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[brightlotusmoon]

A quote for me, dealing with multiple chronic illnesses and invisible disabilities:

"It's not what I wanted. Frankly, it scares the hell out of me, but it had to be done. The job now is to turn this around and make it into something positive. My dad always told me that's the only way you deal with pain. You don't surrender, you don't fight it--you turn it into something positive. He used to say, 'If you're falling off a cliff, you may as well try to fly. You've got nothing to lose.'"
-John Sheridan, Babylon 5 (Season 4 Episode 2: "Whatever Happened To Mr. Garibaldi?")

A quote for Dana, my main character, dealing with potential ultimate sacrifice:

"You can't turn away from death simply because you're afraid of what might happen without you. That's not enough. You're not embracing life, you're fleeing death. So you're caught in between, unable to go forward or backward. Your friends need what you can be when you are no longer afraid--when you know who you are, and why you are, and what you want. When you are no longer looking for reasons to live, but can simply be."
"I can't... I don't know how to do that."
"Then I cannot help you, and you will be caught forever in between. You must let go. Surrender yourself to death. The death of flesh. The death of fear. Step into the abyss... and let go."
"It's getting darker."
"I know. You're close, friend. Very close. It's easy to find something worth dying for. Do you have anything worth living for?"
"I can't see you anymore..."
"As it should be."
"What if I fall? How will I know if you'll catch me?"
"I caught you before."
"What if I die?"
"I cannot create life, but I can breathe on the remaining embers. It may not work."
"But I can hope..."
"Hope is all we have."
-Lorien and John Sheridan, Babylon 5 (Season 4 Episode 2: "Whatever Happened To Mr. Garibaldi?")

Comments

[lovefromgirl.livejournal.com]

*tears at hair* Tantalise me with glimpses of B5 future, why don't you! :-)

(Sky, Sun, and I are watching it together, him for the third time, her for the second, and me for the first. I'm doing my level best not to read the fanfiction/synopses before I see the show. ^_^)

[brightlotusmoon.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I see. Which season/episode have you seen last?

(At least these quotes are vague and weird enough to not be spoilers.)

[lovefromgirl.livejournal.com]

This afternoon? Season 1, Episode 3. :-) It'll take us awhile, I think.

[brightlotusmoon.livejournal.com]

Ahh. I'll shut up, then. ;)

[lovefromgirl.livejournal.com]

Aw, naw, not if B5 brings you pleasure. I'm a big girl. I can tell what's spoilers and what isn't, and will scroll past accordingly.

[brightlotusmoon.livejournal.com]

All right, then. :)

Most of my favorite quotes from B5 are not very spoilery, anyway.

[lovefromgirl.livejournal.com]

Yay! I am getting a strong sense of "hey, dork, this is philosophy, so pay attention" from the show. :-)

[brightlotusmoon.livejournal.com]

Oh, absolutely. More than just philosophy. My mind has been blown now that I've seen all five seasons a third time.
I think you will really like the Minbari religion.

[todabrilla.livejournal.com]

I'm almost there with my girlfriend's first viewing. We just finished watching War Without End Part 2. It's hard to believe that we're nearly done with the third season already!

Great quotes, by the way.