HADESTOWN SENTENCE STARTERS PT II
feel free to change pronouns/etc!
‘ i was a hungry young girl. ’
‘ life ain’t easy, life ain’t fair. ’
‘ a girl’s gotta fight for her rightful share. ’
‘ what you gonna do when the chips are down? ’
‘ help yourself, to hell with the rest — even the one who loves you best. ’
‘ oh, my aching heart! ’
‘ take if you can, give if you must. ’
‘ ain’t nobody but yourself to trust. ’
‘ aim for the heart, shoot to kill — if you don’t do it, then the other one will. ’
‘ the first shall be first, and the last shall be last. ’
‘ cast your eyes to heaven, you get a knife in the back! ’
‘ nobody’s righteous, nobody’s proud, nobody’s innocent now that the chips are down. ’
‘ ____, my heart is yours. always was and will be. ’
‘ it’s my gut i can’t ignore. ’
‘ i’m hungry. ’
‘ oh, my heart, it aches to stay, but the flesh will have its way. ’
‘ the way is dark and long. ’
‘ i’m already gone. ’
‘ go ahead and lay the blame. talk of virtue, talk of sin. wouldn’t you have done the same in my shoes? ’
‘ you can have your principles when you’ve got a bellyful. ’
‘ hunger has a way with you. ’
‘ hey, the big artiste! ain’t you working on your masterpiece? ’
‘ you’ll find another muse somewhere. ’
‘ wherever you are is where i’ll go. ’
‘ i called your name before i went, but i guess you weren’t listening. ’
‘ just how far would i go for you? to the end of time. to the end of the earth. ’
‘ it ain’t for the sensitive of soul, so … you really wanna go? ’
‘ you have to take the long way down. ’
‘ you keep on walking and you don’t look back. ’
‘ wait for me. ’
‘ i’m coming with you. ’
‘ them dogs’ll lay down and play dead if you’ve got the bones, if you’ve got the bread. but if all you’ve got’s your own two legs, you’d best be glad you got them. ’
‘ you’re on the lam, you’re on the run. don’t give your name — you don’t have one. ’
‘ don’t look no one in the eye. ’
‘ this town’ll try to suck you dry. ’
‘ they’ll suck your brains, they’ll suck your breath, they’ll pluck the heart right out your chest. they’ll truss you up in your sunday best and stuff your mouth with cotton. ’
‘ we build the wall to keep us free. ’
‘ the enemy is poverty. ’
‘ they want what we have got. ’
‘ the war is never won. ’
‘ there are papers to be signed. ’
‘ now, a lot can happen behind closed doors. ’
OUR LADY OF THE UNDERGROUND
‘ i don’t know about you, but if you’re like me, then hanging around this old manhole is bringing you down. ’
‘ you could use a little pick-me-up. ’
‘ i can give you what it is you crave. ’
‘ wanna know my name? i’ll tell you my name: ___. ’
‘ let me guess: it’s the little things you miss. ’
‘ ask me, and you shall receive. ’
‘ maybe you’re looking for some stronger stuff? ’
‘ wipe away your tears. i know how you feel. ’
‘ i know how you feel. ’
‘ a little moonshine ain’t no sin. ’
‘ they kept their heads down low. you couldn’t quite see their faces right. ’
‘ they called it “freedom.” ’
‘ you’re punching in, and punching in, and you can’t punch out! ’
‘ i don’t understand. ’
‘ you said this was the promised land! ’
‘ you sell your soul, you get your due! that is all i promised you. ’
‘ thought you’d lay your burdens down and rest in peace in paradise. but there ain’t no rest for your weary soul. ’
‘ it’s different with me! ’
‘ there must be some mistake! ’
