The Dark Knight (Sentence Starters)
โWhat do you propose?โ
โNever start with the head, the victim gets allโฆ fuzzy.โ
โYou are truly incorruptible, arenโt you?โ
โIf itโs so simple, why havenโt you done it already?โ
โYou donโt want to die, but you donโt know how to take a life. Give it to me.โ
โAll you care about is money.โ
โWhenever you stitch yourself up you do make a bloody mess.โ
โIf youโre good at something, never do it for free.โ
โSometimes the truth isnโt good enough, sometimes people deserve more. Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded.โ
โOh, excuse me, I wanna drive.โ
โDo you want to know why I use a knife? Guns are too quick. You canโt savor all the little emotions.โ
โThis city deserves a better class of criminal. And Iโm gonna give it to them.โ
โYeah, three buttons is a littleย โ90โฒs, ____.โ
โIn their last moments, people show you who they really are.โ
โI knew the risks when I took this job.โ
โThen why was it meย who was the only one who lost everything?โ
โYou donโt want to hurt the boy, ____.โ
โUpset the established order and everything becomes chaos.โ
โThen why do you want to kill me?โ
โYou wonโt kill me out of some misplaced sense of self-righteousness.โ
โ____, you canโt ask me to wait for that.โ
โSome people arenโt looking for anything logical, like money. They canโt be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.โ
โCriminals arenโt complicated, ____. Just have to figure out what heโs after.โ
โTheyโll hunt you.โ
โMadness, as you know, is like gravity. All it takes is a littleโฆpush.โ
โYou wanted me? Here I am.โ
โAh, you made it! Iโm so thrilled.โ
โItโs not about what I want, itโs about whatโs fair!โ
โYouโre the one pointing the gun, ____. So point it at the people responsible.โ
โThis is where she died.โ
โI just did what I do best. I took your little plan and I turned it on itself.โ
โDoes it depress you, ____? To know just how alone you really are? Does it make you feel responsible?โ
โHe wanted to prove that even someone as good as you could fall.โ
โThey knew we were coming.โ
โGive it to me, and Iโll do what you shouldโve done ten minutes ago.โ
โWith respect, ____, perhaps this is a man that you donโt fully understand, either.โ
โYou crossed the line first.โ
โI think you and I are destined to do this forever.โ
โListen, ____, I swear to god I didnโt know what they were gonna do to you.โ
โLook at what your drugs did to my customers.โ
โBuyer beware. I told you my compound would take you places, I never said theyโd be places you wanted to go.โ
โTa-da! Itโsโฆ gone.โ
โOh, and you know the thing about chaos? Itโs fair.โ
โI know, I was here. Trying to save her.โ
โGive it to me, you can tell them I took it by force.โ
โI donโt, I donโt want to kill you! What would I do without you?โ
โI wanted to see what youโd do. And you didnโt disappoint.โ
โIf you donโt like what I have to offer, you can buy from someone else.โ
โYou wouldnโt dare try to justify yourself if you knew what I lost!โ
โI trusted him to do the right thingโฆ saving my ass.โ
โI was meant to inspire good, notโฆ madness.โ
โOh, you wanna play. Come on!โ
โThatโs funny,ย โcause I donโt know whatโs gonna happen to you either.โ
โI trust you donโt have me followed on my day off.โ
โNo, no. You canโt, youโre not.โ
โItโs not about the money, itโs about sending a message.โ
โGive me one reason why I shouldnโt have my boy here pull your head off.โ
โThese men would kill you and take it anyway.โ
โYouโll hunt me. Youโll condemn me. Set the dogs on me. Because thatโs what needs to happen.โ
โYou look tired, ____. Youโll be alright without me?โ
โHave you ever had to talk to the person you love most, to tell them itโs going to be alright, when you know itโs not?โ
โYouโll be in a padded cell forever.โ
โDonโt talk like one of them: youโre not. Even if youโd like to be.โ
โDoes ____ know about you and his little bunny?โ
โYou spat in the faces of ____โs worst criminals. Didnโt you think there might be some casualties? Things were always going to get worse before they got better.โ
โYou donโt have to thank me.โ
โYouโre about to know what that feels like, ____, then you can look me in the eye and tell me youโre sorry.โ
โDonโt let me find you out here again.โ
โA little fight in you. I like that.โ
โAny psychotic ex-boyfriends I should be aware of?โ
โCould you please just give me a minute?โ
โWe really should stop this fighting, otherwise weโll miss the fireworks.โ
โTheyโre trying to kill me!โ
โBecause she trusts you. Just like ____ did.โ
โ____ is in there with them! We have to save ____! Iย have to save ____!โ
โDid it ever wonder what it would be like to listen to her die?โ
โYou didnโt know what they were gonna do? What exactly did you think they were gonna do?!โ
โFriends? Have you met this guy?โ
โWhat were you trying to prove? That deep down, everyoneโs as ugly as you? Youโre alone!โ
โ____, put the gun down. Please. Please, ____, please.โ
โWhat happened to ____ wasnโt chance. We decided to act. We three!โ
โYou brought this craziness on us! You did! You brought this on us.โ
โWell maybe ____ will save you.โ
