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I'm trying to desensitize myself to murder so I can be a better lawyer.
— Ally McBeal · 1997
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
A darkly comic statement of professional ambition. The speaker imagines that becoming numb to something grim would make them better at their job. It's funny because the plan sounds both logical and unsettling, treating emotional distance as a skill to practice.
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