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.

One of my favorite quotes from Babylon 5, spoken by Centauri Emperor Turhan. This is delivered in “The Coming of Shadows”, an award winning ep of Babylon 5. If you ever get a chance to watch it, please do. It is one of the finest examples of writing ever. We use it in my screen writing class as an example to work through. Serious, good stuff.

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