TO SIR PHILLIP, WITH LOVE SENTENCE STARTERS, PT. 2
change pronouns and gendered nouns as necessary.
โdo i pay you for such impertinence?โ
โi hope sheโs happy. maybe she wonโt cry anymore.โ
โiโm not going away. iโm not ever going away.โ
โsurely a sound basis for marriage.โ
โiโm so terribly sorry to arrive unannounced, but i really had no other option, and to be honest, if iโd sent notice, it probably would have arrived behind me, making the notice really quite moot, as iโm sure youโll agree, and โฆโ
โwould you prefer to rest? i donโt wish to keep you here if youโd rather sleep.โ
โyou saved my letters?โ
โyouโre very clever, did you know that?โ
โi was looking for food and company, and this seemed to be the best place to find both.โ
โyou are not what i expected, _______.โ
โi shall survive, i assure you.โ
โiโll just keep you company, then.โ
โi certainly canโt condone their actions, but it was obviously quite cleverly done.โ
โyouโre supposed to be on my side!โ
โno one was sorrier than i.โ
โdid it take you very long to get over it.?โ
โiโm not certain itโs something you ever do get over.โ
โyouโre a bit bossy this evening.โ
โi said i was sorry. i wasnโt, really. it was a figure of speech.โ
โsometimes, silence is a good thing.โ
โare you saying i talk too much?โ
โiโll have you know that i have been much quieter here than i am at home.โ
โi think you should go home. you donโt look well.โ
โi shall remain out of your way, which is all that really matters, correct?โ
โgood god, woman, you could try the patience of a saint.โ
โitโsโฆ very difficultโฆ when someone dies, and you can only watch, and you canโt do anything to stop it.โ
โ didnโt need your help when you were in nappies, and i donโt need it now.โ
โjust so that you are aware, i would rather have spent the night with my wife.โ
โand yet, thatโs still more than enough time to ruin your reputation.โ
โyouโve made yourself a rather messy little bed here. iโm afraid youโre going to have to lie in it.โ
โyou would have me marry a man i donโt know?โ
โyou seemed to know him very well indeed in the dining room. you certainly leapt to his defense at every conceivable opportunity.โ
canโt you just say it? do you have to end everything with a question?โ
โdo you have any idea how much effort it requires to keep my temper in check?โ
โiโd hoped for a love match.โ
โi never thought i would be left behind.โ
โi donโt think anyone would ever make the mistake of leaving you behind.โ
โthat is the last thing i would every worry about on your behalf.โ
โyou happen to life, _____. ย youโve always made your own decisions, always been in control. it might not always feel that way, but itโs true.โ
โyouโre incorrigible.โ
โthere are some things that are impossible not to see. especially when youโre a man.โ
โi used to be considered something of a rake, after all. Wouldnโt want people to think i was completely tamed.โ
โand yet, my wife still loves me to distraction, which is all that really matters, isnโt it?โ
โi was worried they were going to kill you.โ
โweโll have to marry.โ
โhow much wine have you drunk?โ
โyou know how men are. they never tell you what you want to know.โ
โwell, if it all works out in the end, what a romantic tale it will be.โ
โarenโt you happy?โ
โyou donโt sound happy.โ
โi was already planning to ask you to be my wife. properly, with a ring and whatever else it is iโm supposed to do. i donโt know.โ
โyou always order me about.โ
โiโm going to kill him. does anyone mind if i kill him?โ
โgood. i see you agree with me that this is a superior idea.โ
โthank god iโm marrying you.โ
โwell, if you must know, yes, i did intend to kiss you.โ
โbut passion is surely not enough to sustain a marriage.โ
โit might be too late to do anything about it, but itโs never too late to wonder.โ
โi always loved everything about you, of course, but for some reason i always found your impatience especially charming. it was never because you wanted more, it was because you wanted everything.โ
โi keep telling everyone that, but you seem to be the only one to believe me.โ
โdonโt you know thatโs exactly what a man wishes to hear?โ
โvery well, i give up. what do you mean, _____? because i assure you, i havenโt a clue.โ
โ_____, why wonโt you discuss this with me? we have a problem, and we need to talk about it.โ
โi love you. you know that, donโt you?โ
โit was so awful. i donโt think i have ever been so scared in my life.โ
โi thought we might go on an outing today.โ
โitโs the way of the world, iโm afraid.โ
โitโs a little late to wonder, donโt you think?โ
โgive it time, ____. be gentle. donโt push too hard.โ
โdonโt tell me youโve been harboring secret fantasies about the farm laborers.โ
โit must be nice to have parents one can emulate.โ
โthe two of you certainly seem well suited this morning.โ
โi canโt work if i have to worry about you.โ
โare you calling my ancestral home drafty?โ