INTREPID.

you're under my spell.

you're not going anywhere.

i may be powered by chaos, but i'm trying to bring a bit of order to the universe.

i've made my share of mistakes, but i'm fighting every day to make amends.

there's no reason to be afraid of my magic... unless you give me one.

i won't let that happen again.

i'm ready to cause some chaos.

my work here isn't done.

i won't make the same mistakes again.

after all this time, it's nice to finally have some help saving the universe.

order must be restored.

i'm honored. in most realities, i wouldn't have gotten an invitation.

the dark energy that flows through this place... it's chilling.

such a strange future. even i could not have forseen this.

just imagine what they could do.

that did the trick.

well? who's next?

sorry. you chose the wrong side, [name].

leave the magic to the grown ups.

your fate is sealed.

the end has come. but just for you.

well... you tried.

what a pair we make.

you can always count on me.

it seems we're done here.

how dare you waste my time?

i'll admit... i enjoyed that.

you brought this on yourself.

we will avenge you.

i'm sorry i couldn't save you.

rest easy now. you've earned it.

i underestimated you.

they're right behind you.

i'm much better now.

just what i needed.

someone is shooting at us.

where did they all come from?

focus your efforts here.

we must come together.

i need your help.

someone... please help me.

i'm in perfect form.

the time has come.

i think i can push through.

time to work some magic.

destroy everything in sight!

there's something about this place...

i'm afraid this is a dead end.

time to show them what we've got.

we will not fail you. you have my word.

this statue is sacred. we must keep it safe.

you're a sight for sore eyes.

it's good to see you, [name]. i just wish it were under better circumstances.

after all these years, you'd think we'd have finally put an end to this madness.

i pray that you're right.

right now, i could use him more than ever.

should i take that as a compliment? or a warning?

i understand the hesitation better than anyone.

at least we can finally agree on something.

i wish i could say the same.

it's a relief to know i haven't been doing all the work myself.

oddly enough, being surrounded by chaos is the most at home i ever feel.

perhaps it is finally time we stopped holding back.

control chaos? you really don't understand.

let me fight for it by your side.

if we can heal the universe, perhaps there's hope for us as well.

i have felt you like a serpent crawling in my body.

love is inferior to you.

i am an appetite. nothing more.

you are my affliction.

even now we are fated.

you know nothing of him.

your passion is bound to me.

you cannot love.

i cannot be sated without you.

we must remain calm.

you know i love you both.

why do you hate me?

you have never liked me.

search everything.

this is madness!

i must see them!

don't touch me. i am not to be touched.

our love was supposed to be sacred.

kiss me.

i need no salvation.

you will put an end to all of this?

come to me.

hear my call.

you are not for the living.

do you swear it?

what's that, my love?

there is nothing to be afraid of.

take off your shoes.

i wish i could stay, my love.

i really must be off.

come in, come in.

i thank you for considering me.

you are too generous.

it will be a great adventure for you.

why have you killed these beautiful flowers?

let us put them in water.

forgive me.

throw them out.

you cannot leave.

i must tell you my dream.

please, no more of your childhood memories.

never speak these things aloud.

it is a foolish dream.

everything is well.

when i return, i will finally make something of myself.

i love you too much.

it's worth celebrating your adventure!

i envy you.

it's crushing, [name]. crushing.

i cannot resist her.

not another word.

do take care of [name].

there is a monster in the room.

we have each other.

you're hurting me.

i am proud of you.

please keep safe.

have you so little faith in me?

i promise.

remember, it's all for us.

you bring trouble with you.

i only wish to stay one night.

i have an audience at the castle.

leave here.

you are late.

i wish you to do as i request.

it's nothing.

come by the fire.

why ever did you bring that here?

you must put that away.

what might we do for you?

that was yesterday.

do you ever feel at times as if you were not a person?

we all feel out of sorts.

look at the sea!

i am not mad.

forgive me. everything i say sounds so childish.

how careless of me.

you are fortunate in your love.

i fear i am taken ill.

if it continues, let me know.

i have received nothing of any kind.

still no trace of him.

for heaven's sake, you cannot leave.

a moment longer... please.

i cannot resist you, my love.

can you tell me your name?

he is coming.

why haven't you told me?

i must leave!

i sensed something.

you look tired.

would you describe them to me?

tell me what you can. from the beginning.

this is no delusion.

the blood is the life.

i feared i'd never see you again.

what the devil is this?

it is past three o'clock in the morning!

forgive me for the troubles i have caused you.

get off me. give me room. i can't breathe.

you frightened me.

may i stay with you tonight?

thank you for loving me.

our spirits are one, so too shall be our flesh.

