J. Michael Straczynski wrote an episode of B5 which demonstrated the feeling of someone who was in this position, the feeling of helplessness as you really don't get to make a choice, they were all made for you, "The Coming of Shadows"
The quote that stands out from the episode, "It has occurred to me recently that I have never chosen anything. I was born into a role that was prepared for me. I did everything I was asked to do because it never occurred to me to choose otherwise. And now, at the end of my life, I wonder what might have been. "
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J. Michael Straczynski wrote an episode of B5 which demonstrated the feeling of someone who was in this position, the feeling of helplessness as you really don't get to make a choice, they were all made for you, "The Coming of Shadows"
The quote that stands out from the episode, "It has occurred to me recently that I have never chosen anything. I was born into a role that was prepared for me. I did everything I was asked to do because it never occurred to me to choose otherwise. And now, at the end of my life, I wonder what might have been. "