you, then you tell somebody else, next thing you know we’re in the middle of another ice age.’

‘I’m disgusted.  I’m sorry, but it’s not like me.  I’m depressed!’

‘Yeah, well, hey, maybe you are smarter than me.  But can you do this?’

‘Oh, I never sleep.  I don’t know why.’

‘Was it a dream where you’re standing in a robe on a pyramid with one thousand naked women screaming and throwing little pickles at you?’

‘Right on time.  That’s a little unusual these days.’

‘Taste this.  Come on, you won’t hurt my feelings.’

‘You’re the only one who knows how to use this garbage.’

‘Let’s just take a step back.  No, I was wrong, sorry, take a step forward.  Now, take a step back.  And step forward.  Then step back.  And then we’re cha-cha-ing.’

‘Let’s charge this baby up.  Give me everything you got.’

‘Okay, just take your time.  Everything’s fine.  What is taking so long?’

‘Probably, if I stopped to think about it, I’d be upset.’

‘I can see now that I made a mistake.  I hope you’re proud of yourself.’

‘If you wanna leave, go ahead.  But you’re gonna miss the fun.’

‘The other night I needed your help and you just wanted to party.’

‘All science, no philosophy.’

‘It’s a moral imperative.’

‘Your mother puts license plates in your underwear?  How do you sit?’

‘’Rue the day’.  Who talks like that?’

‘Which word didn’t you understand?’

‘Seriously, listen, if there’s anything I can do for you or, more to the point, to you, you let me know.’

‘You can’t do that!  You’ll be a failure!’

‘I passed!  But I failed!  Yeah!’

‘You trust people.  I’m a cynic.’

‘Yeah, it’s getting kinda weird around here, ya know?’

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fantastic beasts: the secrets of dumbledore (2022) prompts. 🦎

‘Would this be one of your regular haunts?’

‘I don’t suppose you’d like to tell me what this is about, would you?’

‘I really hope you didn’t spend all day coming up with that.’

‘Seems to me you’re just the average joe the world needs right now.  You just don’t know it yet.  That’s why I had to show you.’

‘Exactly.  The best plan being no plan.’

‘You know what they say, a book can take you around the world and back - all you have to do is open it.’

‘No one can know everything.  Not even you.’

‘I take it we’re not here for the finger sandwiches?’

‘Do what is right.  Not what is easy.’

‘I was there.  I grew up in the same house.  Everything you saw, I saw.’

‘Off to save the world, are we?’

‘When we allow ourselves to be consumed by anger, the only victim is ourselves.’

‘Do you know what it’s like?  To have no one?  To always be alone?’

‘Rescuing me, are you?’

‘I presume this - whatever it is you’re doing - is strategic?’

‘You’re not swiveling properly.  Swivel, swivel, but delicately.’

‘Grab the tie!’

‘It’s very dangerous - it’s very powerful.  It’s rare, if it got into the wrong hands - you know, it could mess you up.’

‘All right, have fun.  Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.’

‘The fact that everything did not go precisely to plan, was precisely the plan.’

‘They say if you listen carefully enough, the past whispers to you.’

‘Dangerous times favor dangerous men.’

‘Never has something that looked so repellent tasted so delicious.’

‘Your honesty is a gift, even if at times a painful one.’

‘But even if we’ve made mistakes, terrible things, we can try to make things right.  And that’s what matters.  The trying.’

‘For the record, no one ever died playing three-card-monte.’

‘Oh.  This is where I leave you.’

‘You’re in danger, alright?  You need to leave.’

‘I can’t.  I can’t come home.  It’s too late for me.  Some mistakes are just too big.’

‘All I got is us.  I make no sense without us.’

‘I was never your enemy.  Then or now.’

‘No, I think sometimes it takes losing something to realize quite how much it means.’

‘I thought you couldn’t move against one another?’

‘He sought to kill.  I sought to protect.’

‘Promise me.  You’ll find him.  And stop him.’