‘  a lady never gets drunk.  ’

‘  and yes, i do love you. no matter what. i have always loved you. no matter what.  ’

‘  are you still getting married?  ’

‘  as long as she’s alive, well, she’s your flaw. your achilles heel. which makes her my weapon.  ’

‘  buying into the delusion that there’s any way to live together, to get through an entire life together, that’s… well, that’s the fantasy. that’s pretending.  ’

‘  call my bluff. i dare you.  ’

‘  come back to me. forgive me. i love you.  ’

‘  do not tell me what i have to do. you don’t get to do that anymore.  ’

‘  do you not understand that when the monster gets hungry, he will turn around and eat you?  ’

‘  do you want me to get married?  ’

‘  do you want me to thank you? thank you for saving me from my sad little suicide attempt?  ’

‘  does it bother you at all? all the lies and pretending? and that’s not an accusation cause i do it too and i do it well.  ’

‘  don’t insult me by lying to my face.  ’

‘  don’t patronize me like i’m some hysterical teenage girl at the beginning of my cycle.  ’

‘  for a screw up, you’re actually very bright.  ’

‘  frankly, it’s embarrassing that you still haven’t realized, after all this time, that if we were together – actually together – i would tear right through you.  ’

‘  girls like to be kissed first, right? romance them a little before you dive right into their pants?  ’

‘  go screw yourself. and when you’re done with that, you can go straight to hell and screw yourself there.  ’

‘  he has a weakness. if i exploit it, maybe i can get information out of him.  ’

‘  he is who i choose. he is who i will always choose. you are just a lesser version of him, a sad reminder of who i truly deserve.  ’

‘  how does someone as brilliant, as accomplished as you, not know what you are, who you are?  ’

‘  i am better than you.  ’

‘  i am not some man acting out of rage and then thinking later. i am a woman.  ’

‘  i am not some toy you can play with when you’re bored or lonely or horny. i am not the girl the guy gets at the end of the movie. i am not a fantasy. if you want me, earn me. until then, we are done.  ’

‘  i am sick of smiling. i am sick of acting like we’re happy.  ’

‘  i am spectacular, but i can’t compete with religious fervor.  ’

‘  i am tired of doing everything myself! i am alone here!  ’

‘  i asked you to save me… and you said no.  ’

‘  i can’t be with you. it’s not that i can’t – i don’t want to.  ’

‘  i can’t breathe without you. i can’t sleep without you.  ’

‘  i can’t do this… be with you. i can’t be with you. i’m sorry.  ’

‘  i could tell you five minutes from now that i want to be with you, that i want to save you… you would crawl back to me and forgive me every single time.  ’

‘  i don’t want to marry her. i want to be with you. do you want to be with me?  ’

‘  i don’t want us to fight anymore. if you don’t hurt me, i won’t hurt you.  ’

‘  i exist for you.  ’

‘  i got here because i managed to escape you.  ’

‘  i have never left your side. you left mine, but i never left yours.  ’

‘  i have spent all this time feeling guilty, feeling like a monster, feeling like i broke us! but it was you!  ’

‘  i haven’t had this much fun spending the night with a woman in… hell… ever.  ’

‘  i just got you back  ’

‘  i lie in bed every night and i play our relationship over and over again in my head like a movie. we meet. we fall in love. we can’t stop ourselves. we’re meant to be. i give up everything inside of me and then it stops. the movie just stops. i don’t know how it ends.  ’

‘  i love you. i’m in love with you. you are the love of my life.  ’

‘  i love you. i’m in love with you. you are the love of my life. my every feeling is controlled by the look on your face. i can’t breathe without you, i can’t sleep without you. i wait for you, i watch for you. i exist for you.  ’

‘  i may not be able to control my erections around you, but that does not mean i want you.  ’

‘  i think you believe that i will never choose you.  ’

‘  i thought, hey! let’s get some estrogen in here and see what happens!  ’

‘  i wait for you, i watch for you.  ’

‘  i want us to stand in the sun together.  ’

‘  i wasn’t thinking about you. i don’t think about you.  ’

‘  i will open up our closet and i will pull out our dirty laundry to the world. i am that tired.  ’

‘  i will slit his throat. if he learns that i’m the one who made you break his heart, that too will force me to slit his throat.  ’

‘  i wish we’d never met, but we did. and i tried… i tried and failed. and tried and failed again to hide – to stop loving him. but i couldn’t. i was weak. i hated myself.  ’

‘  i would never try to kill you.  ’

‘  if i only went where i was welcomed, i would never leave the house.  ’

‘  if you knew the sacrifices i have made, the things i have given up, and the pieces of myself that i have given away for you… and you treat me this way? you declare war on me and you shame me and you make me beg for scraps when i have done nothing but fight for you.  ’

‘  if you want me, earn me!  ’

‘  it hurts until it doesn’t. you think it’s going to break you, but it won’t. you may not sleep as well at night, but you will be fine. numb, but numb and fine are the same.  ’

