all that's known.

these quotes are taken from the visual novel of the same name; this novel can be purchased here. these lines discuss religion, possession, and bullying, among others; please use discretion. feel free to change pronouns / wording as desired.

“we can leave cleaning up the devil to someone else.“

“she is very kind or possibly super mean and hates us.”

“i thought i was doing this great thing.”

“i thought if i could work even harder, i’d be able to make up for him.”

“some friendships you can keep up. the rest you’ve gotta leave up to God.”

“don’t worry. i hear hardly anyone ever dies.”

“man, i don’t like them. does anyone really like them?”

“i kind of hang out with them so they’ll leave me alone.”

“i’m trying to think of something positive to say, but, uh.”

“maybe i’m a genius at getting things wrong.”

“aren’t you trying harder than literally everyone else here?”

“can’t you just be a little less good?”

“so, how do you play truth or dare?”

“there’s no mercy in truth or dare.”

“even a kid can kill the devil.”

“no one will respect you if you don’t have any manners.”

“it must be a nice feeling. to get things right, and not have to screw up.”

“i can’t tell when anyone is lying.”

“you’re safe. you’re like a puppy. you’re harmless.”

“you’re jealous. why are you so jealous?”

“i wish i could be so much meaner.”

“when someone rigs it from the start, and then says ‘try your best!’, doesn’t that make you mad?”

“he sounds like every boy you are afraid of talking all at once.”

“sometimes it’s okay to be quiet. it’s nice to know we don’t have to talk sometimes.”

“they want you to prove you’re good. but you’re already so good.”

“it should so obviously be me. it should so obviously be you.”

“you’re never allowed to think i have it better off than you.”

“do you think he notices how much of a jerk he is sometimes?”

“we could run away right now and never come back.”

“it never happened unless we both say it did.”

“you are, deep down, kind of a little shit.”

“does it really not bother you when everyone is mean to you?”

“i don’t want to be strong.”

“you’re gonna say i shouldn’t give up, and there’s hope, and we can all get through this.”

“your problem is that you hate yourself.”

“your problem is that you are very nice, but you want something, and you think that being nice is going to give it to you.”

“we are bad kids, aren’t we?”

“caring will make everything worse. it always does.”

“i wasn’t born good, but i still thought i could be.”

“just when i thought i got it right, they changed it.”

“mom taught me not to touch others. and dad taught me not to let others touch me.”

“it feels so weird and strange and bad to stop, but i could.”

“it should have been one of us. either one of us. i don’t care which.”

“we know the devil. it’s us, right? it has to be.”

“you’re being good for people that fucking hate you.”

“why not martyr yourself for us this time?”

“don’t make us go back to those people. don’t make us have to go home.”

these quotes are taken from the play of the same name. some of the lines have been slightly altered to work better as starters. feel free to change pronouns / wording as desired.

“ i didn’t know you knew all that stuff. ”

“ i just want to sit, like this, close. ”

“ i like being close to you. ”

“ you’re about as far away from me as you can possibly be. ”

“ the furthest away you can be from someone is if you’re right next to them. ”

“ i’m just here to see the northern lights. ”

“ but here i am, at the end of the world, and i have nowhere to go, and i was really counting on staying here. ”

“ it’s just that you seem sad, and i think i love you. ”

“ some people believe that the northern lights are really the torches the departed take with them. ”

“ that’s what you do when a person dies, you pay them respects. ”

“ i have a new heart now, and it doesn’t want you back. ”

“ i have a heart that can pump my blood and that’s all. the one that does all the other stuff doesn’t work anymore. ”

“ how does that happen? live in the same place as someone and never see them? ”

“ i gotta be honest with you, that’s not something i would’ve wanted to hear. ”

“ can i kiss you? ”

“ i know sad, and you’re looking pretty sad. ”

“ i’m glad you found me. ”

“ i’m just here until i get my feet back on the ground. ”

“ i have to know what hurts so i know when to be afraid. ”

“ i have a lot of deficiencies and not a lot of capacities. ”

“ whatever it is that he’s teaching you, you don’t need to know. ”

“ all the love i gave to you, i want it back. ”

“ remember when i asked you if you ever thought we were going to get married? ”

“ is this a ring? one that you give to someone that you’ve loved for a very long time? ”

“ she told me she didn’t like the way i smelled. ”