‘He’s a sweet kid.  He doesn’t know the difference between paszteciki and golabki.’

‘You’ve done something to your hair?’

‘You’re not nervous, are you?  Can’t be nervous about a speech after saving the world.’

‘Funny how historic days seem so ordinary when you’re living them.’

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hey do you by chance have any prompts for online friends? thanks!

hey, anon! do you mean prompts revolving around friends talking online? just want to make sure i know what you want before i get to work! thanks so much!

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fantastic beasts: the crimes of grindelwald (2018) prompts. 🦎

‘You’ll be glad to be rid of him, I expect.’

‘Well, there are no strange creatures.  Only blinkered people.’

‘I’m taking on the job you’re too soft to do.’

‘You know, the time is coming when everyone, everyone is gonna have to pick a side.  Even you.’

‘I don’t do sides.’

‘We want only freedom.  Freedom to be ourselves.’

‘The beast of burden will always be necessary.’

‘Perhaps you should take off your shirt.’

‘If we get married, and they find out, they’re gonna throw you in jail, sweetheart.’

‘He’s desperate for family.  He’s desperate for love.  He is the key to our victory.’

‘She has eyes just like a salamander.’

‘And we’re licking the dirt now.’

‘The disapproval of cowards is praise to the brave.’

‘Well, that’s not the best start to a rescue attempt.’

‘And they were right.  I was wicked.’

‘Regret is my constant companion.  Do not let it become yours.’

‘You see, I can’t tell if you’re making a joke or if you’re just…French.’

‘I’m sorry, but I can’t admire people whose answer to everything they fear or misunderstand is ‘kill it’.’

‘No, I’ve alive.  But I’m an alchemist, and therefore immortal.’

‘You don’t look a day over 375.’

‘He’s an Auror, and a hugger.’

‘I think that might have been the best moment of my life.’

‘Sorry, what I’m trying to say is, I want you to be happy, but I don’t want you to be happy that I’m happy, because I’m not.’

‘I’m tired of living with no name and no history.’

‘There stands the despairing daughter.’

‘I never wanted to hurt him.  I just wanted to be free of him.’

‘You never met a monster you couldn’t love.’

‘Magic blooms only in rare souls.’

‘It isn’t illegal to listen to him.’

‘Pledge to me your eternal allegiance, or die.’

‘He knows what you were born, not who you are!’

‘Despised entirely amongst wizards, unloved, mistreated, yet brave, so brave.’

‘I hate Paris.’

‘I’ve chosen my side.’

‘Is he frightened of me still?’

‘Hide the teaspoons.’

‘We will go down in history together as we remake this world.’

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fantastic beasts and where to find them ( 2016 ) prompts. 🐉

‘Anything edible in there?’

‘And it was like a…like a ghost…but dark…and I saw its eyes.’

‘This great city sparkles with the jewels of mans invention!’

‘But where there is light there is shadow, friend.’

‘Witches live among us!’

‘I think your egg is hatching.’

‘For the last time, you pilfering pest, paws off what doesn’t belong to you.’

‘You could not have chosen a worse time to set that creature loose!  We’re in the middle of a situation here!’

“Well, the first symptom would be flames out of his anus…’

‘Nobody gives away anything valuable for free, ___.’

‘Do you think I’m a freak?’

‘Could you stop reading my mind for a second?’

‘If you’d have got out that could have been quite catastrophic.’

‘All right.  But that is exactly why they accuse me of favoritism.’

‘What did you do today, __?  I was inside a suitcase.’

‘They’re currently in alien terrain, surrounded by millions of the most vicious creatures on the planet.  Humans.’

‘No, not really.  I annoy people.’

‘You know, New York is considerably more interesting than I’d expected.’

‘Tell me, has anyone ever believed you when you told them not to worry?’

‘My philosophy is that worrying means you suffer twice.’

‘You must know what that was, look at the marks…’

‘He would know a fancy spell to lock his office.’

‘Leave his brains, come on!’

‘I would trust very few with it, very few.  But…you’re different.’

