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miscellaneous movie quote sentence starters pt. i.

“ you don’t do things, you stage them. “

“ i used to be a lot of different people. none of whom i particularly liked. “

“ man is too small, before the face of nature. “

“ your suffering is over. now you will find peace for eternity. “

“ you’re in danger. we all are. “

“ when i see people together, they don’t talk, not really. they don’t say what they mean. “

“ was i dead? or was i alive? “

“ ____, the only ghost in this house is you. “

“ it’s like in my dreams! i couldn’t ask for anything more! “

“ we can’t. i’m alive… and you are dead. “

“ we fear death because we love life. “

“ i don’t belong in the world. that’s what it is. something separates me from other people. “

“ well, i’m not waiting around for universal happiness which, believe me, will be boring as hell. “

“ i want to be happy now, in my own way. “

“ you’re a girl who follows me like a shadow. “

“ we humans can’t come to terms with death until it’s too late. “

“ it’s strange. i hardly know you, but i’ve spoken to you as i haven’t done with anybody else. “

“ i hardly see who i love. absence preserves friendship. “

“ personally, i like life most when it’s like a novel. “

“ i may be drunk but i’ve still got principles. “

“ death is also a beginning. you start a new game. it’s a really scary game. “

“ i have no memory. it’s like looking into a mirror and seeing nothing but the mirror. “

“ you have brought me here to die? “

“ i want to understand what it feels like to see something that has not yet happened. “

“ why can’t i just go, lose control? “

“ the joys of love; they last, but a short time. the pains of love last all your life. “

“ we come into the world crying. “

“ even when they die, people don’t really go away. “

“ you like me, don’t you? that’s why you don’t want to see me. “

“ love doesn’t vanish, it simply changes its form. “

“ people smile when they tell the truth. “

“ man is such a worthless animal. “

“ since i am a monster… i will be as lovely forever. “

“ i’m alone all the time. everybody betrays me. “

“ you’ll never survive in this world with such a faint heart. “

“ i wouldn’t leave you even if i died. “

“ you have the fangs of a snake and the face of an angel. “

“ do not get into my life. you’d destroy it mercilessly. “

“ you think in such a way because it’s convenient to you. you never tried to understand me. “

“ it’s a grave illness called female delinquency. “

“ i won’t back down. i won’t be defeated by men. “

“ you have a heart for laughter. i have one for tears. “

“ i won’t be your thing! i’m alive! “

“ you’re like death itself. “

“ you’re beyond saving. i don’t care if you burn in hell. “

“ i understand. i can sense you. how can i put it? i felt a power being born with you. “

“ everything means something, i guess. “

“ nothing in the world can separate us. and tonight we’ll live only for each other. “

“ you think that everything can be seen, and touched, and weighed, and measured. you think you’ve discovered reality, but you don’t even know what it is. “

“ i might be happier if i could just die like this. but i’ll go on living. i won’t let hardship defeat me. “

“ i wish i could go somewhere far away. would you go with me? “

“ it’s a harsh world, you know. it’s difficult to follow a righteous path. “

“ we are in the realm of the dead. “

“ we are in the realm of love. “

“ i love you. i love your sickness. “

“ kisses, to forget i’m alive. kisses, to forget you’re dead. “

“ i feel like something bad is gonna happen to me. “

“ i feel like something bad has happened. it hasn’t reached me yet, but it’s on its way. and it’s getting closer. and i don’t feel ready. “

“ i’d like to take the whole world into my arms and kiss it. “

“ you don’t know what i’m like inside. i’m possessed. “

“ in the middle of all that ugliness and darkness, i knew that it is not the only thing in the world. there is also beauty. “

“ killing is supposed to wrap things up… but no matter how many i kill, they just keep coming. there’s no end to it. “

“ when you love someone too much, your love can snuff them out. “

“ god, the smell… what is it? oh… that’s the smell of blood. “

“ i’m hungry. understand? i’m terribly hungry. i’m sorry, ____, but i must appease my hunger. “

“ you hear me. you can hear me. “

“ why can’t anybody hear me? “

“ you could learn a lot from children. they believe in things in the dark until we tell them it’s not so. maybe we’ve been fooling them. “

“ nothing of life can reach us now… no more contact with the living. “

“ don’t act tough. i know you are not. “

“ don’t pick a fight with me, you certainly won’t come out alive. “

“ you can’t ask me to drop everything i’ve been working for and give up all my ambitions, because your plans have changed. be realistic! “

“ they can’t understand that, all those who hunt us down. “

“ if they knew that we’re a dream, they would love and protect us. because, that way, they could dream about us. “

“ sometimes i think a violent force drags me. “

“ stop acting so humane! you’re not even human. “

“ we’re human-eating beasts, that’s what! “

“Update: The student who wrote the letter has been found and we’re in the process of finding a way to reward her for her actions. Very grateful for what she did”

Your Character’s Personality

Personality is the most important thing about your character.

