I did this shit for about as long as you've been alive, Carol. I feel pretty sure that it's just easier when people don't fear you period, and that living and working with criminals meant I was dealing with people who, surprise surprise, had a low fucking bar for at what point they'd try to fuck you over.
But let me tell you: I know a good deal when I see one. The respect and power I have now is worth far more than the respect and power I had when all I had to do was look at my partner and he'd dislocate a shoulder or breaking a nose for me.
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But let me tell you: I know a good deal when I see one. The respect and power I have now is worth far more than the respect and power I had when all I had to do was look at my partner and he'd dislocate a shoulder or breaking a nose for me.
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[Why wouldn't she want Joel to floor someone who was trying to do harm to her? Why wouldn't she want Arthur to shoot someone about to kill her?]
But it doesn't have to be a fucking flex.