Quote by Vincent Gallo

My parents were dishonest people. If it was my birthday, I knew my mother took me to the K-Mart and she stole my toy. She'd put it in the shopping cart and we'd walk out. I was raised with that.

My parents were dishonest people. If it was my birthday, I k

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This quote portrays the speaker's upbringing in a family characterized by dishonesty. The speaker describes how their parents would engage in stealing, even going as far as taking away the enjoyment of receiving a birthday present by stealing it from a store. The quote suggests that the speaker was exposed to dishonest behaviors from an early age, highlighting the lasting impact it had on their understanding of integrity and their perception of what constituted normalcy.

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