Babylon 5 (TV Series)
Shadow Dancing (1996)
Richard Biggs: Dr. Stephen Franklin
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Quotes
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Dr. Stephen Franklin : I realize that I always defined myself in terms of what I wasn't. I wasn't a good soldier like my father. I wasn't the job. I wasn't a good prospect for marriage or kids. Always what I wasn't, never what I was. And when you do that, you miss the moments. And the moments are all we've got. When I thought I was going to die, even after everything that's happened, I realized I didn't want to let go. I was willing to do it all over again, and this time I could appreciate the moments. I can't go back, but I can appreciate what I have right now. And I can define myself by what I am instead of what I'm not.
Captain John Sheridan : And what are you?
Dr. Stephen Franklin : Alive. Everything else is negotiable.
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Michael Garibaldi : I just hope you found what you were looking for out there.
Dr. Stephen Franklin : I don't know. I guess I found what I - what I needed not what I wanted.
Michael Garibaldi : Which was?
Dr. Stephen Franklin : Short sharp kick to the head.
Michael Garibaldi : Oh well, hell. I could've done that for you. All you had to do was ask.
Dr. Stephen Franklin : [chuckling] Yeah, well, you would've enjoyed it too much.
Michael Garibaldi : So you didn't meet yourself?
Dr. Stephen Franklin : Yeah, I did. Found out I didn't like myself either
Michael Garibaldi : Well, as revelations go, I guess I've heard worse.
