How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
[Padilla] said, "I'll explain how I feel about it. You see, I don't have larceny in my heart; I'm not a real crook. I'm not interested in it, so nobody can make a fate of it for me. That's not my fate. I might get into a little trouble, but I would never let them make it my trouble, get it? (10.130)
Manny Padilla echoes the thinking of Einhorn. Stealing is something he does, not a reflection of who he is, so he's not a real criminal. We're no Dr. Phil, but we'd say he's trying to distance himself from his own behavior.