[It's a familiar expression to one he wears pretty frequently, and so he doesn't comment on it.

If Dixon had any self-awareness at all - he doesn't - he'd be able to see how Trance's description of Harper's behavior tracks somewhat of Dixon's own impulses. He isn't totally in the dark about how lashing out distracts him from his own problems, but he doesn't have a strong enough hold on it to see it reflecting from others.]

The way I see it, if someone saves your life, you keep your acting out to yourself instead of taking it out on them. It's not my fault the place he comes from is jacked.