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You can't be a storyteller and a speechwriter at the same time.
Joss Whedon
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Joss Whedon
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 23
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When I say, I love you, it's not because I want you or because I can't have you. It has nothing to do with me. I love what you are, what you do, how you try. I've seen your kindness and your strength. I've seen the best and the worst of you. And I understand with perfect clarity exactly what you are. You're a hell of a woman.
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