“The English Language is my bitch. Or I don't speak it very well. Whatever.”

— Joss Whedon

[31 December 2004, http://whedonesque.com/comments/5677, "David Greenwalt's 'Profit' coming to DVD in 2005", Whedonesque.com, 2008-08-29]

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