Fay: Have you given a thought to the priest? Truscott: We can't have him in on it, miss. Our percentage wouldn't be worth having. Fay: Mr McLeavy threatened to expose us. Truscott: I've been exposed before. Fay: What happened? Truscott: I arrested the man. He's doing twelve years.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker is unbothered by exposure because he has survived worse situations, revealing a hardened perspective on consequences.
- In plain terms
- Being exposed doesn't scare him because he has handled worse before.
- What can you take from it?
- Past resilience can diminish fear of current exposure.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does past survival guarantee future safety?
- What makes someone immune to fear of exposure?
Another view
It ignores how different future consequences might be from past ones.
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