“I find I'm so excited, I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my...” – Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding, The Shawshank Redemption ... Movie Quotes Database

I find I'm so excited, I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it is the excitement only a free man can feel, a free man at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend, and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope.

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