Old life blown away in the blink of an eye. Nothing left, but all the time in the world to think about it.

Ellis Boyd Red Redding, Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman)

9 seconds sound clip from the The Shawshank Redemption movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:15:18 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- To the right. Right, right, right.

- Left, left.

- The first night's the toughest. No doubt about it.

- They march you in, naked as the day you were born, skin burning and half-blind from that delousing shit they throw on you.

- And when they put you in that cell, and those bars slam home, that's when you know it's for real.

- Old life blown away in the blink of an eye. Nothing left, but all the time in the world to think about it.

- Most new fish come close to madness the first night.

- Somebody always breaks down crying. Happens every time.

- The only question is: Who's it gonna be?

- It's as good a thing to bet on as any, I guess.

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