I AM THE LIGHTNING IN THE STORM.

The war is over. We're going home.

I have taken the liberty of drawing up some plans of economy for the family.

I have always said [place name] is incomparable.

You remember [him/her/them], I'm sure.

You misled me by the term "gentleman." [name] was nobody.

Since no one will want you in [name place], I'm sure you'd better stay here.

I confess I have not fully mastered it myself.

I should not be ashamed to be seen with [him/her/them] anymore.

Your spirits have never been high since your disappointment.

I feel this breakup of your family exceedingly.

Do not talk of it. We shall not talk of it.

I do not blame you, nor do I blame myself for having been guided by you.

It was entirely prudent of you to reject [him/her/them].

Here are the new poems I was telling you of.

You've come at last. I began to think I should never see you.

I am so ill, I can hardly speak.

Suppose I were to be seized in some dreadful way?

I do believe if you were to see me dying, you wouldn't believe there was anything the matter with me.

I do not to see want them, I assure you.

Why could you not have come earlier? It is so unkind.

What can you possibly have had to do?

I thought you must have been obliged to give up the engagement.

I was very well yesterday. It's just today I feel like death.

Had you a pleasant party?

It is so uncomfortable not having a carriage of one's own.

[Name], will you play when we have a dance?

You are so light on your feet!

You're most welcome to be here among us.

Upon my word, I shall be well off, shan't I, when you are all gone away to be happy at [name place]!

Come and sit by the fire.

How am I supposed to keep them in order when their father spoils them so much?

You don't care about etiquette.

When you have a moment, you must speak to [name] and persuade them that I am very, very ill.

You want to sail the high seas, do you?

Ever seen a boat made out of paper? Come, I'll show you.

I did not know you were acquainted with [name] also.

How can you contemplate such a thing!?

If there is anything disagreeable, men are sure to get out of it.

It is most pleasant to see you again so soon.

Do you suppose we live on board without anything to eat? Nor any cooks or servants? Or any knife and fork to use?

I felt my luck, I assure you.

What should a young fellow do ashore for half a year together?

I'd bring anything from the world's end, if you asked me to.

I hate to hear you talking about all women as though they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures.

Oh, you shall think very differently when you are married.

You must have been a great traveller.

As long as we could be together, nothing ever ailed me.

I do not think you have the right to throw yourself away on [name]!

Arrangements have been made! Do come to your senses.

Why is everybody always supposing I am not a good walker?

Nothing would ever separate us.

I think you're trying to get out of it!

I intend to rest here and then go home.

I assure you, I have never been in that house above twice in my life.

I would not be turned back from a thing I had determined to do.

I am not so easily persuaded.

Would [he/she/they] have turned back then, but for you?

Stick always to your purpose. Be firm.

Do you not think that you are ready to fall in love?

Is it a love letter, [name]?

I'm very pleased to meet you. You've certainly cheered me up.

And what do you read, [name]?

Thank you for your kindness.

You cannot know the depths of my despair.

You have no conception of what I have lost.

Well, I don't know! It might have been!

It must have been deeply distressing.

Now that [he/she/they] have settled here, I cannot suppose myself wanted.

There is no need to do that! [Name] is nothing to me, compared to you!

Good company is always worth seeking.

You're too proud to admit it.

I think we are very alike.

You presume to know me very well. In my heart, I know you intimately.

You would prefer an everyday [name] to your own family connection?

Do you not suffer from melancholy?

How can I be melancholy when you are come to visit?

What have you heard of my friend here?

How on earth do you know that?

Certainly it is unforeseen, but it's true.

They fell in love over poetry.

The letter is sanguine. There is barely an oath in it from beginning to end.

Poor [name] will have to begin all over again with somebody else.

I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting. Shall we set off? The rain has eased.

I've hardly seen you since that wretched day at [name place].

I'm afraid you must have suffered somewhat from the shock the more so from it not overpowering you at the time.

