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memetaped · 5 days
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six of crows #1 taken from the 2015 leigh bardugo book.
unless you can be useful, go away.
don’t make me laugh.
do you know the secret to fighting a scorpion? the secret is to never take your eyes off the scorpion’s tail.
go make your rounds, little watchdog.
you saw my scars.
i can heal your wound, if you stay still.
pull it together, kid.
a secret’s not like coin. it doesn’t keep its value in the spending.
i know you’re up to something when you start getting polite.
your eyelids are drooping.
the rest of the journey was a blur.
do not eat the snow. it will only dehydrate you and lower your body temperature.
you couldn’t carry a tune in a bucket.
because you’re a human being.
get your head straight.
bruised knuckles, chipped tooth, two broken ribs.
you can keep your money. choke on it.
the same magic your own body works when given time and a bit of bandage.
you’re going to make yourself pass out.
but a proper thief – like myself – nabs the wallet and puts something else in its place.
because it’s fun, dummy.
if you don’t promise to take it easy, i’ll slow your heart and put you in a coma until i can be sure you’ve recovered fully.
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memetaped · 7 days
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the heroes of olympus: the lost hero taken from the 2010 rick riordan book.
stay behind me. this is my fight.
you’ve got spirit.
the woods are a better hiding place.
that’s it, cupcake. you’re going down.
lower your sword.
i’ll explain on the way.
hey. no need to cry.
we brought you here when you collapsed.
you’re too young for that. you’re still my baby.
can i have a hug too?
you’ll do what you’re told.
sticking around is my specialty.
group hug!
you’ve got hypothermia.
where is your bravery, little hero?
the goatskin cloak was a symbol of the roman soldier.
it came rushing back to me.
you’re going to outshine me some day.
this one will heal any disease.
ever forgotten a word or a name, and you know it should be on the tip of your tongue, but it isn’t? it’s like that – only with my whole life.
turn around, kid, while you still can.
oh, please, dear. you’ll work yourself into a fit.
leave. there’s no food for you here.
this was like long distance, a power trying to speak through me.
that blade has a long story. most people would be afraid to claim it.
you’re in a good mood.
just sit tight. reinforcements should be here soon.
you’ve been carrying this around for a week?
dreams are fluid, you know. you can be in different places at once, always changing identities.
i keep forgetting about your amnesia. heh. forgetting about amnesia.
stuff like that could really deep-fry your brain.
it’ll be dangerous. hardships, monsters, terrible suffering.
you should start a stand. make some serious coin.
where’d you learn first aid?
glad you’re back to normal.
so, a crash course for the amnesiac.
hold on. that’s a serious face.
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memetaped · 8 days
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grace notes taken from the 1997 bernard maclaverty book.
come in, come in. you know the drill.
you feel bad because a bad thing has happened.
i think you should be in your bed. your eyes are very heavy looking.
there you are now. a feast fit for a king.
the smell of it was something awful. like a wet dog.
imagine yourself on an island.
things’d have to be really bad for me to resort to that.
let’s walk home the long way.
use your knife.
don’t phone anybody. please.
in there. your old room.
i’ve been feeling very bad about myself.
sorry. on you go.
you’re too young to be anything.
i’m sorry, i’m sorry, pet.
brandy. it’ll do you no harm. it’s medicinal.
why did you need to tell a lie?
if you exist, god...
the doctor gave me a pill to knock me out.
this is the wrong time to be saying this.
hey, that’s mine.
faith and prayer will see us both through.
remember your breathing.
cheer up, love, it might never happen.
i’ll be all right. stay where you are.
you’re damaging yourself.
i’m just very angry, very hurt about this.
there’s a heck of a difference between interfering and pointing out what’s right and what’s wrong.
but you’re only here on a temporary basis. as a friend.
the practice of my religion is a great joy to me.
if you want to come home, i could get used to it.
don’t you dare. i’ve told you about kissing cats.
think of something else. get away from this repetitive stuff.
there’s still time for confession. if you want to go.
you just want to sit with your mouth hanging open – your mind full of scorpions.
but you have to be anti-social to qualify.
leave yourself alone. you’re worrying about worrying.
in the name of god, this was going too far.
i don’t want to lose you again. so i have to watch my tongue.
your head is a safe. only you know the numbers to open it.
we all have to go through it. time’s a great healer.
if you’re as bad as that, i’m going to phone the doctor right away.