‘  it’s a gesture. it means i’m sorry. people get coffee when they’re sorry… i can get you tea instead.  ’

‘  it’s because you found your precious (name here) doesn’t have the secrets of the universe tucked between her magical thighs – that she’s just a person like everyone else and that she’s capable of using you like everyone else.  ’

‘  it’s my turn! he suffers. he hurts. he burns. i’m tired of carrying the cross. let him pick it up now.  ’

‘  it’s you and me.  ’

‘  it’s you. you’re difficult.  ’

‘  i’d lose… our little war. i’d lose.  ’

‘  i’m damaged. she doesn’t like to yell at me.  ’

‘  i’m done. i told you we’re done. we’re over.  ’

‘  i’m just a twisted sociopath who gets what she wants no matter who gets bulldozed along the way.  ’

‘  i’m playing the game and i’m playing it better than anyone.  ’

‘  i’ve gone from being his bitch to being yours.  ’

‘  leave me be. leave me be!  ’

‘  let’s not pretend we’re something we’re not.  ’

‘  life is unfortunate. random. coincidental. bad things happen to good people all the time.  ’

‘  marriage can wreak havoc on a person.  ’

‘  mediocrity is not an option for me. i don’t want that and neither should you.  ’

‘  monsters eat people. it’s what we do.  ’

‘  my every feeling is controlled by the look on your face.  ’

‘  oh, look. it’s the girl who can’t shut her legs or her mouth.  ’

‘  one, i am not a hen. two, i am not a prize at a state fair. you cannot win me!  ’

‘  please stop. please stop getting my hopes up.  ’

‘  pretending is what’s real. every married couple alive pretends.  ’

‘  put another glass of scotch on top of it and just deal with it.  ’

‘  screw as many whores as you want. i wouldn’t expect anything less.  ’

‘  she’s not my mistress anymore, so buck up. you won.  ’

‘  she’s perfect, but she’s not you.  ’

‘  she’s perfect. but she’s not you.  ’

‘  so cheers, baby. drink up. i live to fight another day.  ’

‘  so, you can cheat and i can’t? is that it? well, that is one hell of a double standard.  ’

‘  stock your damn fridge. if i’m going to be your fake boyfriend all day, i’m going to come home at the end of it and drink real beer and eat real food.  ’

‘  the only difference is that i’m in love with you. some people would call that a defect.  ’

‘  the plan is to find him, and when i do, i’m going to look him in the eye and put a bullet in his head.  ’

‘  the truth of the matter is that i will never love anyone as much as i love you.  ’

‘  the truth of the matter is that i will never love anyone as much as i love you. you have never chosen me. we’ve done horrible things to one another, but for some reason, i still end up here in front of you… looking at you. wanting you. in love with you.  ’

‘  there is a famine in my lady bits. my vagina is beautiful, she is welcoming, but she is being treated like a murder house. i can’t get anything in there.  ’

‘  there’s no gratitude in parenting. i don’t know why we do it.  ’

‘  this is amazing. she has actually managed to go from being a slut, to being an every-woman, to being your sister-wife in under 48 hours. i didn’t even know that was possible.  ’

‘  time’s up! we’re coming for you!  ’

‘  we should’ve locked ourselves in a room together and gotten drunk years ago.  ’

‘  well, guess what? you’re alone! the path that you walk is not my path. the shoes that you stand in are not my shoes. we are not equals, nor will we ever be. you are alone.  ’

‘  we’re in this together, okay? we have to be in this together because i don’t have anybody else. i don’t. you’re all i have.  ’

‘  we’re not ever going to be over. i am never going to be over you.  ’

‘  we’ve done horrible things to one another, but for some reason, i still end up here in front of you… looking at you. wanting you. in love with you.  ’

‘  what does it feel like to be so hot for someone, to be so turned on by them that you would put everything you ever worked for at risk? does it feel good? is it an amazing high?  ’

‘  what, did you think you’d find me drunk and playing russian roulette?  ’

‘  what’d you call me? ornamental? not functional? i am a rose dying on a vine here.  ’

‘  what’s wrong? what’s wrong? what is wrong? this is my life! that’s what’s wrong!  ’

‘  when i was faced with the chance to cheat, i kept my knees together and said no.  ’

‘  when you walk in here, you make me hope.  ’

‘  you always did know just the right way to hurt me.  ’

‘  you are a measly little troll and i don’t like you, and i do not respect you, and i think you’re pathetic.  ’

‘  you are the biggest bitch i know. don’t tell me you can’t do this.  ’

‘  you are the one i like to ride, but no one will ever ride you like i do.  ’

‘  you declare war on me and you shame me and you make me beg for scraps when i have done nothing but fight for you.  ’

