“Stun settings are for people who can't commit.”

—  J. Michael Straczynski

Frequently attributed to jms, but earliest Google Groups post with that quote is by Bill Capeheart. May not originally be from Usenet. http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.arts.startrek.current/msg/658ff5d2d6012984
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American writer and television producer 1954

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