Character: Delenn

I am pleased that you care what I became, but never forget who I was, who I am and what I can do.

- When Minbari become close... as you and I were close...
- Not another ritual!
But it's our tradition.
I'm zeritalia.

The heart does not distinguish the boundaries on a map, or wars, or political views. Heart comes willingly.

You've lost your way - then you can lead us?

- Are you ready?
- Why do you people always ask this question before you make some huge stupidity?
- The tradition.

- What does the candle?
Life.
- Whose life?
For my entire life. We are all born molecules in the hearts of billions of stars. Molecules that do not understand the policies, beliefs, diversity. More than a billion years, we foolish molecules don't think who we are and where we came from. Selfishly tell ourselves names, fight over the border on maps and pretend our light is better than the other. The flame reminds us of the fragments of the stars inside us, the spark that tells us to think well. The flame reminds us about the value of life. Each flame is unique and if it goes out, it will disappear forever and will never be another the same. So many candles will go out today. I'm afraid that one day there will be no...

People have a unique quality - they build community. If the narns or the Centauri or any other race built a station like she'd have used only their people. But wherever there were people, they create communities out of diverse and often hostile population. This is a great gift and a terrible responsibility from which you cannot refuse.

- Valen said that people are destined to change we can't. I need to examine them to determine the truth of the prophecy. I have not yet fulfilled their task.
- How much can you learn, Delenn? A primitive people. I doubt the prophecy, it could relate to the others.
- No.
How do you know? What makes humans so special? Why are you drawn to them? They are at war. They argue. They are subject to passions and fears.
Yes. And this is their strength! They are not looking for peace. They don't give up. Their differences create harmony. Striking in their amazing ability to fight fate. Cause them pain and make them stronger. Their passion allowed them to take their rightful place among the stars, and in the future will lead to greatness and glory. Their only weakness is that they don't realize their own greatness. They forget that they have gone through 2 million years of evolution, struggle and blood. They are better than you think. And nobler than I can understand. They are able to walk among the stars like giants. They are the future. We can learn a lot from them.

- Look at the waves. Each moves in its sequence is predictable, unchanging, but throw a stone and see how the structure is changing. The changes all around her. This is from your world?
Is a Japanese rock garden. Since we need a lot of land for hydroponic grain and processing oxygen, it was hard to break the site. One of the designers called it "an imaginary pool for skinny dipping".

It is a pity that it is not time, although time is the only thing we have left.

Why earthlings are so fond of asking, are you ready, right before doing something tremendously stupid.