[He doesn't find it cruel, instead only cutting through the usual niceties to the heart of the matter: was he strong enough, in the end? Did he deserve the fate he was expected to be crushed under?
These questions aren't enough to spark bitterness in him, not anymore. Now, only quiet consideration.]
That can't always be true.
[Too plainly said to be a real rebuttal. He might've well have complimented it with a shrug of his shoulders.]
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These questions aren't enough to spark bitterness in him, not anymore. Now, only quiet consideration.]
That can't always be true.
[Too plainly said to be a real rebuttal. He might've well have complimented it with a shrug of his shoulders.]