[you don't want to be hurt, she says. is that it. . .?]

[. . .]

[perhaps. he has been hurt before. not by love, necessarily, but just. . . by the many twists and turns that his life has taken. it rings especially true when everything Odile says reminds him a lot of what Ringo had told him. hadn't Ringo admitted that she didn't really know? that she had her own share of doubts and uncertainties? and in the end, hadn't she said that it all came down to bravery?]

You know. . .! I feel like I've been getting a lot of advice about this the past few days. [much-needed advice, funnily enough] Thanks, Odile.

I'll keep everything you said in mind.