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That's my family, Kay. It's not me.
— The Godfather • 1972
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker draws a boundary between personal identity and family identity, telling Kay that one should not stand for the other. The insistence asks the listener to judge the speaker separately. It can function as reassurance or self-distancing, depending on what prompted the comparison.
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