‘Roach in teapot…’

‘People are easiest to read when they’re hurting.’

‘I trusted you.  I thought you were my friend.  That you were different.’

‘I know that you’ve suffered.  You need to stop this now.’

‘I refuse to bow down any longer.’

‘Will we die, just a little?’

‘Well, I can’t think of anyone that I’d rather have investigating me.’

‘How would you feel if I gave you your copy in person?’

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'harry potter and the goblet of fire' ( 2005 ) prompts. ⚡

‘No, the boy is everything!’ ‘Why are they all standing around that manky old boot?’ ‘It’s hurting again, isn’t it?  Your scar.’ ‘Completely demented, of course, and terrifying to be in the same room with…but he’s really been there, you know?  He’s looked evil in the eye.’ ‘However, if we are to truly discover the meaning of these events, perhaps we should, for the time being, let them pass.’ ‘In short, what makes a champion tick?’ ‘Hey, my eyes aren’t ‘glistening with the ghosts of my past.’ ‘I don’t know why, but he was going to use this man to get to me.’ ‘I’m saying the devils are inside the walls.’ ‘Why don’t you just go and talk to him yourself?’ ‘I’m not an owl!’ ‘It’s not like I try to blow things up, exactly.’ ‘My father will hear about this!’ ‘Now…what are you going to do about your dragon?’ ‘Who wants me to open it?’ ‘Well, it does match your eyes.  Is there a bonnet?’ ‘I will not have you, in the course of a single evening, besmirching that name by behaving like a babbling, bumbling band of baboons.’ ‘Why do they have to travel in packs?’ ‘I couldn’t help it.  It just sort of slipped out.’ ‘Poor kid.  I bet she’s alone in her room, crying her eyes out.’ ‘Are you going to ask me to dance or not?’ ‘You are trying to figure this egg out, aren’t you?’ ‘You saved her, even though she wasn’t yours to save.’ ‘A true leader does what is right, no matter what others think.’ ‘Get your filthy hands off me, you pathetic little men!’ ‘But be very wary, you could just lose yourselves along the way.’ ‘For a moment there, I thought you were gonna let it get me.’ ‘I can touch you…now.’ ‘I couldn’t leave him, not there.’ ‘You ended up in that graveyard tonight because it was meant to be so.’ ‘Personally, I’ve never had much time for heroes.’ ‘Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.’ ‘Everything’s going to change now, isn’t it?’

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harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban ( 2004 ) prompts. ⚡

‘Oh, you’re still here, are you?’ ‘Oh, yeah.  Yeah.  I’ve been beaten loads of times.’ ‘Why would I go looking for someone who wants to kill me?’ ‘There’s something moving out there.’ ‘We thought maybe you were having a fit or something.’ ‘They’ll not distinguish between the one they hunt and the one who gets in their way.’ ‘But you know, happiness can be found even in the darkest of times…if one only remembers to turn on the light.’ ‘So…you’re gonna suffer, but you’re gonna be happy about it.’ ‘I think he may let you ride him now.’ ‘Would anyone like to venture a guess as to what is inside?’ ‘Sorry, you can have too much of a good thing.’ ‘Eyes like the devil, he’s got, and a soul as dark as his name.’ ‘But for now, let him sleep.  For in dreams, we enter a world that’s entirely our own.’ ‘Let’s walk you off of a tower and see what you look like.’ ‘I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.’ ‘He was their friend…and he betrayed them.’ ‘There’s spiders.  Spiders.  They want me to tap dance.  I don’t wanna tap dance.’ ‘If you don’t mind, I would appreciate it if you could lower your wand.’ ‘You may be young in years, but your heart is as shriveled as an old maid’s.’ ‘You!  You foul, loathsome, evil little cockroach!’ ‘Think I want you seeing something like that?  No.’ ‘No.  Only one will die tonight.’ ‘Finally, the flesh reflects the madness within.’ ‘I did my waiting!  Twelve years of it!’ ‘Vengeance is sweet.  How I hoped to be the one to catch you.’ ‘Run along and play with your chemistry set!’ ‘One can only imagine what that must be like.  It’s said to be nearly unbearable to witness, but I’ll do my best.’ ‘Sorry about the bite.’ ‘The tail I could live with.  But the fleas.  They’re murder.’ ‘A child’s voice, however honest and true, is meaningless to those who have forgotten how to listen.’ ‘Mysterious thing, time.  Powerful.  And when meddled with…dangerous.’ ‘When in doubt, I find retracing my steps to be a wise place to begin.’ ‘We could live in the country…someplace you could see the sky.’ ‘I knew I could do it this time because, well, I had already done it!’ ‘The ones that love us never really leave us.’