So, whenever I see character sheets, most people just put a little paragraph for that section. If you’re struggling and don’t know what your character should say or do, what decisions they should make, I guarantee you that this is the problem.

You know your character’s name, age, race, sexuality, height, weight, eye color, hair color, their parents’ and siblings’ names. But these are not the things that truly matter about them.

Traits: 

pick traits that don’t necessarily go together. For example, someone who is controlling, aggressive and vain can also be generous, sensitive and soft-spoken. Characters need to have at least one flaw that really impacts how they interact with others. Positive traits can work as flaws, too. It is advised that you pick at least ten traits

people are complex, full of contradictions, and please forgive me if this makes anyone uncomfortable, but even bullies can be “nice” people. Anyone can be a “bad” person, even someone who is polite, kind, helpful or timid can also be narcissistic, annoying, inconsiderate and a liar. People are not just “evil” or “good”

Beliefs:

ideas or thoughts that your character has or thinks about the world, society, others or themselves, even without proof or evidence, or which may or may not be true. Beliefs can contradict their values, motives, self-image, etc. For example, the belief that they are an awesome and responsible person when their traits are lazy, irresponsible and shallow. Their self-image and any beliefs they have about themselves may or may not be similar/the same. They might have a poor self-image, but still believe they’re better than everybody else

Values:

what your character thinks is important. Usually influenced by beliefs, their self-image, their history, etc. Some values may contradict their beliefs, wants, traits, or even other values. For example, your character may value being respect, but one of their traits is disrespectful. It is advised you list at least two values, and know which one they value more. For example, your character values justice and family. Their sister tells them she just stole $200 from her teacher’s wallet. Do they tell on her, or do they let her keep the money: justice, or family? Either way, your character probably has some negative feelings, guilt, anger, etc., over betraying their other value

Motives:

what your character wants. It can be abstract or something tangible. For example, wanting to be adored or wanting that job to pay for their father’s medication. Motives can contradict their beliefs, traits, values, behavior, or even other motives. For example, your character may want to be a good person, but their traits are selfish, manipulative, and narcissistic. Motives can be long term or short term. Everyone has wants, whether they realize it or not. You can write “they don’t know what they want,” but you should know. It is advised that you list at least one abstract want

Recurring Feelings:

feelings that they have throughout most of their life. If you put them down as a trait, it is likely they are also recurring feelings. For example, depressed, lonely, happy, etc.

Self Image:

what the character thinks of themselves: their self-esteem. Some character are proud of themselves, others are ashamed of themselves, etc. They may think they are not good enough, or think they are the smartest person in the world. Their self-image can contradict their beliefs, traits, values, behavior, motives, etc. For example, if their self-image is poor, they can still be a cheerful or optimistic person. If they have a positive self-image, they can still be a depressed or negative person. How they picture themselves may or may not be true: maybe they think they’re a horrible person, when they are, in fact, very considerate, helpful, kind, generous, patient, etc. They still have flaws, but flaws don’t necessarily make you a terrible person

Behavior:

how the character’s traits, values, beliefs, self-image, etc., are outwardly displayed: how they act. For example, two characters may have the trait “angry” but they all probably express it differently. One character may be quiet and want to be left alone when they are angry, the other could become verbally aggressive. If your character is a liar, do they pause before lying, or do they suddenly speak very carefully when they normally don’t? Someone who is inconsiderate may have issues with boundaries or eat the last piece of pizza in the fridge when they knew it wasn’t theirs. Behavior is extremely important and it is advised you think long and hard about your character’s actions and what exactly it shows about them

Demeanor:

their general mood and disposition. Maybe they’re usually quiet, cheerful, moody, or irritable, etc.

