Last words from avoidant ex

He never took responsibility, always dismissed my feelings, and deflected. The only true thing he said to me was this and I’m not sure how to process it.

“I was such an ass to you and you just wouldn’t leave. I wasn’t ready for a relationship and it was moving too fast and instead of just being open and honest with you about how fast it was going I just continued it until it got toxic and then once you did something I was able to leave easily.”