I think dialogue has to straddle the line between being believable enough but not too mundane
I think dialogue has to straddle the line between being believable enough but not too mundane
"I have to do this alone!"
or when the adult tells the teen hero, "I want you to stay here. It's too dangerous for you," right before the teen hero sneaks out to handle the situation. This seems to happen a lot on Stargirl.
Watching television is not an activity.
How about
"You have no idea how high up this goes. or you have no idea how big this really is."
This Post Contains No Artificial Intelligence. It Contains No Human Intelligence Either.
"I'm not mad about [yada yada]... I'm mad that you lied about it."
'' We HAVE to succeed - the world's counting on us ! ''
"Was this what you expected?"
"No, this is just the beginning."
"I could tell ya, but then I'd have to kill ya."
"Why don't you just kill me?" "No, you need to suffer. Death is too merciful!"
I'm not mad.....I'm disappointed.
I'm doing this because I love you
We're losing him!
"You...you can't mean that"
"I'll be back before you know it"
"You can't even begin to know what I went through worrying about you"
"If I walk out that door, you can forget about me ever coming back"
Hello, how are you?
I'm fine, and you?
Good.
How's the wife?
She's good, it'll be 10 years next October.
Wow, time flies.
And you, the kids doing well?
Yeah, Bobby starts high school next year.
Wonderful, great running into you.
You too, say hi to Marry for me.
Sure thing, bye.
Bye.
There came a time when the Old Gods died! The Brave died with the Cunning! The Noble perished locked in battle with unleashed Evil! It was the last day for them! An ancient era was passing in fiery holocaust!
"I was born ready."