Posture:

a secondary part of your character’s personality: not as important as everything else. It is advised you fill this out after. Posture is how the character carries themselves. For example, perhaps they swing their arms and keep their shoulders back while they walk, which seems to be the posture of a confident person, so when they sit, their legs are probably open. Another character may slump and have their arms folded when they’re sitting, and when they’re walking, perhaps they drag their feet and look at the ground

Speech Pattern:

a secondary part of your character’s personality: not as important as everything else. It is advised you fill this out after. Speech patterns can be words that your character uses frequently, if they speak clearly, what sort of grammar they use, if they have a wide vocabulary, a small vocabulary, if it’s sophisticated, crude, stammering, repeating themselves, etc. I personally don’t have a very wide vocabulary, if you could tell

Hobbies:

a secondary part of your character’s personality: not as important as everything else. It is advised you fill this out after. Hobbies can include things like drawing, writing, playing an instrument, collecting rocks, collecting tea cups, etc.

Quirks:

a secondary part of your character’s personality, not as important as everything else. It is advised you fill this out after. Quirks are behaviors that are unique to your character. For example, I personally always put my socks on inside out and check the ceiling for spiders a few times a day

Likes:

a secondary part of your character’s personality, not as important as everything else. It is advised you fill this out after. Likes and dislikes are usually connected to the rest of their personality, but not necessarily. For example, if your character likes to do other people’s homework, maybe it’s because they want to be appreciated

Dislikes:

a secondary part of your character’s personality, not as important as everything else. It is advised you fill this out after. Likes and dislikes can also contradict the rest of their personality. For example, maybe one of your character’s traits is dishonest, but they dislike liars

History:

your character’s past that has key events that influence and shape their beliefs, values, behavior, wants, self-image, etc. Events written down should imply or explain why they are the way they are. For example, if your character is distrustful, maybe they were lied to a lot by their parents when they were a child. Maybe they were in a relationship for twenty years and found out their partner was cheating on them the whole time. If their motive/want is to have positive attention, maybe their parents just didn’t praise them enough and focused too much on the negative

On Mental and Physical Disabilities or Illnesses

if your character experienced a trauma, it needs to have an affect on your character. Maybe they became more angry or impatient or critical of others. Maybe their beliefs on people changed to become “even bullies can be ‘nice’ people: anyone can be a ‘bad’ person”

people are not their illness or disability: it should not be their defining trait. I have health anxiety, but I’m still idealistic, lazy, considerate, impatient and occasionally spiteful; I still want to become an author; I still believe that people are generally good; I still value doing what make me feel comfortable; I still have a positive self-image; I’m still a person. You should fill out your character’s personality at least half-way before you even touch on the possibility of your character having a disability or illness

Generally everything about your character should connect, but hey, even twins that grew up in the same exact household have different personalities; they value different things, have different beliefs. Maybe one of them watched a movie that had a huge impact on them.

Not everything needs to be explained. Someone can be picky or fussy ever since they were little for no reason at all. Someone can be a negative person even if they grew up in a happy home.

I believe this is a thought out layout for making well-rounded OCs, antagonists and protagonists, whether they’re being created for a roleplay or for a book. This layout is also helpful for studying Canon Characters if you’re looking to accurately roleplay as them or write them in fanfiction or whatever.

I’m really excited to post this, so hopefully I didn’t miss anything important…

If you have any questions, feel free to send a message.

- Chick

From my editing account on insta,,, thought I'd post it here too, just practicing some stuff

Wanda + energy spheres. ELIZABETH OLSEN as WANDA MAXIMOFF/THE SCARLET WITCH.

"Greetings to the Universe in 55 Different Languages", a poem compiled out of messages from the Voyager spacecraft

RISE OF THE TOMB RAIDER (2015) dev. Crystal Dynamics

Do you have any advice on how to write a grieving character? Thank you!!

Hi!

Grieving isn’t pretty. It isn’t always dramatic, either – while some people certainly do go home and throw their favorite vase against the wall, some people retreat into themselves and become emotionally unresponsive (that’s what I do). Violence or anger is more likely to occur if the death is sudden – so is retreating into an emotional shell, really, because it’s often a result of shock. But both can occur outside of a sudden death – cancer isn’t always sudden, but many people still become angry when their loved one is diagnosed with or dies because of it. Basically, if the death feels unfair in any way – if it’s sudden, or if it feels like it happened too early, such as in the case of cancer or of some sort of cardiac disaster (a heart attack, a stroke, etc) – it’s more likely to provoke anger or shock, depending on your character’s temperament and attachment to the dying/dead character.