‘  you do not summon me!  ’

‘  you don’t have to love me, but we are in this hell together and the flames are burning both of us with equal intensity, baby, so the least you could do is be my friend.  ’

‘  you have never chosen me.  ’

‘  you have no idea how my world works.  ’

‘  you love me. you love me!  ’

‘  you missed out on your happy ending today.  ’

‘  you own me! you control me! i belong to you!  ’

‘  you put your tongue in my mouth and now i deserve to live? that’s a thing? that’s how it goes?  ’

‘  you ruined me. i’m ruined!  ’

‘  you should know – i hope you know – i did my best for you. i take tremendous pride in who you have become.  ’

‘  you should never apologize for being you.  ’

‘  you should’ve never given me someone to love. monsters eat people. it’s what we do.  ’

‘  you took in a wild monster and you groomed me and petted me and trained me to sit at your feet, but that doesn’t mean i’m a puppy. that just makes me a very loyal monster. so i don’t go too far. i went exactly as far as my leash allows and yo hold the leash. you went too far.  ’

‘  you were never an option for me.  ’

‘  you! you ruined our relationship! you shut me down. you locked the door. you killed us.  ’

‘  you’re an escape, someone to toy with. you’re a yo-yo, a booty call, a side piece.  ’

‘  you’re complimenting me. is this some new, genuine way of putting the screws to me?  ’

‘  you’re not good enough for me.  ’

‘  you’re not ready. and you never will be.  ’

‘  you’re not you anymore. you know who you are? you know who you’ve become? you’re your father.  ’

‘  you’re one creepy bastard, you know that?  ’

‘  you’re ornamental. not functional. so don’t come in here and try to use your brain because no one cares.  ’

‘  you’re scared of what we have. of something real.  ’

‘  you’re the only one who has always been honest with who you are.  ’

‘  you’re weak. you need me too much – need me to tell you what to do and how to feel. you were never an option for me.  ’

‘  you’re wrong. i’m not scared. i may be horrible because i’m abandoning you, because i always abandon you, but i’m not scared. not the least bit.  ’

money isn't always what it seems.

i love you, i'm trying.

it's more fun to be unaware.

one false move, you're a kennedy.

my ego follows me wherever i go.

aren't you fed up yet?

it isn't that much, but it's a good start.

i spent my last dollar on a motherfucking cab.

they lie about some greater good.

the drugs don't work anymore.

there's a cold wind blowing... i'm just warning & preparing you.

i've got a secret i need you to keep.

my heart keeps fucking up the motherfucking plan.

nobody really cared, so it never really mattered.

i wanna feel something, 'cause all that i got is nothing.

get down on the ground, don't even make a sound.

tell me what you're trying to hide.

i was try'na feel like a rockstar.

now presenting: a horror story or a happy ending.

i'm still trying to find my identity.

you don't have to hurt anymore, didn't you hear? the war's over.

i thought it would all be great when i got older.

how do you get in the mind-state to kill?

try to wash my hands, i'm never gonna get them clean.

i was living in the moment, searching for a little serotonin.

do you have enough love in your heart to get your hands dirty?

i became a version of myself i don't like.

you have been forewarned.

we are not alone ... can you keep a secret?

i just wanna fuck my hand up through the wall.

i trust my feelings & then i still get burned.

do you love your neighbor? is it in your nature?

i've been living on the run, now.

you don't wanna get that much closer.

guess that i'm stuck with this shit.

we might not make it 'til the morning.

they made up a reason behind closed doors.

is this what you wanted?

i'm just trying to get used to these changes.

i've got nothing to say.

if i speak too loud, then my voice might crack.

don't know how i'm gonna take much more.

how the hell is everybody on autopilot? they make it look so easy.

everybody knows somebody with something to hide.

look at how we've all grown up fast.

i never get to sleep at night.

i just wanna be optimistic.

beg me for forgiveness.

i never thought it'd come to this.

this isn't as fun as they claimed it'd be.

i got my bags packed & i'm ready to go.

i'm done playing games, so i'm going down in flames.

we made this bed, i guess that we lie in it.

everything's exhausting.

i'm pathetic, i know.

we both know i'm lying.

what's the point in fighting for a happy ever after?

self-sabotage is the only way to find clarity.

tell me, what's your life worth?

is there anybody out there that's paying attention?

i'll be back with the setting sun.

don't even hiccup, or i'm emptying a round.

it never really mattered, so it never really happened.

i gotta get out of this town somehow.

it's too late for me, i should've learned earlier.

just color in the lines, & you'll get it like they promised.

maybe someday all this will make sense.

if i could switch on a count of three, i would do it. but i'm stuck here with me.

took the shit to numb the pain, but it came with side effects.

step one, gotta find a way to get the fuck out of bed.

