Ned gives Ginsberg a wordless look with raised eyebrows that seems to say well you're the only one who can't imagine it. He's under no illusions: he knows that his life could have been much, much worse. That on the total scale of human suffering, he's had a very tiny portion. But at the same time, he remembers every one of the bullies, the letdowns, the people who jeered in the face of his broken childish heart.
Like he'd said, he tries to take those experiences and use them to make himself better, gentler, kinder, more considerate. But there are times when he's aware of a cold sliver of anger in him that is incompatible with that mission. If he could eradicate it, he would, but no matter how firmly he shoves it aside, it remains, buried deep and ready to surface under the right conditions.
That is a part of himself that he likes much, at all.
"If being too honest is really your worst trait, sounds to me like you're a hell of a catch." He says it in a light, teasing voice, but at the same time, he means it. More softly, he adds, "I like that you speak your mind. I think it's admirable. Not everyone has such an easy time doing that." By which he very obviously means himself.
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Like he'd said, he tries to take those experiences and use them to make himself better, gentler, kinder, more considerate. But there are times when he's aware of a cold sliver of anger in him that is incompatible with that mission. If he could eradicate it, he would, but no matter how firmly he shoves it aside, it remains, buried deep and ready to surface under the right conditions.
That is a part of himself that he likes much, at all.
"If being too honest is really your worst trait, sounds to me like you're a hell of a catch." He says it in a light, teasing voice, but at the same time, he means it. More softly, he adds, "I like that you speak your mind. I think it's admirable. Not everyone has such an easy time doing that." By which he very obviously means himself.