SENTENCE ย STARTERS : ย THE ย INVISIBLE ย LIFE ย OF ย ADDIE ย LARUE ย BY ย V.E. ย SCHWABย
PART I: THE GODS THAT ANSWER AFTER DARK
โ donโt you remember when you were nothing but shadow and smoke? โ
โ darling, i was the night itself. โ
โ some days youโre stuck with what youโve got. โ
โ heaven is a nice spot in the shade, a broad tree over my bones. โ
โ spells are for witches, and witches are too often burned. โ
โ never pray to the gods that answer after dark. โ
โ i am always with you. โ
โ am i the devil? or the dark? am i a monster? or a god? โ
โ i do not want to belong to someone else. โ
โ i want more time. โ
โ are you a stranger or a spirit? โ
โ you wanted to be free. โ
โ it is a lonely thing to be forgotten. to remember when no one else does. โ
โ how do you walk to the end of the world? โ
โ come live with me and be my love. โ
โ you do not know what love is. โ
โ if you sold your soul for one thing, what would it be? โ
PART II: THE DARKEST PART OF THE NIGHT
โ you are entirely hopeless. โ
โย this, is a story of gods. โ
โย if a person cannot leave a mark, do they even exist? โ
โ with time, you can get used to anything. โ
โ you can have my life when i am done with it. you can have my soul when i donโt want it anymore. โ
โ you will give in, soon enough. โ
โ water me, and watch me bloom. โ
โ they say people are like snowflakes, each one unique, but i think theyโre more like skies. some are cloudy, some are stormy, some are clear, but no two are ever quite the same. โ
โ am i the devil, or the darkness? โ
โ stop pretending you did me a kindness instead of a cruelty. โ
โ you have grown teeth. โ
PART III: THREE HUNDRED YEARS โ AND THREE WORDS
โ i was thinking, that it must be so easy to be a man. โ
โ there is something timeless about you. โ
โ i thought you were a new yorker. โ
โ do you ever feel like youโre running out of time? โ
โ it did not feel like courage, it felt as if i had no choice. โ
โ do you think a life has any value if one doesnโt leave some mark upon the world?โ
โ i think there are many ways to matter. โ
โ i know your heart, dear. i feel when it falters. โ
โ i am the night itself. i see everything. โ
โ you thought i would wither without your attention. โ
โ would you rather feel nothing or everything? โ
โ i thought you had better things to do than plague me. โ
โ youโre being an ass. โ
โ heโs still in love with you. โ
โ but i canโt love him back. โ
โ without me you will always be alone. โ
โ are you still drunk? โ
โ donโt forget me. โ
PART IV: THE MAN WHO STAYED DRY IN THE RAIN
โ time moves so fucking fast. โ
โ youโre not enough. โ
โ we canโt help who we fall in love with. โ
โ pain can be beautiful. โ
โ i am the one who sees kindling and strokes the flame. โ
โ i can look at you and see you as you are. โ
โ you look like shit. โ
โ my little storm cloud, donโt let it get too dark in here. โ
โ come home with me. โ
โ god, it feels good to be wanted. โ
โ donโt get me wrong. youโre cute. but iโm still a lesbian. โ
โ the question is simple, what do you want for yourself? โ
โ you are impossible, a paradox, a collection at odds. โ
โ they look at you and see whatever they wantโฆ because they donโt see you at all. โ
โ what do you see in me? โ
PART V: THE SHADOW WHO SMILED AND THE GIRL WHO SMILED BACK
โ and you think me the devil, now? โ
โ say the word, and i will lay my soul bare before you. โ
โ you do have a way of finding trouble. โ
โ humans are so ill-equipped for peace. โ
โ are you not a god of chaos? โ
โ i am a god of promise. โ
โ do not mistake this kindness. โ
โ i simply want to be the one who breaks you. โ
โ i do what i have to, and itโs not always nice, and itโs not always fair, but itโs how i survive. โ
โ i can be wild. i can be stubborn as weeds, and you will not root me out. โ
โ we are not so different, are we? โ
โ i have seen your truest form. you cannot scare me now. โ
โ in the end, everyone wants to be remembered. โ
โ i am a muse and you are a thief. โ
PART VI: DO NOT PRETEND THAT THIS IS LOVE
โ i know i can be cruel but nature can be crueler. โ
โ you know how to summon gods. โ
โ who knew gods were so nostalgic? โ
โ you have not been human since the night we met. โ
โ i would rather be a ghost. โ
โ have you missed me? โ
โ immortality breeds a high tolerance for risk. โ
โ there are things worse than death. โ
โ i want you. i have always wanted you. โ
โ will you vanish with the sun? โ
โ how often did you think of me? โ
โ you are not capable of love. โ
โ love is hungry. love is selfish. โ
โ do not pretend that this is love. โ
โ stay with me, iโm here. โ
โ i am tired of losing. tired of mourning everything i try to love. โ