all-time-favorite quote from B5
So much has been lost, so much forgotten.
So much pain, so much blood. And for what, I wonder.
The past tempts us, the present confuses us, and the future frightens us …
and our lives slip away, moment by moment, lost in that vast, terrible in-between.
But there is still time to seize that last fragile moment, choose something better,
to make a difference.
And I intend to do just that
Centauri Emperor, Babylon 5 (The Coming of Shadows)
“It has occurred to me recently that I have never chosen anything. I was born into a role that had been prepared for me. I did everything I was asked to do, because it never occurred to me to choose otherwise. And now, at the end of my life, I wonder what might’ve been.”
“That’s why my father taught me to live each second as though it would be the last moment of my life. He said: ‘If you love, love without reservation. If you fight, fight without fear.’ He called it the way of the warrior.”
“No regrets then?”
“A few. But just a few. You?”
“Oh, enough to fill a lifetime. So much has been lost, so much forgotten. So much pain, so much blood. And for what, I wonder. The past tempts us, the present confuses us, and the future frightens us. And our lives slip away, moment by moment, lost in that vast terrible inbetween. But there is still time to seize that one last fragile moment. To choose something better, to make a difference, as you say. And I intend to do just that.”
— Centauri Emperor and Sheridan in Babylon 5:”The Coming of Shadows”