No, you misunderstand me. [ He says this gently, ducking his head a bit to catch her eyes. ]
The right answer is, the answer you can live with.
[ That's how he does it. Because he makes choices all the time that are terrible, that feel absolutely horrible, but given the alternative, they were the only answers he could live with then. Was destroying Gallifrey the right answer, or the only answer he could live with, when faced with the knowledge that the entire universe would burn? ]
So, what does that mean? It means trying to help, if we can. You know the answer, Clara.
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The right answer is, the answer you can live with.
[ That's how he does it. Because he makes choices all the time that are terrible, that feel absolutely horrible, but given the alternative, they were the only answers he could live with then. Was destroying Gallifrey the right answer, or the only answer he could live with, when faced with the knowledge that the entire universe would burn? ]
So, what does that mean? It means trying to help, if we can. You know the answer, Clara.