the bad's been slowly getting worse.

the people aren't happy.

i'm homesick, & i miss my mama.

i was getting high in the bathroom.

i'm watching everybody i grew up with move on.

how many last chances will i get?

shout into the void, & the void shouts back.

tried medication & therapy, it only seems to help temporarily.

i wish there was someone else i could be.

i think it's time for a change.

i'm sick of being underrated.

idle hands are the devil's best friend.

thinking about it, i get whiplash.

tell me, what's the point in living in a world so unforgiving?

i never meant to hurt nobody.

i'm sick of this pretend alternative.

if i had only one call, would you pick up?

what's a dead end to a dead man walking?

every day, every night, i would trade it in a heartbeat.

look me in my eyes, tell me everything's not fine.

everybody's fake & they won't quit talking.

i know i should face it, but i'm running.

i'm isolated & overstimulated at the same time.

i need a savior, but if not me, who?

the hole in my soul keeps wracking up debt.

my life's falling apart, but i love it.

maybe just ignore it, it'll go away.

i'm done playing games.

the day the youth might listen is the day the youth grows old.

speak now or hold your breath.

on the day that i lie still, i'll still have taxes & i'll still have bills.

tell me one damn thing i don't already know.

nobody from back in the day can get ahold of me now.

what's the point of living without you?

i don't like who i'm becoming.

beg me for mercy, admit you were toxic.

how much can i ask for before you walk out that door?

these thrills feel hollow. i'm so obsessed with success.

i think about it, & i get whiplash.

better step back from that open door.

i want it so bad, it takes all control of me.

i made a best friend out of the skeleton in the closet.

i don't know how to heal myself. shit, i don't even know if i'm still myself.

when you're gone i'm back to blue.

i don't know why i'm running away.

will this ever be enough?

the shot was loud & the flash so bright.

i just wanna be a rockstar with a million people following.

i always end up back up at the start.

give me a reason to believe you.

give me one reason i shouldn't go & end your life.

guess i gotta die to get my celebration.

i couldn't do nothing, i never saw it coming.

SCENARIOS / ACTIONS.

in a sudden outburst of anger, sender draws a weapon on receiver.

sender & receiver, strapped for cash, decide to commit a robbery.

during a struggle over a weapon, one muse is gravely injured.

our muses have an emotional fight stemming from jealousy.

sender shows up at receiver's house unannounced, looking haggard.

our muses slip away from a gathering to smoke a joint.

sender approaches a bedrotting receiver, begging them to get up.

sender comes back to enact revenge upon receiver.

our muses speed down the highway with flashing lights in the rearview mirror.

sender finds receiver dangerously wasted at a party.

sender is discovered by receiver in a state of extreme agitation.

sender intends to assassinate receiver, & enacts their plan.

receiver finds sender sitting at a rainy bus stop, alone.

‘  are  you  hitting  me  up  for  money  with  your  hand  on  my  uh—  ’

‘  are  you  here  to  save  me ?  ’

‘  are  you  sure  we  should  be  doing  this ?   it  kind  of  feels  like  cheating .  ’

‘  come  back  to  bed !  ’

‘  he  just  sent  me  flowers  that  you  send  to  someone  when  you’re  worried  they’ll  never  see  a  flower  again .  ’

‘  he  wore  the  perfume  of  death .  ’

‘  hi  there ,   little  future  train  wreck .  ’

‘  i  accept  that  you  will  be  a  little  intense   –   a  little  too  much  sometimes  because  you  care  so  much .  ’

‘  i  came  back  because  i’m  in  love  with  you .  ’

‘  i  couldn’t  have  you  find  out  without  me  being  there  to  hug  you .  ’

‘  i  don’t  think  there’ll  be  a  next  time .  ’

‘  i  hate  people .  ’

‘  i  knew  you  for  such  a  short  time   &   i’ve  missed  you  forever .  ’

‘  i  know  you’re  not  okay .   i  can  tell .  ’

‘  i  like  the  hat .   i  was  focused  on  that  most  of  the  time .  ’

‘  i  regretted  it  the  moment  i  said  it .  ’

‘  i  think  she’s  in  big  trouble .  ’

‘  i  wish  i  could  make  you  feel  dirty .  ’

‘  invitation’s  open .   you  can  come  along  if  you’d  like  to .  ’

‘  it’s  hard  to  face  the  truth  sometimes .   it’s  scary .  ’

‘  it’s  scary  not  knowing  what’s  coming  next ,   but  you’ve  got  the  worlds  best  safety net .  ’

‘  it’s  where  it  all  began .  ’

‘  i’ll  make  sure  you  get  your  jacket  back .  ’

‘  i’m  a  very  curious  person   &   i  try  not  to  underestimate  people .  ’