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emoji alternate universe prompts

Send 💍 for an arranged marriage au starter

Send 👽 for an alien au starter

Send 🖌️ for an artist au starter

Send 🗡️ for an assassin au starter

Send 🍼 for a babysitter au starter

Send 🍰 for a bakery au starter

Send 🩰 for a ballerina au starter

Send 🏕️ for a camp counselor au starter

Send 👔 for a ceo/boss au starter

Send ☕ for a coffee shop au starter

Send 💃 for a choreographer au starter

Send 💰 for a criminal au starter

Send 🩺 for a doctor au starter

Send 🐉 for a dragon au starter

Send 🧚 for a fairy au starter

Send 👫 for a fake dating/engagement/marriage au starter

Send 💔 for a forbidden love au starter

Send 🦸 for a superhero/villain au starter

Send 🏫 for a high school au starter

Send 📚 for a library au starter

Send 🕶️ for a mafia au starter

Send 🧹 for a maid au starter

Send 🏰 for a medieval au starter

Send 🧜 for a mermaid au starter

Send 🏡 for a neighbor au starter

Send Ω for an o/b/a au starter

Send 👶 for a parent au starter

Send 🖊️ for a pen pal au starter

Send 🏴‍☠️ for a pirate au starter

Send 👑 for a royalty au starter

Send 💕 for a soulmate au starter

Send ✒️ for a tattoo shop/artist au starter

Send ⏳ for a time travel au starter

Send 🧛 for a vampire au starter

Send 🌕 for a werewolf au starter

Send 🤠 for a wild west au starter

Send 🧙 for a witch/wizard au starter

Send 🧟 for a zombie au starter

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more angst prompts

'maybe we should take a break.' 'we were never right for each other.' 'don't lie to yourself.' 'don't die. please.' 'don't go. don't leave me here alone.' 'i couldn't even do one simple thing.' 'nothing's going right.' 'say that to my face.' 'are you happy now?' 'is this what you wanted?' 'everyone always leaves.' 'i lost everything.' 'i don't know how much more of this i can take.' 'i can't do it. i can't-' 'don't look at me.' 'i don't think we're right for each other.' 'you need to stay away from me.' 'i'm bad for you.' 'haven't you had enough?' 'there's nothing left.' 'this is it.' 'i want to help you. let me help you.' 'all is fair in love and war.' 'i think you've done enough.' 'i'm a nobody.' 'you can't go! you'll die!' 'move! get out of the way!' 'i can't move.' 'read my lips. we're over.' 'don't walk away from me.' 'i didn't want to hurt you. i just couldn't stop.' 'i feel like i can't talk to you anymore.' 'this is killing me.' 'you weren't there when i needed you.' 'i wish, just once, you could love me like this.' 'maybe i liked the lies a little too much.' 'don't go where i can't follow.' 'i can't just let this go.' 'i would've given you everything.' 'please, just for tonight, let's forget what happened.' 'i hate you. i hate that i still love you.' 'i'm not ready to say goodbye...' 'well...always did say i'd end up getting myself killed.' 'please, for once, be honest with me. did you love me?' 'was any of it real?' 'all of that...and for what? are you happy now?' 'sometimes it's just the wrong person at the wrong time.' 'i really did love you, if you can believe me.' 'i can't forgive you for this. never for this.' 'did it hurt you, too?' 'lying is your first language, isn't it?' 'how do i trust you now?' 'i'd let you hurt me over and over again. anything to have you close to me.'

