"Then be with them. They want to be with you, too. That's worth holding onto." His answer is very simple - it might almost be patronising, if his tone wasn't actually kind of earnest, or what passes for earnest with him. 'Passionate' might be the better word, but even then...it's barely a difference.

"If that's what you want, fight to keep it. Resist anyone who tries to take that away from you. No matter what." He's lived by that philosophy himself, hasn't he? He has things and people he wants to protect, and he'll hold onto them as tightly as he can.

"Don't worry too much, about what's right or what's okay...though maybe I shouldn't be telling you that?" He sounds a little amused. "Try not to look back too much. Past regrets can only carry you so far." And he knows that well.