And that's the bitch of it right there.
To come back, to be Leonard again, he'd have to remember all of that pain, all of that damage. The walls would slam back into place. No more easy smiles. Mick would have to go back to being careful again. A double edged sword if there ever was one.

But the decision isn't his. Or anyone's for that matter.

A hum into his glass. "Ain't that what it means to be a Legend?" Because it does. Never do anything the easy way. To fix things you have to break them.
Like Leonard.

Hell, to fix the two of them they had both been forced to break. Shatter apart before finding their way back to this.

"He's the most stubborn son of a bitch on the planet. He'll fight his way back, even through his past."