“ that’s pretty bad. and sad. ”

“ there’s not much in this world that makes me feel good. ”

“ there is one thing in this world that makes me feel good, that makes sense, and that’s you. ” 

“ i think i just fell in love with you. ”

“ i had fun tonight. did you? ”

“ i’m not mad, i was never mad, i was disappointed. ”

“ that’s a planet. you’re wishing on a planet. ”

“ you don’t pay attention anymore. you go away. ”

“ you don’t know how to tell me how you feel, so i never know where i stand. ”

“ you went away a long time before i do. ”

“ i just had to come see you. ”

“ people in small towns really don’t know each other any better than people in big towns. ”

“ you have to hold on to people, or you’re going to lose them. ”

“ i’ve been anywhere and that’s not what i want. i want to be still with you. “

“ please don’t say you love me. “

“ i don’t know what to do without you. “

“ be mean to me. “

“ there’s no need to be brave. “

“ i always wanted to die clean and pretty. “

“ you have so much to do, and i have nothing ahead of me. “

“ don’t wait for me, i can’t come. “

“ you’re all i ever wanted. i think i’ll regret this. “

“ my body’s made of crushed little stars and i’m not doing anything. “

“ would you kill me, ____? “

“ come find me. “

“ i should tell them that i’m not afraid to die. “

“ what do you do with a loving feeling if the loving feeling makes you all alone? “

“ you only love me when we’re all alone. “

“ you don’t know what you want, but you know that you’re needing it. and you know that you need it bad. “

“ i’m tired of wanting more. “

“ i’ll love some littler things. “

“ you’re the one i want. and i’ve turned down every hand that’s beckoned me to come. “

“ it’s not real enough. “

“ i will be the one you need the way i can’t be without you. “

“ why won’t you chase after me? “

“ i’ll take anything you want to give me. “

“ i haven’t told anyone, just like we promised. have you? “

“ you’re growing tired of me. “

“ i can’t take your touch. “

“ it’s just that i fell in love with a war and nobody told me it ended. “

“ why am i lonely for lonesome love? “

“ i gave too much of my heart tonight. “

“ i need somebody to remember my name. “

“ i’ll steal a few breaths from the world for a minute, and then i’ll be nothing forever. “

“ all of my memories, all the things i’ve seen will be gone. “

“ do you wanna be my baby? “

“ would you tell me if you want me? “

“ i didn’t know i had a dream. i didn’t know until i saw you. “

“ i don’t want your pity. i just want somebody near me. “

“ give me one good honest kiss and i’ll be alright. “

“ i hear my heart breaking tonight. do you hear it too? “

“ i know i’ve kissed you before, but i didn’t do it right. “

“ i thought i’d traveled a long way, but i had circled the same old sin. “

“ i know who you pretend i am. “

“ it’s funny how you always remember. it’s funny how i still forgot. “

“ we’ve both done it all a hundred times before. “

“ it would be a hundred times easier if we were young again. “

“ to think that we could stay the same. “

“ there’s nobody better than you. “

“ you knew from the start it was us, didn’t you? “

“ bury me in your memory. “

“ there’s some kind of burning inside of me. it’s kept me from falling apart. “

“ would you just tell me what i’m meant to do? “

“ could we be what we’re meant to be? “

“ i’m sorry for taking, but i keep wanting more. “

“ there’s a lie that i told you that now i can’t tell the truth. “

“ you told me once you were happy to have me. “

“ i would give you my heart, i think. “

“ you’re coming back and it’s the end of the world. “

“ i love you, darling. and i am done, dear. “

“ i just need a quiet place where i can scream how i love you. “

“ never once did you know me. “

“ i love everybody because i love you. “

“ ____, am i still young? can i dream for a few months more? “

“ you can come closer, i’ll let you hurt me. “

“ i’m tired of not loving you. “

“ my heart wants to hold you, but i know the rules. “

“ i think my heart is ready to die. “

“ i think my fate is losing its patience. “

“ you’re home to me. “

“ if i’m not yours, what am i? “

“ i’ll live without you, though the struggle will be daily. “

“ i get mean when i’m nervous like a bad dog. “

“ i miss running fast. i was meant for running fast. “

“ i pretended you were mine, it made me calm, babe. “

“ i am cruel, i am gentle, i can make you laugh. “

“ i don’t think about the past; it’s always there anyway. “