I felt the same way one time. For a long time, I felt like I would never be able to anything meaningful again. But that changed for me because someone believed that I could do better even when I didn't.
I'm probably not as good a teacher as she was but I believe you can do better and I want to help you do that if I can.
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I've been thinking about it.
[So no.]
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Still thinking about it?
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It takes me a while to think about something.
[#smartass]
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And is thinking all you're doing? That's quite the scholarly life you're leading.
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Because you have the potential to be better than you are. And I know what it feels like when everyone else gives up on you.
[ Or how it feels to push others away to the point they cut their losses. ]
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Sometimes I feel like I don't.
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I'm probably not as good a teacher as she was but I believe you can do better and I want to help you do that if I can.
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I try to be. The world is difficult enough without people making it harder.
[ Especially when he was one of the people that used to do that. ]
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