The Grinch Script [new] -

His heart, shriveled as a raisin, begins to pound.

GRINCH: (to the Whos) I'm sorry, Whos. I was wrong to try to steal Christmas from you. the grinch script

The script uses (joyful/triumphant; wrapping/ripping; loathe/despise/hate) to mimic the Dr. Seuss cadence while allowing Carrey’s physicality to breathe. The parentheticals in the script were famously minimal—leaving room for the actor’s improvisation, but the structure of the insults was pure screenwriting craft. His heart, shriveled as a raisin, begins to pound