[Anakin stepped back. Hope was more elusive for Anakin still. As well as forgiveness, he was always highly critical of his failures… when he recognized and accepted them.]

“I can’t pick out the pieces of the future that are good-” [And Anakin did struggle to see them as ‘good’ verses ‘base-line decent’ or ‘too little too late’.] “and ignore the rest just so I can feel better. That’s dishonest to you, and your sister. And Padmé.

“If the parts you liked happened- if you can point them and say ‘see, you’re good’ and encourage me to accept them – well, the other parts happened, too. I can’t… unmix them.”