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memetaped · 8 days
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surviving the applewhites taken from the 2002 stephanie s. tolan book.
you don’t want to spend the day in pajamas.
i used a lighter. this one. and gasoline. in a bottle. it’s called a molotov cocktail.
that depends on how smart you think it was to land yourself here.
how thoughtless of me. giving you an open-ended choice like that on your first day.
you can’t go away anymore. that’s all there is to it.
smoke-free environment. remember that.
if you really need anything this morning, you can come and get me.
go away. i’m not ready to be awake yet.
nobody got groceries this week.
you wash the stuff out.
it looks like it hurts.
what did you say, dear?
let’s go inside. i’m calling a family meeting.
just a plain ordinary delinquent.
you know me, my dear. i always give respect where respect is due.
disgusting. that’s what you are, disgusting.
go out now, while the world is still perfect. smell it. listen to it. take it in before it goes.
you rock that hard, you’re going to rock the chair right over on you.
two can play at that game.
ask yourself that and you’ll find the answer.
you can put (item) on the grocery list and get it from the grocery.
how sharper than a serpent’s tooth is an ungrateful child!
you can’t have a smoke-free environment outdoors.
this is a crisis. an emergency. a screaming disaster.
never yell for help these days. nobody wants to help.
i haven’t seen anything as threatening as the expression on your face since i saw a tornado heading for the highway while i was driving back from the coast in a hurricane.
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memetaped · 9 days
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many waters taken from the 1986 madeleine l’engle book.
sun sickness can be dangerous. you’re cold and clammy.
hush. don’t try to talk.
i’ve come to bring you food and comfort.
how did you know the right things to do for burns?
shh. i will not hurt you.
you don’t come from around here.
i’m going to carry you to some place where it’s cool and quiet.
you must stay here until you are well.
it’s going to be dangerous, taking a quantum leap.
you never know when a little useless knowledge is going to come in handy.
i’m just a boy.
are you feverish again?
don’t try to stand. you are still too weak.
hard times are coming for us all.
no wonder you had the sun fever.
here are your clothes.
this is more than enough for a first excursion. how do you feel?
tomorrow you will be all blisters.
you are better.
i don’t like this story. i don’t like it at all.
you’re sweet, you know. you’re really sweet.
if you don’t want a headache, don’t eat and drink too much.
this is just a computer, for heaven’s sake.
idiot. you know you can’t get near a unicorn.
i’m okay. just sunburned.
do you remember the story? the story of noah and the ark?
you need more than that.
this will help the healing.
your fever will go down, but you must stay here, in my tent, out of the sun, until the burning is healed.
thank you for taking such good care of me.
now come and have some of my good goat meat stew.
in this time, many things are real, you see.
you haven’t forgotten me, have you?
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memetaped · 10 days
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falling angel taken from the 1978 william hjortsberg book.
mad? goddamned right i’m mad.
don’t crap around with me.
and when these pictures are developed, i’ll have something in my scrapbook to remember you by.
you can’t buy off pain. not with all the money in the world.
i’m hurt. i feel all busted up inside.
child, answer me.
hungry? there’s a pot of coffee made and eggs in the fridge.
looks like someone did a pretty good job on you.
if you can’t defend yourself, you’re lost.
this is a city of outsiders.
someone’s pulling your leg.
beats me, bud.
i’m an accessory, all right. i’ve been an accessory all my life.
why don’t you sit down and drink your milk and we’ll have a nice, long talk.
you’re playing me for a sap.
i can see you’re all broken up about it.
cream or lemon, my dear?
sooner you go, sooner you’ll be back.
if you weren’t such an old fart, i’d bust you up like a soda cracker.
you tell me, since you know all about it.
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memetaped · 12 days
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a history of violence taken from the 2005 film.
what took you so long?
i think i’m tired.
there’s no such thing as monsters. you were just having a bad dream.
you’re the hero.
don’t let me see you around again.
listen, smart mouth. in this family, we do not solve our problems by hitting people.
grilled cheese is ready.
you’re not losing your mind. you’ve been through some serious trauma.
jesus, honey.
good to see you up and around.
you’re sweating. you’re soaked.
can you get that, hon?
don’t make us hurt the kid.
you could’ve called. you could’ve dropped a postcard in the mail.
see you in church.
that sounds like a brilliant solution.
look. your picture’s in the paper.
i think i’m losing my mind.
honey, what’s wrong, huh?
you’ve got too much time on your hands.
tell me the truth.
it’s my last pair in this style and it’s exactly your size.
you know, sometimes you depress me.
what is it, sweetie?
you’re living the american dream.
i’ve heard that story.
you got me dead to rights.
you always were a problem for me.
we ate on the road.
i’m pretty pissed at you.
you almost believe your own crap, don’t you?
you’re gonna be sticking around for a while, honey.