โIf you turn yourself in, theyโre not gonna let us be together.โ
โGoddammit! Will you stop pointing that gun at my family?โ
โIโm sorry! For everything!โ
โNo! No, no, not me! Why are you coming for me? No!โ
โWhich one you going after?โ
โI know youโre gonna enjoy this. Iโm gonna have to try and enjoy it even more.โ
โWe got you, you son of a bitch.โ
โNo one wants to get their hands dirty. Fine, Iโll do it.โ
โEven to a guy like me, thatโs cold.โ
โWe must remember that vigilance is the price of safety.โ
โNo, ____, stop him!โ
โBack from the dead?โ
โWhat gives you the right? Whatโs the difference between you and me?โ
โHow do you know what heโs thinking?โ
โAnd I thought my jokes were bad.โ
โOh, you. You just couldnโt let me go, could you?โ
โGo home, _____. Go get some rest, youโre gonna need it.โ
โYou look nervous. Is it the scars?โ
โThey need you right now, but when they donโt, theyโll cast you out like a leper. You see, their morals, their code, itโs all a bad joke. Dropped at the first sign of trouble.โ
โI know the truth: thereโs no going back.โ
โI couldnโt risk my familyโs safety.โ
โYouโve changed things. Forever.โ
โYou think you can steal from us and just walk away?โ
โPlease donโt hurt my son.โ
โYouโre a cop killer, youโre lucky to be feeling anything at all.โ
โCanโt rely on anyone these days, you have to do everything yourself, donโt we?โ
โItโs going to be alright, son.โ
โWhy should I hide who I am?โ
โThis is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object.โ
โNothing in his pocket but knives and lint.โ
โWhy donโt you hire them and take the weekend off?โ
โTheyโre only as good as the world allows them to be.โ
โYou know what Iโve noticed? Nobody panics when things goย โaccording to plan.โ Even if the plan is horrifying!โ
โYou think I want to escape from this? There is no escape from this!โ
โKnow your limits, ____.โ
โWhy donโt you hire them and take the weekend off?โ
โFrom one professional to another, if youโre trying to scare somebody, pick a better spot. From this height, the fall wouldnโt kill me.โ
โ____, youโre right. ____โs death was my fault.โ
โBecause you were the best of us!โ
โThat was a very brave thing you did.โ
โYou know, you remind me of my father. I hated my father.โ
โAnd what happens on the day that you find out?โ
โPeople are dying, ____, what would you have me do?โ
โIโm sorry, I couldnโt risk your safety.โ
โYou know where I can find ____? I need to talk to him about something. Just something little. No?โ
โEndure, ____. Take it.โ
โ____ can make the choice that no one else can make, the right choice.โ
โIf I get him to you, can you get him to talk?โ
โThe night is darkest just before the dawn. And I promise you, the dawn is coming.โ
โHow about a magic trick?โ
โCome on, I want you to do it, I want you to to it.โ
โWell hello, beautiful.โ
โYou squeezed them, you hammered them to the point of desperation. And in their desperation, they turned to a man they didnโt fully understand.โ
โDid you get mauled by a tiger?โ
โTo them youโre just a freak, like me.โ
โYou have all these rules, and you think theyโll save you.โ
โKilling is making a choice.โ
โCome on, hit me. Hit me!โ
โIโm a man of simple taste. I enjoy dynamiteโฆ and gunpowderโฆ and gasoline.โ
โWhere did you learn to count?โ
โYou thought we could be decent men in an indecent time! But you were wrong. The world is cruel, and the only morality in a cruel world is chance.โ
โYouโre a hard man to reach.โ
โWe all know how much you like to sayย โI told you so.โโ
โLook, if I tell you, will you let me go?โ
โI suppose theyโll lock me up as well, as your accomplice.โ
โHostile? Iโll show you hostile.โ
โWhat difference does it make?โ
โI can tell the difference between punks who need a little lesson in manners, and the freaks like you who just enjoy it.โ
โI like this job, I like it!โ
โYou have nothing! Nothing to threaten me with! Nothing to do with all your strength.โ
โLetโs not do that again.โ
โHeโll squeal. I know the squealers when I see them.โ
โTargeting me wonโt get their money back.โ
โWhen the chips are down, theseย โcivilized people,โ theyโll eat each other.โ
โWell, depending on the time, he may be in one spotโฆ or several.โ
โYou either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.โ
โI donโt want there to be any hard feelings between us, ____.โ
โYour men. Your plan.โ
โAnd youโve killed six of my friends.โ
โAccomplice? Iโm going to tell them the whole thing was your idea.โ
โIโm gonna need a cup of coffee.โ
โI let that murderous psychopath blow him half to hell.โ
โI knew ____ wouldnโt go down without a fight, but this is different. They crossed the line.โ
โHe didnโt do anything wrong.โ
โIn their last moments, people show you who they really are. So in a way, I know your friends better than you ever did. Would you like to know which of them were cowards?โ
โDo I really look like a guy with a plan?โ
โHow many of your friends have I killed?โ
โIโm a dog chasing cars. I wouldnโt know what to do with one if I caught it! You know, I just doย things.โ
โYou wanna know how I got these scars?โ