A man does not recover from such a devotion to such a woman.

It was my doing. Solely mine.

That is the literal meaning of the words.

You need not say anything more of your ignorance.

I do not think I could ever flatter you enough.

Do you take my meaning, or must I translate for you?

I neither know nor care.

It's a very beautiful love song.

It is so exciting. It makes me feel giddy. A double wedding!

I've been to the theater and secured a box for tomorrow night.

I have never seen any burst of feeling, any warmth of fury or delight.

Do you wish it? All you have to do is give me a yes or a no, and we are both released.

Why does the town suffer this dreadful misapprehension that I shall marry you?

Why did you say nothing of this before?

It's too much for me, I confess.

I do not forget you as soon as you forget me.

We live at home; quiet, confined and our feelings prey upon us.

I won't allow it to be any more man's nature than woman's to be inconstant or to forget those they love or have loved.

I don't think I ever opened a book in my life which did not have something to say on women's fickleness.

I believe you capable of everything great and good.

I can listen no longer in silence.

I must speak to you by such means as are within my reach.

You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope.

Tell me not that I am too late, that such precious feelings are gone forever.

I offer myself to you again with a heart even more your own than when you almost broke it.

I have loved none but you.

STRANGERS / NO ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP ( crushes, rivals, acquaintances, mutual pining, people who technically have no claim over each other )

“it's none of my business... so why does it bother me?”

“who was that you left with?”

“i don't know why i expected you to wait for me.”

“they're clearly interested in you.”

“you looked happy talking to them.”

“i don't get a say in who you spend time with.”

“i keep telling myself i don't care.”

“i shouldn't be jealous. we aren't anything.”

“why am i disappointed?”

“you don't even know i like you.”

“you smiled at them the way i wish you'd smile at me.”

“forget i asked.”

“you probably don't even remember my name.”

“they're better for you than i could ever be.”

“i was going to ask you out... until i saw that.”

“do you always flirt like that?”

“guess i was too late.”

“i hate that i noticed.”

“you're impossible to ignore.”

"maybe i made this all up in my head."

FRIENDS TO SOMETHING ELSE ( close friends, mutual feelings, unresolved tension )

“since when do you keep secrets from me?”

“you've been spending a lot of time with them.”

“i miss when it was just us.”

“you don't laugh with me like that anymore.”

“did they replace me?”

“i'm not asking you to choose.”

“...would you choose them?”

“i didn't realize i could lose you before i even had you.”

“you forgot our plans.”

“you always make time for them.”

“i know we're just friends.”

“so why does this hurt?”

“you don't need me anymore.”

“i hate seeing someone else become your favorite person.”

“i wish you'd notice me first.”

“am i imagining the distance between us?”

“you've changed.”

“or maybe i just finally noticed.”

“i don't want things between us to change.”

"i think they already have."

NEW RELATIONSHIP ( still learning each other, insecurity, uncertainty )

“i know we're together, but...”

“who keeps texting you?”

“you still talk to them?”

“you never mentioned them before.”

“should i be worried?”

“i don't know where i fit into your life yet.”

“i hate feeling this insecure.”

“tell me i'm enough.”

“i don't want to be the jealous partner.”

“i just don't want to lose you.”

“you said they were just a friend.”

“can you understand why that looked bad?”

“i'm trying to trust you.”

“please don't give me a reason not to.”

“why didn't you tell me?”

“i would've understood.”

“you don't have to hide people from me.”

“just don't hide the truth.”

“talk to me.”

"don't shut me out."

ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP ( dating, married, long-term partners )

“look at me, not them.”

“i saw the way they looked at you.”

“and you let them.”

“tell me i'm overthinking.”

“you always defend them.”

“you forgot about me tonight.”

“i shouldn't have to compete with anyone.”

“have i become predictable?”

“do i still make your heart race?”

“you're pulling away.”

“don't tell me nothing's wrong.”

“something changed.”

“you used to reach for my hand.”

