Leslie Knope: It happened right out there, right outside this window. Why can't I look away?
Ron Swanson: Let's not blow this out of proportion.
Leslie Knope: I will blow this in proportion! The minimum punishment for this is an official reprimand from the city manager.
Ron Swanson: It's not that big a deal.
Leslie Knope: Maybe in your world it isn't a big deal. You're a white Protestant man with a full, rich mustache. But I am a woman and I need to hold myself up to a higher standard.
Ron Swanson: This is ridiculous. You're punishing yourself more than anybody else is gonna punish you.
Leslie Knope: No. What do you suggest we do? You think we should cover this up?
Ron Swanson: No, I'm not saying that. No one said cover-up.
Leslie Knope: Good, because the cover-up is worse than the crime. When you spill something and you try to wipe it up with something that's dirty, then you get double dirty.
Ron Swanson: Please don't make this worse.
Leslie Knope: Oh, my God.