[There's a pause before he answers, and in his mind, what he's calculating is: the real answer, or the easy one? Which is a question he asks himself about a lot of things, really.]
Well, Mr. Crowder, my father used to say two things. The first was... [He hesitates, then frowns.] All right, I don't remember the first, but the second was: "Every man has a story, if you know where to look for it."
That's not to excuse criminal behavior by any means, and you'll find that I'm far from doing so, but... Very few people do things without a reason. Very, very few.
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Date: 2012-04-10 12:41 am (UTC)Well, Mr. Crowder, my father used to say two things. The first was... [He hesitates, then frowns.] All right, I don't remember the first, but the second was: "Every man has a story, if you know where to look for it."
That's not to excuse criminal behavior by any means, and you'll find that I'm far from doing so, but... Very few people do things without a reason. Very, very few.