I guess we all want to be acknowledged for who we are and the things we've done.
[There's a look of quiet understanding on his face despite his unfocused eyes. It's easy somehow to find connection and common ground with Stella. Matt didn't enter law for praise and accolades, but he won't deny it feels good when people tell him he did a good job and that he's a great lawyer.]
My dad was pretty known in the Kitchen. He was a local boxer. Even at that level, which was pretty small, there were stories told about him. I always wanted to correct them when they were wrong, and to make him seem bigger and better like he was to me. He'd just say 'Matty, people are gonna talk shit.' Pardon my French.
I think it matters, though. That there's truth in stories. Maybe not always all the facts have to be followed perfectly, but that the spirit is there.
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[There's a look of quiet understanding on his face despite his unfocused eyes. It's easy somehow to find connection and common ground with Stella. Matt didn't enter law for praise and accolades, but he won't deny it feels good when people tell him he did a good job and that he's a great lawyer.]
My dad was pretty known in the Kitchen. He was a local boxer. Even at that level, which was pretty small, there were stories told about him. I always wanted to correct them when they were wrong, and to make him seem bigger and better like he was to me. He'd just say 'Matty, people are gonna talk shit.' Pardon my French.
I think it matters, though. That there's truth in stories. Maybe not always all the facts have to be followed perfectly, but that the spirit is there.