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quotes from pinterest. all prompts were found on pinterest under the search 'quotes'.

'No one expects an angel to set the world on fire.' 'And like the moon, we must go through phases of emptiness to feel full again.' 'Everybody has a chapter they don't read out loud.' 'You deserve to be loved and chosen - not almost loved, or almost chosen.' 'It's hard to forget your past when it's written all over your body.' 'I like it when you smile. But I love it when I'm the reason.' 'I wonder what I look like in your eyes.' 'Missing you comes in waves. Tonight, I'm drowning.' 'You didn't go through all of that for nothing.' 'I don't want anything from you. Just everything with you.' 'Treat me like a joke, and I'll leave you like it's funny.' 'Hearts are wild creatures, that's why our ribs are cages.' 'I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring.' 'I was quiet, but I was not blind.' 'The villain will always be the villain if the hero tells the story.' 'Better an 'oops' than a 'what if'.' 'Your opinion of me doesn't define who I am.' 'You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.' 'I am too insane to explain and you are too normal to understand.' 'If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk in my garden forever.' 'What a plot twist you were.' 'For most people, it's all history now. But for me, whenever I close my eyes, it all comes back clearly.' 'Because I remembered. I remembered everything.' 'I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone.' 'You're like snow. Beautiful but cold.' 'The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me?' 'I talk about you like you put the stars in the sky.' 'Should friends look at each other the way we do?'

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The hunger games prompts?

absolutely!! they're right here!! thanks for the request!!

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'the hunger games' (2012) prompts. 🏹

'Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death.' 'Why would they kill people like this?' 'May the odds be ever in your favor.' 'I volunteer as tribute!' 'I don't care if we're rich. I just want you to come home.' 'It's not just hunting. They're armed and can think for themselves.' 'So laugh away, and we'll see whose laughing after you die!' 'Can you hit anything with that knife besides a table?' 'You're not going to like what they do to you, but no matter what it is, don't resist.' 'Why don't you put your robe on and we'll have a chat?' 'You should wear flames more often. They suit you.' 'I can't do anything special, unless you count baking bread.' 'Every time you open your lips, ice escapes.' 'You've got about as much charm as a dead slug.' 'You had no right! No right to say those things!' 'If I were allowed to bet, my money would be on you.' 'We'd better clear out before the body starts to rot.' 'Oh, just let her stay up there. It's not like she's going anywhere.' 'What's happening to me...?' 'You know, they're not the only ones that can form alliances.' 'I haven't had this much to eat before.' 'Destroying things is much easier than making them.' 'I will win for the both of us.' 'You here to finish me off, sweetheart?' 'Frosting, the final defense of dying.' 'Remember, we're madly in love, so you can kiss me whenever you feel like.' 'You're already in really bad condition, there's no need to make it worse.' 'You know, you're kinda squeamish for being such a lethal person.' 'I didn't bring you here for nothing.' 'When did forever start?' 'I remember everything about you. You were the one who wasn't paying attention.' 'They need one victor. I want it to be you.' 'You're only defense is that you're madly in love.' 'When did you realize you were in love with him?' 'I just couldn't bear the thought of being without him.'

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harry potter and the chamber of secrets (2002) prompts. ⚡

'I'll be in my bedroom, making no noise and pretending I don't exist.' 'It's not much, but it's home.' 'You could have died! You could have been seen!' 'Tell me, what exactly is the function of a rubber duck?' 'You must be very brave, to mention his name...or very foolish.' 'Strange. I've never seen spiders act like that.' 'Even in the wizarding world, hearing voices isn't a good sign.' 'I've never seen a more complicated potion.' 'Regrowing bones is a nasty business.' 'Reading? I didn't know you could read.' 'Why would I throw something at you?' 'Monsters don't make good pets, ___.' 'Why spiders? Why couldn't it be 'follow the butterflies'?' 'Your moment has come at last.' 'It looks like a...snake.' 'You'll find that I can be very persuasive.' 'Why do you care how I escaped?' 'For many months now, my new target...has been you.' 'I'd guess you have little more than a minute to live.' 'It's over. It's just a memory.' 'It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices.' 'Never try to save my life again.'