‘  i’m  not  here  to  see  you ,   i  have  a  life .   good  lord .  ’

‘  i’m  slowly  poisoning  my  father - in - law .  ’

‘  last  week  some  regrettable  utterances  were   .   .   .   uttered .  ’

‘  let’s  go .   or  we  could  stay   &   .   .   .   i’ll  kill  him .  ’

‘  majority  rules  might’ve  worked  in  medieval  times ,   but  we  live  in  a  civil  society  now .  ’

‘  please  don’t  help .  ’

‘  she  is  a  little  extra .   i  agree .  ’

‘  stay  here .   it’s  nice  here .  ’

‘  that  doesn’t  even  make  sense .  ’

‘  that’s  a  far  cry  from  cigarettes   &   sadness .   that’s  your  usual  m.o.  ’

‘  there’s  no  way  in  hell  that  you  should  have  a  baby .  ’

‘  this  is  unfortunate  timing .  ’

‘  was  that  anger  or  foreplay ?  ’

‘  we  are  lame .   we  are  so  lame .  ’

‘  we  have  a  text  chain .   it’s  mostly  gifs ,   but  sometimes  we  talk  about  how  messed  up  y’all  are .  ’

‘  well ,   if  you’d  let  me  demonstrate   .   .   .  ’

‘  whatever  you  need ,   i’ve  got  you .   all  hands  on  deck .  ’

‘  what’s  wrong  with  you ?   you  look  weird .  ’

‘  why  would  you  come  back ?  ’

‘  you  are  a  bad  girl .  ’

‘  you  are  so  lame .   you  are  both  so  lame .  ’

‘  you  came  across  the  country  to  say  you’re  sorry ?  ’

‘  you  can’t  go  into  marriage  thinking  about  ‘ forever ’ .   who  put  that  stupid  idea  into  your  head ?  ’

‘  you  dodged  a  very  slow  moving  bullet .   i’d  call  that  a  good  use  of  your  time .  ’

‘  you  don’t  need—-   you  don’t  need  an  explanation .  ’

‘  you  don’t  overthink  things  like  i  do .   that  could  be  a  good  thing  too .  ’

‘  you  feel  like  you  need  to  be  a  rock  for  them   &   that  apologizing  shows  vulnerability .  ’

‘  you  have  trouble  apologizing .  ’

‘  you  made  me  feel  dirty .   real  dirty .  ’

‘  your  affair  with  her  was  over .   you  should’ve  stayed  away .   why  did  you  come  back ?  ’

‘  you’re  just  saying  this  stuff  because  you’re  scared ,   or  i’m  scared ,   or  we’re  scared .  ’

‘  a lady never gets drunk.  ’

‘  and yes, i do love you. no matter what. i have always loved you. no matter what.  ’

‘  are you still getting married?  ’

‘  as long as she’s alive, well, she’s your flaw. your achilles heel. which makes her my weapon.  ’

‘  buying into the delusion that there’s any way to live together, to get through an entire life together, that’s… well, that’s the fantasy. that’s pretending.  ’

‘  call my bluff. i dare you.  ’

‘  come back to me. forgive me. i love you.  ’

‘  do not tell me what i have to do. you don’t get to do that anymore.  ’

‘  do you not understand that when the monster gets hungry, he will turn around and eat you?  ’

‘  do you want me to get married?  ’

‘  do you want me to thank you? thank you for saving me from my sad little suicide attempt?  ’

‘  does it bother you at all? all the lies and pretending? and that’s not an accusation cause i do it too and i do it well.  ’

‘  don’t insult me by lying to my face.  ’

‘  don’t patronize me like i’m some hysterical teenage girl at the beginning of my cycle.  ’

‘  for a screw up, you’re actually very bright.  ’

‘  frankly, it’s embarrassing that you still haven’t realized, after all this time, that if we were together – actually together – i would tear right through you.  ’

‘  girls like to be kissed first, right? romance them a little before you dive right into their pants?  ’

‘  go screw yourself. and when you’re done with that, you can go straight to hell and screw yourself there.  ’

‘  he has a weakness. if i exploit it, maybe i can get information out of him.  ’

‘  he is who i choose. he is who i will always choose. you are just a lesser version of him, a sad reminder of who i truly deserve.  ’

‘  how does someone as brilliant, as accomplished as you, not know what you are, who you are?  ’

‘  i am better than you.  ’

‘  i am not some man acting out of rage and then thinking later. i am a woman.  ’

‘  i am not some toy you can play with when you’re bored or lonely or horny. i am not the girl the guy gets at the end of the movie. i am not a fantasy. if you want me, earn me. until then, we are done.  ’

‘  i am sick of smiling. i am sick of acting like we’re happy.  ’

‘  i am spectacular, but i can’t compete with religious fervor.  ’