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memetaped · 12 days
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gavin degraw taken from their 2003 album chariot.
you’ll have to follow through with every word you say.
sources say that senses are your friends.
the sun was just yellow energy.
i wish i could press rewind, but it’s just play. feels like fast-forward some days.
belief makes things real. makes things feel alright.
you’ll be my vacation away from this place.
baby, it’s for you, it’s all for you.
you need a friend, i’ll be around.
see, this isn’t where my head is. if you knew me, i’m not like this.
you’re just too high to see the point.
i said to myself, “we all lost touch.”
it’s good to learn from your mistakes but that only works in youth.
oh, chariot, i’m singing out loud to guide me. give me your strength.
reach in my pocket for a bill that isn’t there.
but you were just friends. at least that’s what you said.
nothing from the ground is good enough.
i came from the mountain, the crust of creation. my whole situation made from clay to stone.
belief makes things true. things like you and i.
you think your name is “pass the joint.”
it’s not my style to lay it on the line.
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memetaped · 13 days
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in the skin of a lion taken from the 1987 michael ondaatje book.
you’ve got to get it fast.
that’s the past, leave it alone.
welcome back, my friend.
the doctor put on a good dressing.
they don’t want your revolution.
let me see your face.
thank you. for the help.
what you are looking for is a villain.
you were twitching. you know, like a dog asleep in front of the fire.
i’ve broken my ankle.
that’s what you said, that made me love you most.
i know a doctor in town, but i’ll clean you up first.
don’t worry. things fill in. people are replaced.
remember my name.
you had a bit part. in the plot you had fallen on bad times.
i’ll bring you some chicken tomorrow. and a bible.
you can sleep on the sofa.
so much for the human element.
i got about twenty scars all over me.
like water, you can be easily harnessed. that’s dangerous.
you don’t understand power.
i’ve been so happy these last three weeks.
you don’t like power, you don’t respect it, you don’t want it to exist but you move around it all the time.
these are familiar to me.
physically i’m fine, just my mind.
always unknot. never cut.
i need a little sleep first. wake me in about forty minutes.
the trouble with ideology is that it hates the private.
i made a thermos of coffee for us.
give me a coffee.
a strange word. it suggests a turning around on yourself.
i’ll have to get used to things, though.
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memetaped · 15 days
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young skins taken from the 2013 colin barrett book.
take care of yourself, you dope.
it’s a hospital we need to get you to, not home.
look, i’m sorry i haven’t been around.
someone has to stay put, hold down the fort.
you really are an enormous fucking child, aren’t you?
i was dead but i’m raised again.
you’re in no fit state for anything. lie back down.
let’s start the morning and kill the day.
you have grades of brooding silence.
this isn’t you. it’s a path you’ve ended up on, but it’s not you.
you shouldn’t take things from strangers.
how’s the head, soldier?
look. your veins are blue or green, whatever.
you’ve corrupted me now.
but then every line of living has its hazards.
it’s been an age.
you could go a long time lying to yourself in there.
blood ain’t red. it turns red when it hits air, oxygenates.
don’t just lecture me because i actually went ahead and dealt with a problem.
it’s. fucking. handled.
your friend made me remember.
i’m just interested in the world. i’m an interested person.
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memetaped · 16 days
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man on fire taken from the 1980 a. j. quinnell book.
i think you’ve just bruised yourself.
the worst is over. you’re going to make it.
you were up extra early this morning.
the pills will make you sleepy.
it’s like trying to open a door with the wrong key. it goes into the lock but it won’t turn.
don’t worry about me. don’t think about me.
i’ve done my share of sinning.
that’s a silly thing to say, but it makes the whole thing so serious.
don’t favor it too much. put as much weight on it as you can.
i’ll make you up a room. but don’t expect breakfast in bed.
bad things happen in the world. i told you that, once.
you were hit twice.
i’ve lived in your house for two months and eaten a mountain of food.
what about you? you haven’t slept all night.
i’m not crying because you’re leaving.
god moves in strange ways.
you don’t look half bad.
i was in the army once. in the war.
i just get the feeling that i’ve lived enough or too much.
always retaliate first.
you don’t want to know about me. i’m here to protect you. that’s all.
i bought it myself, with my own money.
but you’re making it difficult for yourself. and god knows it’s going to be difficult enough.
animals! shooting people down in the street.
go with god.
i’m not a child. i know bad things can happen.
at least you haven’t damaged your ribs.
you can never know. if you know for sure, you don’t need faith.
it’s all kinds of a world out there. all kinds. not just the simple kind of being happy or not so happy.
vengeance belongs to god.