“now you don't even notice when i'm gone.”

“am i still the person you come home to?”

“you didn't even notice i was upset.”

“tell me we're okay.”

“i need to hear you say it.”

“choose me.”

"please."

EXES ( old feelings, unfinished business, messy reunions )

“so... you're seeing someone.”

“they seem nice.”

“i hate that they're not me.”

“i shouldn't care anymore.”

“apparently i still do.”

“did you ever love me the way you love them?”

“do they know your favorite song?”

“do you tell them the same things you told me?”

“was i really that easy to replace?”

“you moved on faster than i expected.”

“i keep comparing them to myself.”

“i always lose.”

“you look happier now.”

“i'm glad... i think.”

“do you ever miss us?”

“be honest.”

“have you forgotten me already?”

“i haven't figured out how to.”

"i wish i didn't still love you."

ONE-SIDED / UNREQUITED ( loving someone who doesn't love you back )

“you don't even know.”

“you keep talking to me about them.”

“every word feels like another knife.”

“i hope they make you happy.”

“i wish i could be happy for you.”

“i almost told you.”

“now i never will.”

“you're looking at the wrong person.”

“i've been here the whole time.”

“you just never looked.”

“they don't love you like i could.”

“it's pathetic, isn't it?”

“i'm rooting for your happiness.”

“even when it breaks mine.”

“you'll never know how much this hurts.”

“i don't want to resent them.”

“but i do.”

“i hate myself for that.”

“maybe one day i'll stop loving you.”

"today isn't that day."

POSSESSIVE / TOXIC ( intentionally unhealthy dynamics for fictional purposes )

“where were you?”

“answer me.”

“who gave you permission to leave with them?”

“you're avoiding me.”

“don't lie.”

“i know you're hiding something.”

“you're mine.”

“say i'm wrong.”

“why were they touching you?”

“don't make me ask twice.”

“you knew this would upset me.”

“maybe that was the point.”

“i don't like sharing what's mine.”

“look at me when i'm talking to you.”

“tell them to leave.”

“now.”

“you're choosing them over me.”

“remember that.”

“don't test my patience.”

"you're playing a dangerous game."

AFTER THE FIGHT ( regret, reconciliation, vulnerability )

“i'm sorry.”

“i let my jealousy speak for me.”

“i know i crossed a line.”

“can we start over?”

“i was scared.”

“not angry.”

“scared of losing you.”

“i should've trusted you.”

“instead, i pushed you away.”

“do you think we can fix this?”

“i don't want jealousy to be the thing that ruins us.”

“i should've talked to you.”

“instead, i assumed the worst.”

“tell me what you need from me.”

“i'm listening this time.”

“i never wanted to hurt you.”

“i just didn't know how to tell you i was afraid.”

“please don't give up on us.”

“can you forgive me?”

i'll show you, come on.

so you're from [ LOCATION ], right?

ugh, i would kill to live in L.A.

of course, we do have to test your coolness factor.

no wonder you're such a guy magnet.

the first rule is: know your losers.

i was looking for some, well ... books.

i was told you were coming.

i know what you're after.

that's not what i'm looking for.

uh, hi ... [ NAME ], right?

let's segue into me asking for a favor.

look, i really want to get by here.

i have this burning desire not to flunk all my classes.

oh, i could totally help you out!

we could meet someplace ... louder.

is it me or are you turning into a bibbling idiot?

what do you do for fun, what do you like?

gee, everyone wants to know about me.

don't you have an elsewhere to be?

i was afraid of this.

it's like, a whole big sucking thing.

why am i still talking to you?

you think it's a coincidence you're here?

what do you know about this town?

hey, i know! why don't YOU kill them?

are you going out tonight?

you know, i think we can make it work, here.

yeah, there's a problem. why are you following me?

you've got to be ready.

what i want is to be left alone!

yeah, well maybe i don't want a friend.

i don't actually date a whole lot lately.

it's probably easy for you.