‘  i am tired of doing everything myself! i am alone here!  ’

‘  i asked you to save me… and you said no.  ’

‘  i can’t be with you. it’s not that i can’t – i don’t want to.  ’

‘  i can’t breathe without you. i can’t sleep without you.  ’

‘  i can’t do this… be with you. i can’t be with you. i’m sorry.  ’

‘  i could tell you five minutes from now that i want to be with you, that i want to save you… you would crawl back to me and forgive me every single time.  ’

‘  i don’t want to marry her. i want to be with you. do you want to be with me?  ’

‘  i don’t want us to fight anymore. if you don’t hurt me, i won’t hurt you.  ’

‘  i exist for you.  ’

‘  i got here because i managed to escape you.  ’

‘  i have never left your side. you left mine, but i never left yours.  ’

‘  i have spent all this time feeling guilty, feeling like a monster, feeling like i broke us! but it was you!  ’

‘  i haven’t had this much fun spending the night with a woman in… hell… ever.  ’

‘  i just got you back  ’

‘  i lie in bed every night and i play our relationship over and over again in my head like a movie. we meet. we fall in love. we can’t stop ourselves. we’re meant to be. i give up everything inside of me and then it stops. the movie just stops. i don’t know how it ends.  ’

‘  i love you. i’m in love with you. you are the love of my life.  ’

‘  i love you. i’m in love with you. you are the love of my life. my every feeling is controlled by the look on your face. i can’t breathe without you, i can’t sleep without you. i wait for you, i watch for you. i exist for you.  ’

‘  i may not be able to control my erections around you, but that does not mean i want you.  ’

‘  i think you believe that i will never choose you.  ’

‘  i thought, hey! let’s get some estrogen in here and see what happens!  ’

‘  i wait for you, i watch for you.  ’

‘  i want us to stand in the sun together.  ’

‘  i wasn’t thinking about you. i don’t think about you.  ’

‘  i will open up our closet and i will pull out our dirty laundry to the world. i am that tired.  ’

‘  i will slit his throat. if he learns that i’m the one who made you break his heart, that too will force me to slit his throat.  ’

‘  i wish we’d never met, but we did. and i tried… i tried and failed. and tried and failed again to hide – to stop loving him. but i couldn’t. i was weak. i hated myself.  ’

‘  i would never try to kill you.  ’

‘  if i only went where i was welcomed, i would never leave the house.  ’

‘  if you knew the sacrifices i have made, the things i have given up, and the pieces of myself that i have given away for you… and you treat me this way? you declare war on me and you shame me and you make me beg for scraps when i have done nothing but fight for you.  ’

‘  if you want me, earn me!  ’

‘  it hurts until it doesn’t. you think it’s going to break you, but it won’t. you may not sleep as well at night, but you will be fine. numb, but numb and fine are the same.  ’

‘  it’s a gesture. it means i’m sorry. people get coffee when they’re sorry… i can get you tea instead.  ’

‘  it’s because you found your precious (name here) doesn’t have the secrets of the universe tucked between her magical thighs – that she’s just a person like everyone else and that she’s capable of using you like everyone else.  ’

‘  it’s my turn! he suffers. he hurts. he burns. i’m tired of carrying the cross. let him pick it up now.  ’

‘  it’s you and me.  ’

‘  it’s you. you’re difficult.  ’

‘  i’d lose… our little war. i’d lose.  ’

‘  i’m damaged. she doesn’t like to yell at me.  ’

‘  i’m done. i told you we’re done. we’re over.  ’

‘  i’m just a twisted sociopath who gets what she wants no matter who gets bulldozed along the way.  ’

‘  i’m playing the game and i’m playing it better than anyone.  ’

‘  i’ve gone from being his bitch to being yours.  ’

‘  leave me be. leave me be!  ’

‘  let’s not pretend we’re something we’re not.  ’

‘  life is unfortunate. random. coincidental. bad things happen to good people all the time.  ’

‘  marriage can wreak havoc on a person.  ’

‘  mediocrity is not an option for me. i don’t want that and neither should you.  ’

‘  monsters eat people. it’s what we do.  ’

‘  my every feeling is controlled by the look on your face.  ’

‘  oh, look. it’s the girl who can’t shut her legs or her mouth.  ’

‘  one, i am not a hen. two, i am not a prize at a state fair. you cannot win me!  ’

‘  please stop. please stop getting my hopes up.  ’

‘  pretending is what’s real. every married couple alive pretends.  ’

‘  put another glass of scotch on top of it and just deal with it.  ’

‘  screw as many whores as you want. i wouldn’t expect anything less.  ’

‘  she’s not my mistress anymore, so buck up. you won.  ’

‘  she’s perfect, but she’s not you.  ’

‘  she’s perfect. but she’s not you.  ’

