[ Her lips twitch and she has to rein in her urge to say: "Ya don't say." ]

You know, you can take your time with me, if you need to get your thoughts in order. Like I can wait while you think out what you wanna say.

[ Instead of trying to say the first thing that pops into his head, then amending it, then amending it again. ]

But it also sounds like these books will be good for you too. You can take your time.