"You don’t. You never do.“

A pause. He’s thinking about it.

        "You’re just reassured of the fact that maybe you are by the people around you.
                    If the people around you think you’re worth something, you usually think that maybe, just maybe you are.
             If the people around you think you’re just a speck of dust in a sky full of stars, you’ll think exactly the same. 

          But, but but but…

    Nonnie, the thing is,
             you’re quite clearly worth something,
  because, well.
                          I’m around, aren’t I?”