"Yeah, there're a lot of things I have to do ads for that I don't like. I mean, whether it's aesthetically objectionable, morally objectionable, or just plain stupid, I can't turn down a campaign my bosses tell me to do unless there's a really good reason not to do it. I argue about some of them, but it doesn't make much of a difference. Don't you ever make pies with flavors you don't like? It's kind of the same thing. You do the best you can to present something you're proud of, even if the finished product isn't something you'd ever dignify with your own consumption."

He doesn't know why he keeps insisting on saying so much. Surely Ned's going to get sick of hearing his voice eventually and decide that this was all a terrible idea. That he's stuck it out for so long is impressive, but there's no way he'll stick it out much longer, right? Is it too much to hope that maybe he doesn't actually find Ginsberg a hideous irritation?