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I'm going to miss being disreputable.
— Luther ‧ Mission: Impossible
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker looks ahead to leaving a shady way of life and admits some fondness for it. Calling it 'disreputable' with a note of nostalgia turns a bad reputation into a small pleasure, suggesting respectability may be safer but also duller and less fun.
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