‘  so cheers, baby. drink up. i live to fight another day.  ’

‘  so, you can cheat and i can’t? is that it? well, that is one hell of a double standard.  ’

‘  stock your damn fridge. if i’m going to be your fake boyfriend all day, i’m going to come home at the end of it and drink real beer and eat real food.  ’

‘  the only difference is that i’m in love with you. some people would call that a defect.  ’

‘  the plan is to find him, and when i do, i’m going to look him in the eye and put a bullet in his head.  ’

‘  the truth of the matter is that i will never love anyone as much as i love you.  ’

‘  the truth of the matter is that i will never love anyone as much as i love you. you have never chosen me. we’ve done horrible things to one another, but for some reason, i still end up here in front of you… looking at you. wanting you. in love with you.  ’

‘  there is a famine in my lady bits. my vagina is beautiful, she is welcoming, but she is being treated like a murder house. i can’t get anything in there.  ’

‘  there’s no gratitude in parenting. i don’t know why we do it.  ’

‘  this is amazing. she has actually managed to go from being a slut, to being an every-woman, to being your sister-wife in under 48 hours. i didn’t even know that was possible.  ’

‘  time’s up! we’re coming for you!  ’

‘  we should’ve locked ourselves in a room together and gotten drunk years ago.  ’

‘  well, guess what? you’re alone! the path that you walk is not my path. the shoes that you stand in are not my shoes. we are not equals, nor will we ever be. you are alone.  ’

‘  we’re in this together, okay? we have to be in this together because i don’t have anybody else. i don’t. you’re all i have.  ’

‘  we’re not ever going to be over. i am never going to be over you.  ’

‘  we’ve done horrible things to one another, but for some reason, i still end up here in front of you… looking at you. wanting you. in love with you.  ’

‘  what does it feel like to be so hot for someone, to be so turned on by them that you would put everything you ever worked for at risk? does it feel good? is it an amazing high?  ’

‘  what, did you think you’d find me drunk and playing russian roulette?  ’

‘  what’d you call me? ornamental? not functional? i am a rose dying on a vine here.  ’

‘  what’s wrong? what’s wrong? what is wrong? this is my life! that’s what’s wrong!  ’

‘  when i was faced with the chance to cheat, i kept my knees together and said no.  ’

‘  when you walk in here, you make me hope.  ’

‘  you always did know just the right way to hurt me.  ’

‘  you are a measly little troll and i don’t like you, and i do not respect you, and i think you’re pathetic.  ’

‘  you are the biggest bitch i know. don’t tell me you can’t do this.  ’

‘  you are the one i like to ride, but no one will ever ride you like i do.  ’

‘  you declare war on me and you shame me and you make me beg for scraps when i have done nothing but fight for you.  ’

‘  you do not summon me!  ’

‘  you don’t have to love me, but we are in this hell together and the flames are burning both of us with equal intensity, baby, so the least you could do is be my friend.  ’

‘  you have never chosen me.  ’

‘  you have no idea how my world works.  ’

‘  you love me. you love me!  ’

‘  you missed out on your happy ending today.  ’

‘  you own me! you control me! i belong to you!  ’

‘  you put your tongue in my mouth and now i deserve to live? that’s a thing? that’s how it goes?  ’

‘  you ruined me. i’m ruined!  ’

‘  you should know – i hope you know – i did my best for you. i take tremendous pride in who you have become.  ’

‘  you should never apologize for being you.  ’

‘  you should’ve never given me someone to love. monsters eat people. it’s what we do.  ’

‘  you took in a wild monster and you groomed me and petted me and trained me to sit at your feet, but that doesn’t mean i’m a puppy. that just makes me a very loyal monster. so i don’t go too far. i went exactly as far as my leash allows and yo hold the leash. you went too far.  ’

‘  you were never an option for me.  ’

‘  you! you ruined our relationship! you shut me down. you locked the door. you killed us.  ’

‘  you’re an escape, someone to toy with. you’re a yo-yo, a booty call, a side piece.  ’

‘  you’re complimenting me. is this some new, genuine way of putting the screws to me?  ’

‘  you’re not good enough for me.  ’

‘  you’re not ready. and you never will be.  ’

‘  you’re not you anymore. you know who you are? you know who you’ve become? you’re your father.  ’

‘  you’re one creepy bastard, you know that?  ’

‘  you’re ornamental. not functional. so don’t come in here and try to use your brain because no one cares.  ’

‘  you’re scared of what we have. of something real.  ’

‘  you’re the only one who has always been honest with who you are.  ’

‘  you’re weak. you need me too much – need me to tell you what to do and how to feel. you were never an option for me.  ’

‘  you’re wrong. i’m not scared. i may be horrible because i’m abandoning you, because i always abandon you, but i’m not scared. not the least bit.  ’