CHAPTER FIVE
THE PROTÃGÃâS PERSPECTIVE
How to Get and Keep a Power Mentor
Lefty encouraged me about my future in the mob. The thing is, Donnie, you gotta keep your nose clean. You gotta be a good earner and donât get into trouble, donât offend, donât insult anybody, and youâre gonna be a made guy someday. Now, the only thing is, they might give you a contract to go out and whack somebody. But donât worry about it. Like I told you, Iâll show you how. You got the makings, Donnie. You handle yourself right, keep your nose clean, keep on the good side of people, Iâll propose you for membership.
âJOSEPH D. PISTONE WITH RICHARD WOODLEY, DONNIE BRASCO
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