running on empty ( 1988 ) sentence starters
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“your mother and i tried. and don’t let anyone tell you any different.”
“it’s dangerous for you and it’s dangerous for them but i’m sorry, i just couldn’t stop myself.”
“i just needed you to know … i don’t know what i’m doing, and i love you.”
“i didn’t feel like having my picture taken with those sub-humans.”
“i’m very happy with you.”
“aren’t we supposed to question authority? you’re the one who taught me that!”
“now go out there and make a difference.”
“if you want to go back, that’s fine with me.”
“you can’t dance to beethoven.”
“why do you have to carry the burden of someone else’s life?”
“what’s this about a pizza?”
“so now that we’ve determined i belong here, let’s talk about you.”
“i think that’s too much to ask.”
“i want to learn how to cook.”
“what are you doing here if you think so ‘highly’ of it?”
“we’ll see you again. you can be sure.”
“you’re on your own, kid.”
“now, i have no right in telling this to you.”
“they gave them to me, and i know i packed them but … i just can’t find them.”
“there’s no reason to think they’re onto us yet so stay calm.”
“it’s wonderful having a new name every six months.”
“my god (name). why’d you throw it all away?”
“you can’t keep running away from something you had nothing to do with.”
“you deserve your own chance!”
“it must be nicer over there.”
“well, on birthdays, we’re all ‘sam’.”
“it’s great not recognizing yourself in the mirror!”
“i think i’ll go to new york and i’ll learn to write and i’ll come home every christmas and everyone will be really polite.”
“that doesn’t sound so bad. “
“you have a lot of secrets, don’t you? and now you have another one.”
“you said ‘walk’ not ‘hike’.”
“you know, i was really surprised when you called me.”
“i wasn’t sure if you liked me or not.”
“sometimes you’re so … distant.”
“well, i’m not too sure if you like me too much either.”
“take it on faith. i usually don’t follow people i don’t like for ten miles into the middle of the woods.”
“you scare a lot of people.”
“what’s wrong with being nice?”
“they see what they wanna see and they block out everything else.”
“i don’t know a thing about you. you might as well have sprung full-grown out of the head of zeus.”
“i’m a vegetarian; i don’t want little pieces of finger in my food.”
“that was delicious babe; you outdid yourself.”
“oh god, i’m old enough to set the house on fire.”
“that’s you all over: afraid to commit yourself.”
“you wouldn’t talk to me.”
“i just wanted to talk to you.”
“i couldn’t stay with you that night - not because i didn’t want to …”
“i just wanted to tell you that i was sorry.”
“i wanted to tell you why i couldn’t be with you - not without you knowing; i didn’t wanna lie to you.”
“go ahead, hit the sack. you got school tomorrow.”
“you really like her, don’t you? smart ones are always the best.”
“i don’t know how to say goodbye.”
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