"You don't have to give up writing. You've got people that can be your legwork and get you what you need to write. You just can't be out there."
He pauses, and he's almost at the point of tears. "For you to continue this, and for me to feel safe about you doing it, I would have to give up doing what I do. Because I cannot function, either as Clark or as Superman, wondering what idiot's going to try to make a name for himself by being the one who murdered Superman's baby."
"I know you're not afraid. I know you're strong, and that you would face it head on. But the baby doesn't have that choice to make."
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"You don't have to give up writing. You've got people that can be your legwork and get you what you need to write. You just can't be out there."
He pauses, and he's almost at the point of tears. "For you to continue this, and for me to feel safe about you doing it, I would have to give up doing what I do. Because I cannot function, either as Clark or as Superman, wondering what idiot's going to try to make a name for himself by being the one who murdered Superman's baby."
"I know you're not afraid. I know you're strong, and that you would face it head on. But the baby doesn't have that choice to make."