On the bench in Savannah: was, not is. 'Life WAS like a box of chocolates.'

Pilgrimaged to Chippewa Square in Savannah where Gump sits on the bench (the actual bench is in a museum now, the square just has the spot). And I had to mutter the line to myself on that spot and it physically didn't fit my mouth. Everyone on earth says 'Life IS like a box of chocolates.' Present ……