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By and large, the mission of any ghost is to offer humility. They point out what's important by mocking what is not.(Joshua Malina, Sports Night)
By and large, the mission of any ghost is to offer humility. They point out what's important by mocking what is not.(Joshua Malina, Sports Night)
Approximate author period: c. 1984 AD · modern
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- Aaron Sorkin
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- Approximate author period: c. 1984 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Aaron Sorkin: documented activity in 1984. Wikidata Q299194, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q299194 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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