"People with real power never fear of losing it. People with control think of little else."

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“Very occasionally, if you really pay attention, life doesn’t suck.”

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“I have had a dream my whole life... and it was not this good.”

“You can either watch TV or you can make TV.”

“The actors can make up their dialogue. I'm bushed, and they're all funny, and the hell with it. Maybe I'll give them a premise to work off of, like "You're all in trouble" or "Wash has a thing". They could maybe light it too.”

“Sobre o musical de Buffy, Once More with Feeling”

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