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memetaped · 17 days
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intensity: a novel taken from the 1995 dean koontz book.
i don’t need therapy because life is therapy.
you’ve lost two or three pounds.
here, give me your hand. be careful to step across.
that was good, honey, that was good.
you’re a snoop.
i don’t want to learn to cope with it. i want to feel it.
there’s hope, baby. there’s always hope. there’s a way, and no one can ever find it alone, but we can find it together.
this is bad luck, kid.
a shot of good whiskey will break a fever, you know, and what you’ve got now is a kind of fever.
it’s okay, honey. hush now.
when you’re here with us, this is your place as much as ours.
ssshhh. i’ll get you out of here.
great way to get in touch with nature. little boat on the lake, peaceful water.
you’ve got everything you need to take care of yourself.
oh, baby, sweetie, i’m so sorry.
you were invisible to me last night. like a spirit.
take your own advice. relax, kiddo.
everything’s going to be all right. you’ll see.
this is what you need, kiddo.
honey, listen to me, please, i’m talking to you.
you can’t live like that and hope to grow old.
well, sooner or later, in every dream there’s a boogeyman.
this isn’t a textbook. this is real life.
lots of therapy, lots of counseling, lots and lots of attention and hugs.
oh, baby, don’t get self-righteous on me.
i’m no hero. i’m just passing through like all of you, wondering why it has to be so hard, hoping i never have to hurt anyone again.
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days of thunder taken from the 1990 film.
now call me a liar.
take it easy, yeah, i’ve got you.
you’ve given me a life.
i lied. i had to tell you something to calm you down.
i’m gonna pull this rookie’s chain.
you’re not looking too good.
now can you walk, or am i gonna have to carry you?
i’ve got nothing to say.
this is gonna go away just like anything else.
did you get sick in there?
control is an illusion, you infantile egomaniac. nobody knows what’s gonna happen next.
it may be funny, but it’s not that funny when it happens to you, son.
i’m sorry. it just drove me nuts in there.
i ought to punch you out.
you look all bent out of shape.
you’re a victim of your own goddamn creation.
that’s a philosophical objection, and i’m looking for a medical one.
seasick? you’ve never been seasick a day in your life.
so don’t you bullshit me.
they don’t trust me, i don’t trust them. you know how it goes.
well, i’m gonna let you in on a little secret that almost everybody else in this world automatically knows.
i’m an idiot. i don’t have the vocabulary.
nobody in my family goes to a doctor unless they’re dying.
i think i’m getting seasick.
you are selfish, you are crazy, and you are scared.
you don’t have to go back to the hospital?
i also want to thank you for taking care of me.
how many of these things do you chew every day?
you’re one hell of a candy-ass.
this is not the kind of answer i’m looking for from you.
you are scared to death.
god, i hate you for this, you son of a bitch.
go screw yourself.
i’m more afraid of being nothing than i am of being hurt.
are you all right? answer me, please.
i can tell you what i don’t want to be in life. that’s a fraud.
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memetaped · 2 months
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fraggle rock taken from the episode pebble pox blues.
you have a fever, don’t you?
take it easy. every muscle in my body is wracked with pain.
but i’m not tired anymore.
it isn’t that bad, you big baby.
there’s nothing here that can hurt you.
where are you? you sound so far away.
then you won’t mind it when i tell you that little red dots are starting to appear all over your face.
now listen to me. you have a very high fever.
you know, i’m real glad you’re here with me.
i’ll go with you.
well, how can you say it’s nothing? you look terrible.
alright, germs. this is the day you’ve all been waiting for. come and get me.
i’m the kinda guy who can take a tussle with a few germs right in stride.
but you are sick and you do need your rest.
i think there’s something wrong with my ears.
i mean, well, you know how worried you are about getting sick.
and watch who you’re calling a baby.
don’t even say such a thing. don’t even think it.
but you just asked me to take that other pillow away.
i don’t know that, but i do think i could think better if you put me down.
come on, head up. there, how’s that?
gee, you really look sick.
i hardly think a little thing like being sick is gonna get me down.
well, you’re confused because of me.
being sick can be very difficult.
it’s nice, but i don’t think it’s gonna do any good.
medicine? i’m not taking any medicine.
but the germs have got me, and i’m so scared.
here, drink this berry tea. make you feel better.
that’ll ward off infection.
