Daily Dialogue — March 22, 2012

Warden Hartman: Do you have any last words, Poncelet?

Matthew: Yes, sir, I do. Mr. Delacroix, I don’t want to leave this world with any hate in my heart. I ask your forgiveness for what I done. It was a terrible thing I done in taking your son away from you.

Clyde Percy: How about us?

Matthew: Mr. and Mrs. Percy, I hope my death gives you some relief. I just want to say… I think killing is wrong no matter who does it. Whether it’s me or y’all or your government.

— Warden Hartman (Nesbitt Blaisdell), Matthew (Sean Penn), Clyde Percy (R. Lee Ermey), Dead Man Walking (1995), screenplay by Tim Robbins, based on a book by Helen Prejean

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The Daily Dialogue theme for the week is apology, suggested by John Arends. Today’s suggestion by Teddy Pasternak.

Trivia: The title “Dead Man Walking” is a slang term used by prison guards when escorting death row prisoners from their cells to the execution chambers.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Apology offered, forgiveness requested. Will it be given or not? That is tension a writer can use.