And what if I can't? [The assumption that all one has to do to accomplish anything is try - as if he never tried hard enough in his life - scrapes underneath his skin.] What if trying isn't good enough? Who are you to patronize me like that?

[He is very, very tempted to throw this fork straight at Silver's face.] What do you even know about anything? [Don't tell him it's all useless. Everything his life has slowly curled around, crippled and stunted and miserable...don't say it was for nothing...]