"No, no. But change is...growth, my dear. We cannot stay the same forever, because time itself changes things. Opinions change! Experience changes people. We... adapt. We...become, hopefully, better versions of ourselves. To not change is to--is to live in isolation! You did not become who you are now by avoiding change. You'll become more of yourself if you let yourself open up to people."

He shook his head, frustrated. "Fear is such an ...unpleasant emotion! Of all the ones you cling to, don't let it be fear."