I'm not asking for it. Forgiveness is for other people, and I don't believe the things that I did were unjustifiable. Even given a second chance, I'd probably go the same way.

( He shrugs his shoulders, a rare idleness for the conversation. )

But no one else has to. It's my weight. I wouldn't want it for anyone else. And while we're more alike than either of us would like, I think, I have hope for you.