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harry potter and the sorcerer's stone (2001) prompts. ⚡

'There won't be a child in our world who doesn't know his name...' 'It's just, I've never talked to a snake before.' 'There's no such thing as magic.' 'You're a wizard, ___.' 'Oh, are you doing magic?' 'It's true then, what's they're saying on the train.' 'You don't want to go making friends with the wrong sort.' 'The problem is, I can't remember what I've forgotten.' 'Give it here or I'll knock you off your broom!' 'Our job is to make sure you don't get bloodied up too bad.' 'Now, if you two don't mind, I'm going to bed before either of you come up with another clever idea to get us killed. Or worse, expelled.' 'No, stop, stop, stop. You're going to take someone's eye out.' 'Troll in the dungeon!' 'You're meddling in things that ought not to be meddled with.' 'I should not have said that.' 'We'll have another little chat soon when you've had time to decide where your loyalties lie.' 'It does not do well to dwell on dreams and forget to live.' 'Is that...a dragon?' 'A pity they let the old punishments die.' 'What if the other dragons are mean to him? He's only a baby.' 'If I didn't know better, I'd say you were scared.' 'How many people wander around with dragon eggs?' 'I don't know how you know, but I assure you, it's well protected.' 'You ought to be careful. People will think you're...up to something.' 'You're sneaking out again, aren't you?' 'You're a little scary sometimes, you know that? Brilliant, but scary.' 'Lucky we didn't panic.' 'We've got to play our way across the room.' 'He's going to sacrifice himself.' 'You're a great wizard. You really are.' 'There is no good or evil. There is only power...and those too weak to seek it.' 'It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to your enemies...but a great deal more to stand up to your friends.'

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What about some prompts from "Miracle on 34th Street"?

you got it!! sorry for the delay but here they are!! thanks so much for the request!

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'a miracle on 34th street' (1947) prompts. 🎅

'You're making a mistake with the reindeer.' 'A man's got to do something to keep warm.' 'I like to watch their faces get that...that Christmas look all of a sudden.' 'I get kinda tired just sweeping up dust.' 'The only important thing is to make the children happy.' 'What would you like me to bring you for Christmas?' 'I'm sorry, but we're going to have to make a change.' 'I admit this plan sounds idiotic and impossible.' 'He thinks he is Santa Claus.' 'I've been getting more worried about Christmas.' 'If I can win you over, there's still hope.' 'My personal habits are of no concern to you.' 'He should be placed in a mental institution.' 'Do you know what the imagination is?' 'We'd love to have Santa Claus come and stay with us.' 'That's what I want for Christmas.' 'Those are two lost souls. It's up to us to help them.' 'Does Santa Claus sleep with his whiskers outside or in?' 'I don't think we can take any chances.' 'You deliberately failed that examination, didn't you?' 'What happens to you matters to a lot of people.' 'Even if we can't win, we can go down swinging.' 'I'll be glad to answer any questions I can.' 'But you can't possibly prove he's Santa Claus.' 'It's the best defense I can use.' 'You don't have any faith in me, do you?' 'That all depends on what you call getting ahead.' 'Someday, you're going to find out that your way of facing this realistic world just doesn't work.' 'There is no such person as Santa Claus and everybody knows it.' 'Is there or is there not a Santa Claus?' 'I've got a feeling he is Santa Claus.' 'Then I'll write him a letter and cheer him up.' 'There's no one I'd rather spend Christmas with.' 'I don't suppose you even want to talk to me.' 'You shouldn't run around in other people's houses.' 'Maybe I didn't do such a wonderful thing after all.'