[ Gansey sighs. When he said no one way was better than another, this was not what he meant. ]

That doesn't actually count as dealing with them, you know. Shutting them off isn't going to be good for you. Feeling is all part of being alive, Noah.

[ It's important. And necessary, Gansey thinks, even if that's also painful. ]

I don't think you should be so down on yourself. You're a good friend. That doesn't stop being true now that you aren't a ghost.