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memetaped · 2 months
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belle & sebastian taken from a bunch of their albums.
think about a new destination if you think you need inspiration.
best to go down without a fight.
you heard the bird say everything will be fine.
here comes the deputy head with the bark of a bulldog.
look at yourself, you’re not much use to anyone.
but there is too much history, too much biography between us.
the priest in the booth had a photographic memory.
listen to me as a friend.
everybody’s making plans for tomorrow.
love is like a novel. read the blessed pages.
don’t let yourself grow hungry now. don’t let yourself grow cold.
say a prayer to the man above. thank him for everything you know.
traps will be set by the people below.
i always cry at endings.
look, i’m getting closer to the real world.
some people say two is company.
you’re going up. you’re going down. you’re going nowhere.
my thoughts were like a tent put up in heaven.
someone told the truth when it really mattered most.
you’re the funny little frog in my throat.
somebody asked me what hell was like. somebody asked me for help.
you know my wandering days are over.
the kids are melting in the doorway.
call me a prophet if you like.
i’m trying to get a feeling from the city.
find me in a bitter sweet hello.
do you spend your day second guessing faith?
you’re just a storyteller.
your diary’s looking like a bible with it’s verses lost in time.
the wider issues of the day don’t interest you.
listen, honey, there is nothing you can say to surprise me.
colour my life with the chaos of trouble.
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memetaped · 2 months
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thunder force taken from the 2021 film.
you’re an embarrassment, you know that?
we don’t do that. we don’t take that kind of guff.
the room is furnished in a non-distracting manner to help with your recovery.
did you take that from the restaurant, you little outlaw?
how about you get thirty minutes of shut-eye. i’ll wake you.
dang it. you always get carried away.
let me at least feed you.
you suck.
people are afraid to leave the house. all this fighting, all this crime.
would you say grace, please?
now, get in that dumpster. ‘cause that’s where the garbage goes.
somebody’s an overachiever.
i know we don’t have a lot of time, so let me say this. if this goes bad, i wanna thank you for being my friend.
not to sound like a femme fatale, but it feels like i need to kill them.
you know, killing people is not a recognized hobby.
thanks, lord, for making such kick-ass food. if jesus was here, he would crush it.
so, my fuse is a little short. this is a trigger environment for me.
don’t point at me. don’t judge-y point at me.
it’s a miracle you’re still alive.
some people just deserve a dumpster.
you know, it’s like trying to skip a rock in a lake. you know the lake’s gonna eat it. it took you half an hour to find the right flat rock, but you got to throw it.
get a shovel. i’m gonna bury that bitch.
i know things are weird between us because we had harsh words.
this is set to extra-crispy, you donut hole.
you’re gonna crack from the stress though. that’s why i’m here.
you got a weak glass there.
i worry about ya, but you do make a hell of a pancake.
that’s expected. but you still need to eat.
you know, i’m scrambling to find the silver lining here.
i wanted you to be safe out there. i developed a high-powered taser for you.
you need to work on your phrasing, because in that scenario, you just made yourself the dog.
we need a little snack break, get our brain juices going again.
now that we’re going into a possible physical altercation, i’m feeling my stress rising.
it’s not a massage chair, you idiot.
sometimes i do need to drink it like it’s cocoa.
you think i don’t talk to you enough? am i too tough on you?
use your big brain.
you have a really weird vision of how rich people live.
i barfed river water on you.
we have clean clothing for you. everything you could possibly need, and we will burn what you are wearing at the first opportunity.
you don’t think before you act. you always do the stupid thing.
i’m ready to get my hands dirty.
you deserve a pickle bag.
the whole point is i’m scaring people.
whatever you say. you’re always right.
so, i can’t say, “(name) is a stupid bags of crap,” i have to say, “(name) is a stupid bag of crap”?
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memetaped · 3 months
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pete’s dragon taken from the 1977 film.
you sure changed my life.
i mean, you’re kind of big, and we don’t want to scare anyone.
it would be unethical of me to leave my patient at a time like this.
where did you get that bruise?
hey, you look terrible.
get on the sidewalk and stay next to me.
it’s a hand, not a shark.
honey, i’m sorry. i didn’t mean that.
please, my child, come in. get off that street.
well, you look so nice and clean.
how can someone almost be part of a family?
you disgusting little street urchin. you could be locked up for this.
that’s what life is all about. buying and selling.
if i knowed what something, i wouldn’t call it “something” i’d call it by its name.
you wanna be realistic. let’s talk about how realistic you are.
that’s just what this town needs. another ignoramus.
no one’s ever been this nice to me. i’ll always remember it.
no matter what you see in here, don’t get scared.
i tell you, you’ve got to have a sense of humor these days.
look, it was that kid that pushed me.
the tide’s coming in, and high water reaches this cave sometimes.
you almost knocked me down.
i hear someone. i hear someone calling me.
there you are, yes. it’s nice to see you.
when i woke up in the hospital, i’d lost my memory.
put your hands out. palms down, knuckles up.
i was the only survivor.
this is the best time i’ve ever had in my whole life.
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