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Genetic predispositions are only that: predispositions. It’s not a destiny written in… — Dr. Jennifer Melfi

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Genetic predispositions are only that: predispositions. It’s not a destiny written in stone. People have choices.

Dr. Jennifer Melfi
The Sopranos · 1999
★ 2.1
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"Down Neck." The Sopranos, written by David Chase and Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, directed by Lorraine Senna, season 1, episode 7, Chase Films and Home Box Office, 1999.

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