AMERICAN GODS SENTENCE STARTERS
ā best drinks have self defining names. you order a manhattan, god knows what youāre gonna get, but you order a gin and tonic, a jack and coke, itās not just a name. itās a command. ā
ā how long youāve been working here for ?Ā ā
ā ooh, thatās bad luck. ā
ā i was waiting for you. ā
ā whyād you help me ? ā
ā youāre really not very good at this; i saw you coming a mile off. ā
ā are you trying to recruit me ? ā
ā you could be a world class thief. ā
ā you look like you could get anything you want just by asking for it. ā
ā what dāya say, huh ?Ā ā
ā hang on a minute. iām sorry. ā
ā i owe you one. i feel beholden. ā
ā let me buy you a drink. ā
ā letās go somewhere. ā
ā so you are a thief. ā
ā the weak spot, see āāā all you need is one. and itās usually peopleās attention. ā
ā oh, god. ten years, and [ ⦠] has NEVER looked at me like that. ā
ā thereās a lesson in there somewhere. ā
ā my grandma always had cats. she said that they could see ghosts when we canāt, and warn you of thieves. ā
ā do you ever worry about what will happen if you keep stealing ?Ā ā
ā do you believe in the afterlife ?Ā ā
ā all i know is thereās more than i know. ā
ā yeah, i think that might sound wiser than it is. ā
ā when you die, you rot. itās a fixed system. physics doesnāt take sundays off. ā
ā my parents believed in everything. father, son, holy ghost, spirit filled and full of the light of god. they taught me all of it, chapter and verse. ā
ā i went to bed every night in a world full of magic where anything was possible. ā
ā itās like everything that made the world anything more than what it is is just āā stories. like snake oil. but worse, because snakes are real.Ā ā
ā i wanted to get that magic back so bad, but one day i just accepted the fact that i couldnāt, because life is just not that interesting. ā
ā donāt look at me like that. ā
ā the fun is just getting started. ā
ā i could teach you to fight. ā
ā hey, you want coffee ? ā
ā are we pregnant ? ā
ā what iām about to say may sound irrational to you, but i have all sorts of rational reasons for saying it, and doing it. ā
ā say it, and weāll talk about whether or not you should do it. ā
ā are weĀ ā¦Ā discussing this, or are you telling ? ā
ā thereās some wiggle room. ā
ā are you unhappy ? because iām happy, okay, you make me happy. ā
ā yes, i see that youāre happy. from this side of it. the wrong side of it. and i think maybe i resent not being happy. not resent you, just ā¦Ā resent. ā
ā do you still love me ?Ā ā
ā we are like a history book. weāre established fact. we donāt change. ā
ā i represent FAILUREĀ to you ?Ā ā
ā i can take it. if youāre on the other side. i can make it if you can. can you wait for me ?Ā ā
ā just glad that i could be here to help you, you know ?Ā ā
ā hey, donāt stay here alone tonight. ā
ā why did you say that ? ā
ā come on, [ ⦠]Ā , say what you mean. ā
ā last night was a one time thing. you were there. and thank you, but weāre not doing this. we did this. and now itās done. ā
ā you donāt love him. not the way he loves you. ā
ā is that all this was ? just fun ?Ā ā
ā are you saying no ?Ā ā
ā i lived my life, good and bad. definitely not light as a feather. ā
ā in life, you believed in nothing, so you will go to nothing. you will be done. ā
ā there is nowhere else for you to be. ā
ā tears have fallen for you. ā
ā do i get a say in this ? ā
ā death is not a debate. ā
ā how many do you think have come before you, all with promises and threads and offers of gold, glory, love ? who are you to misguide me from my duty ?Ā ā
ā you are but a man, not even one i should remember. ā
ā iām gonna come in now. iām gonna come in now, okay ?Ā ā
ā is this a haunting ? are you haunting me ? ā
ā does [ ⦠] know ?Ā ā
ā iām a vulgar woman. anger and grief have just really made me vulgar.Ā ā
ā god, you know, i should thank you. itās so much easier grieving someone when youāre glad theyāre dead.Ā ā
ā oh, fuck your feelings. ā
ā everybody has feelings, everybody cares about what they feel. i donāt care about what you feel. i care about what you think. what do you think about what you did ? ā
ā what was your big lie, [ ā¦Ā ] ? ā
ā i love [ ⦠] ⦠loved [ ⦠]. love [ ⦠]. i love [ ⦠]. (s)heās the light of my life. ā
ā there is nothing i can do to lighten your heavy heart. ā
ā your heavy heart sank you like a stone, right back where you last left off. ā
ā love will always have you at a disadvantage. ā
ā many is the man who would take any version of his lost love rather than leave his love lost. ā
ā (s)he/they will say thank you to whichever god has sent you back to him/her/them. ā