“I am as excited as in my first show. There the circle closes itself. The Devil's circle.”

— Anke Engelke

Ich bin so aufgeregt wie in meiner ersten Sendung. Da schließt sich der Kreis. Der Teufelskreis.
On the last Anke Late Night show (21 October 2004)

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