You don't operate the same way anymore.

[she finishes the thought, meaning to overwrite whatever his conclusion was, all while her gaze remains fixed elsewhere.]

And neither do I.

So if knowing gives me some sense of control for what I can do for the present...I can endure the pain. But if I had a choice in all of this, I would want to...avoid what I could, safely.

I don't believe that will be the case, however.