Dr. Ian Kelson quotes from 28 Years Later (2025)

Dr. Ian Kelson

Morphine, Xylazine. It's extremely fast-acting!

Dr. Ian Kelson

There were so many dead -- infected and non-infected alike. Because they are alike. Every skull is a set of thoughts. These sockets saw and these jaws spoke and swallowed. This is a monument to them. A temple.

Dr. Ian Kelson

Don't worry, no, it's-- It's not precious in that way. The structure is solid, but the bones will fall apart due to time or the elements or Spike's hand. The memento mori is... is actualized.

Dr. Ian Kelson

There are many kinds of death. And some are better than others. The best are peaceful, where we leave each other in love. You love your mother. [Spike: I love her.] And Isla, you love Spike. [Isla: So much.] Memento Amoris. Remember you must love.

Spike

What's that?

Dr. Kelson

Heh! I've been... I've been waiting almost thirteen years for someone to ask that question. I often thought I would die here, alone of age or starvation or violence, never having had the chance to reply. Do you know the words "memento mori"?

Spike

No.

Dr. Kelson

It's Latin. Ironically, it's a dead language. It means "Remember death. Remember you must die."

Dr. Kelson

Your feelings of confusion -- do they feel like episodes, phases, or does it feel more constant?

Isla

It was waves, but... I think the tide's coming.