Babylon 5

Londo: [Referring Lady Morella[ 'One of you will become emperor after the other dies' ... Nonsense. Vir: Of course! [They both laugh] I've made some dinner. Londo: I'm not hungry Vir: You're not saying that you don't trust me anymore are you, Londo? I made your favorite, Spoo. Londo: I'll order in.

Lady Morella: One more thing. You will be emperor. That part of your destiny can not be avoided. Londo: I see. Lady Morella: [To Vir] You will also be emperor. [Vir laughs.] Lady Morella: Why are you laughing? Vir: I thought you were joking. Lady Morella: We do not joke in the face of prophecy. Londo: Lady Morella please. We can not both be emperor. Lady Morella: Correct. One of you will become emperor after the other is dead. It is all we see and all we wish to see.

Ivanova: I never thought it would end like this.

G'Kar: I have time. All the time in the world. Do you?

Lady Morella: You have a chance few others will ever have, Mollari. You still have three opportunities to avoid the fire that waits for you at the end of your journey. You've already wasted two others. You must save the eye that does not see. You must not kill the one who is already dead. And at the last, you must surrender yourself to your greatest fear, knowing that it will destroy you. Now, if you fail all the others, that is your final chance for redemption. Londo: I .. don't understand. Lady Morella: The future reveals itself only reluctantly, Ambassador. Take the sign for what it is. Look for it when it appears. Londo: I will, thank you.

Sheridan: Always plant a lie inside a truth, makes it easier to swallow.

Ivanova: G'Kar, what are you doing here? G'Kar: [whispering] Saving all of us. I've had .. an idea.

Ta'Lon: What do you understand now that you did not understand before? G'Kar: It's all here, in these pages. I have tried to write down what I have seen. It may take the rest of my life to explain what I saw in that one singular instant. To save our people, we must sacrifice our people, sacrifice ourselves, our pride, our vengeance, be willing to die by the thousands, by the millions. For one another. The more we fight for ourselves, the more we will lose ourselves. We are linked, Ta'Lon. Our fate is like an image caught in a mirror. If we deny the other, we deny ourselves. And we will cease to exist. Ta'Lon: And who or what is this 'other'? G'Kar: The universe itself, Ta'Lon. But the Humans, they are the key. And together, you and I, and the rest, we will turn that key. Because on the other side, there's salvation for all of us.

G'Kar: You must understand, Ta'Lon, I have had a revelation. Ta'Lon: What kind of revelation? G'Kar: Most profound and substantial one, Ta'Lon. The kind of revelation that transforms your mind, .. your soul, .. your heart, .. even your flesh. So that you are a new creature. We born in the instant of understanding.

Londo: I believe that I have been touched. That I am meant for something greater. A greater darkness or a greater good, I can no longer say. All I have ever wanted is to serve our people. I need to see what is before me. If I should escape it, or embrace it. If there is any longer a choice. Lady Morella: There is always choice. We say there is no choice only to comfort ourselves with the decision we have already made. If you understand that, there's hope. If not ..

Londo: I need to know if the grand destiny I see before me is what is, or what might be. Vir: So you want her to tell you it's all going to happen the way you see it? Londo: No, I want her to tell me it won't.

G'Kar: I might have something for you in a little while, Mr. Garibaldi. When the time is right.

Lt. Corwin: Captain, how did this happen? What did we do wrong? Sheridan: I don't know, Lieutenant. I don't know.

Sign: Emergency evac pod access way.

General Hague: 'Everything's gone to hell, John. God help us all. You're on your own.'

Londo: Here, 'They are tolerant of differences among other cultures.' Vir: Yes. Londo: No, make that: 'They have no well-defined sense of morality.' They'll love that back home.

Vir: I thought the purpose of filing these reports was to provide accurate intelligence. Londo: Vir, intelligence has nothing to do with politics.

Londo: No. No, this report is totally inappropriate. You have to do it again. Vir: But Londo, why? I've spent weeks working on this report. I didn't even sleep on the flight back from Minbar so I could go over it again. I've checked every single detail myself. It's absolutely accurate. Londo: Yes, Vir, I'm sure it is. And that is the problem. Here, you say: 'The Minbari have carefully preserved their cities over the course of centuries'. Vir: That's right, absolutely. Londo: No, what you should say instead is: 'Their cities are very old indicating a decaying culture.' Vir: What? Londo: And here: 'The Minbari put great emphasis on art, literature and music.' Say instead: 'They are decadent people, interested only in the pursuit of .. of dubious pleasures.' Dubious-part is very important. It doesn't mean anything, but it scares people every time. All right?