That was just a general disclaimer. Now, onto the meat of grieving!

Firstly, grieving can begin before the person is technically dead – you don’t have to wait for the person to go flatline and physically stop breathing for your other characters to feel a sense of loss. If your character suffered a medical disaster or an accident that rendered them comatose, or if your character is obviously fighting a losing battle (again, terminal cancer comes to mind), your other characters could start grieving them even though they’re still breathing and their heart is still beating. However, the likelihood is that your characters won’t be able to really start working through the five stages of grief until your character actually does physically die, because rarely does death really hit home until it has occurred.

Speaking of the five stages of grief, those are important! They’re as follows:

Denial/Isolation: your characters can’t believe your dead character is really dead. This is a defense mechanism of sorts for your mind – a way to delay at least some of the pain, and give yourself time to process what’s happened (although that processing happens subconsciously, because on the surface you’re denying that anything’s happened at all). If the dead character fought a long battle with an illness before death, this stage may be expedited by the fact that your characters had time to process the character’s dying as it was happening. If the death was sudden in any way, this stage may be prolonged, because it will be harder to comprehend something that happened so quickly, and shock will be more likely to occur.

Anger: the pain your characters were masking in the denial stage starts to come to the surface, and as a response to the pain, your characters get angry (just as many other vulnerable emotions, such as fear, are expressed as anger – anger is a tough emotion, as opposed to fear and grief, so most people subconsciously opt for anger because it makes them feel less vulnerable). They may feel they’ve been robbed of your dead character’s companionship. Their anger may manifest itself in many different ways: isolation, irritability, or self-destructive behavior, to name a few. Their anger may also direct itself at various places: the medical professionals who failed to save your dead character’s life, God for taking your dead character, even the dead character him/herself, if they could in any way be responsible for their own death (if they were driving intoxicated, if they never ate healthily and suffered a heart attack, etc.).

Bargaining: before death, this stage may manifest itself as “please God, just let them live and I’ll tithe my ten percent and go to church every Sunday”, or “please, [Dying character’s name], just hold on and get better and we’ll [do that thing the dying character has always wanted to do]”. (Keep in mind that most people have an astounding impulse to be religious during a time of crisis, whether they’ve been religious in the past or not.) After death, this stage may manifest itself in the “could’ve-should’ve-would’ve” philosophy: “if only we’d taken them to the doctor sooner”, “I should’ve made him stay home”, “I knew there was something wrong with him!”, and so on. This stage is generally an attempt to regain control of the situation – your characters feel like they’re taking some kind of action by offering a proposition, or by placing blame.

Depression: there are two types of depression associated with grief. In the first (which is almost more similar to anxiety) your characters worry more about others: what if I haven’t been there for people when they needed me, how are we going to pay for the funeral/burial services, and so on. Basically it deals more with the practical aspects of the character’s death. The second type is more introspective – your characters may retreat into themselves and analyze old memories of your dead character, and their feelings on everything that’s happened. This type is private, and your characters probably won’t share much about their thoughts if they experience it.

Acceptance: this stage is marked by withdrawal and calm – it can sometimes be difficult to distinguish from depression. It’s not a stage of joyous frolicking and exclaiming, “It’s okay! I understand everything about [Dead Character’s] death!”. Your characters may still not understand the purpose of your dead character’s death, but understanding and acceptance are not synonyms, nor are they mutually inclusive. The important thing about this stage is that your characters can make peace with the death, and can move on.

Keep in mind that while I’ve listed these stages in what is regarded as their general order, every person (and character) grieves differently – they may experience these emotions in a different order than that above. They may also go through one or several of the stages more than once, or cycle through the first four of them multiple times before reaching the fifth. Some characters may not even reach the fifth at all – depending on the circumstances of the death and the character’s attachment to your dead character, they may never fully accept your dead character’s death. The stages above are just a general framework for grieving.

Also, keep in mind that if your character’s death was tied in any way to traumatic incidents for your other characters, it may complicate the grieving process for those other characters, because the character’s death will be tied to other painful or triggering memories.

I hope this helps! If you need anything else, please feel free to ask. - @authors-haven

@fueled-by-novocaine​ ,  here’s one soft witcher baby uwu

Also : I like to think Eskel has to deal with Geralt’s gay crush every time they cross paths with each other (and get drunk)