lines taken from various characters and events found in  american mcgeeâs game  ,  alice : madness returns ( 2011 ) .  feel free to change pronouns  ( he , she , they , i , etc )  &  tenses as you feel necessary .
â another day , a different dream perhaps â
â i know whatâs real â
â i know iâm guilty of something â
â punishment hardly ever suits the victims of a crime â
â youâve used me and abused me , but you will not destroy me ! â
â itâs not a dream , itâs a memory â
â how is one to find her way ? â
â i didnât kill my family â
â iâve not come back here looking for a fight â
â iâm not afraid to die â
â when youâre not on edge , youâre taking up too much space â
â threats , promises , and good intentions donât amount to action â
â every picture tells a story . sometimes we donât like the ending . sometimes we donât understand it â
â delusions , too , die hard with memory â
â only the savage regard the endurance of pain as the measure of worth â
â forgetting pain is convenient , remembering it : agonizing â
â a secret is only a secret when it is unspoken to another â
â different denotes neither bad nor good , but it certainly means not the same â
â how fine you look when dressed in rage â
â is our situation not dismal ? â
â every adventure requires a first step â
â only a few find the way , some donât recognize it when they do â some donât ever want to â
â everythingâs a nail , is it , miss hammerhead ? â
â forgettingâs just forgetting , except when itâs not â
â a good guest does not overstay , a perfect guest stays home â
â who benefits from your madness ? â
â what you claim not to know is merely what youâve denied â
â authority must be obeyed , or it must be overthrowned â
â you shouldnât ask questions you know the answer to â
â make your survival mean something â
â memory is more often a curse than a blessing â
â the past must be paid for â
â youâre as randomly lethal and entirely confused as you ever were â
â return to whatever hovelâs home to you â
â your presence here is unwelcome â
â everyone here has an excuse for doing nothing â
â this world is not so either / or â
â whatâs true of the living is often true of the dead â
â this life is full of random death â
â death is the ultimate equalizer â
â all have the right to be eaten â
â youâre not that good a liar , and iâm not that stupid â
â your madness will be punished â
â come to receive your punishment then ? â
â the damage is done â