this is me having fun.

i'd much rather be home with a good book.

this is the perfect breeding ground for vampire activity.

i have to make you understand.

perhaps there is no trouble coming, the signs could be wrong.

oh, yay, it's my stalker.

glad we had this little chat.

it's not like i have all these fluffy bunny feelings for them.

god! what is your childhood trauma!

excuse me, i have to call everyone i have ever met right now.

don't worry, one vampire i can handle.

so, uh, what did you say your name was?

whatever, it doesn't matter.

hey, have you have you ever been in one of these?

is that what you think?

you couldn't go to some other town?

you're wasting my time.

hey, i had other plans too, okay?

oh, i – i need to sit down.

how do you kill them?

does anybody mind if i pass out?

this may be a dumb question, but shouldn't we call the police?

there's no "we", okay?

that was a bit, um ... british, wasn't it?

do i have to tell you to be careful?

and where do we think we're going?

do you see where i'm going with this?

i, in the meantime, will help by standing around like an idiot.

everyone else just thinks it's a normal day.

nobody knows, it's like we have this big secret.

maybe we should get to class.

you gonna wish me luck?

who gave you permission to exist?

it's cool, [ NAME ] is a superhero!

they knew you were going to come. they said i was the bait.

do you know another way out?

we need to get out of here.

you failed me. tell me you're sorry.

got anything to make this day even worse?

i'll find my own way.

yours is a glorious sacrifice.

i'm sorry, were you in the middle of something?

you didn't think i'd miss this, did you?

you should have been there, it was so creepy.

i expect a certain amount of responsibility.

do you ignore everything i say as a rule?

you have a sacred birthright, [ NAME ].

and you'll be stopping me how?

i just want to have a life, something normal. something safe.

who said i was pretending?

i didn't know you wanted to be a cheerleader.

that much quality time with my mom would lead to some quality matricide.

it's okay, it's okay ... it's gonna be okay.

you know, it might not kill you to give me a hand here.

get down with your bad self ...

that's kind of romantic ... okay, that part's less romantic.

my folks split up too.

i'm going to get changed.

we have to achieve our dreams, otherwise we shrivel up and die.

brownie pig-out at my house?

this just in: i'm not you.

[ NAME ], you haven't been mean to me all day!

you're not invisible to [ NAME ].

you don't have to drive it into my head like a railroad spike.

we can pick this up later, you don't mind — do you?

we gotta get you to the safe house.

you just don't get it, and believe me, you don't want it.

what, i can't be in a good mood? new house rule?

i'm going to stop this, i promise. you just hang on.

i've come to a very simple conclusion: i don't get it.

please promise me you won't do anything rash.

yes, i lied, and i'm a bad person. let's move on.

wasn't here, didn't see it, couldn't have stopped you.

i'm gonna need you to really listen, okay?

just for the record, you were right, i'm an idiot.

as it is written, so shall it be.

90% of the vampire slaying game is waiting.

follow your hormones, if you want.

you will be judged.

are you willing to stand with the righteous?

i feel like everyone is staring at me.

are you, uh ... having fun?

just be really quiet and barricade the door.

two days in my world, and i'd get you killed.

i don't come with an instruction manual.

we who walk at night share a common bond.

the taking of life is a serious matter.

their deaths will bring me little joy.

you read my diary?

you don't even know what you.

hi, it's been awhile. a lifetime.

guess what, precious? you're not one of them.

is that what you tell yourself these days?

you and i both know what you hunger for. what you need.

it's nothing to be ashamed of, it's who we are.

it's what makes eternal life worth living.

i'm not afraid of you.

can you please warn me before you do that?

ohh, you're giving me orders now?

do i sense a plan, [ NAME ]?

i'll be quiet now.

i need to stop thinking about this.

get some rest now.

[ NAME ], it's not your fault.

if you care about somebody, you care about them.

don't whimper and mewl like a mangy human.

you had a chance to come home.