Sometimes we do things we wouldn't normally do when we don't have another option.
[It's said in that vaguely philosophical way that suggests it might be a comment more of empathy than his trying to make her feel better. Costigan pours her another glass before returning the bottle and leaning back against the couch as before.]
You're right, about the need to survive.- [His free hand fishes around in his pocket to withdraw his pack of smokes and a lighter.] You mind? [He pinches a cigarette between his lips and removes it from the pack.] -But you aren't in the same situation here. You don't need to do those things. Whether you do now, that's up to you. The decisions you make when you don't have to? That's who you are. Not the bullshit necessity.
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[It's said in that vaguely philosophical way that suggests it might be a comment more of empathy than his trying to make her feel better. Costigan pours her another glass before returning the bottle and leaning back against the couch as before.]
You're right, about the need to survive.- [His free hand fishes around in his pocket to withdraw his pack of smokes and a lighter.] You mind? [He pinches a cigarette between his lips and removes it from the pack.] -But you aren't in the same situation here. You don't need to do those things. Whether you do now, that's up to you. The decisions you make when you don't have to? That's who you are. Not the bullshit necessity.