Joss Whedon

“Remember to always be yourself. Unless you suck.”

“I write to give myself strength. I write to be the characters that I am not. I write to explore all the things I'm afraid of.”

“Bottom line is, even if you see 'em coming, you're not ready for the big moments. No one asks for their life to change, not really. But it does. So what are we, helpless? Puppets? No. The bi...”

“Very occasionally, if you pay really close attention, life doesn't suck.”

“Equality is not a concept. It's not something we should be striving for. It's a necessity. Equality is like gravity. We need it to stand on this earth as men and women, and the misogyny that...”

“Write it. Shoot it. Publish it. Crochet it, sauté it, whatever. MAKE.”

“If you can't run, you crawl. If you can't crawl-- you find someone to carry you.”

“All worthy work is open to interpretations the author did not intend. Art isn't your pet -- it's your kid. It grows up and talks back to you.”

“All I ask is this: Do something. Try something. Speaking out, showing up, writing a letter, a check, a strongly worded e-mail. Pick a cause – there are few unworthy ones. And nudge yourself...”

“Seven years, Dawn. Working with the Slayer. Seeing my friends get more and more powerful... a witch. A demon. Hell, I could fit Oz in my shaving kit, but come a full moon, he had a wolfy moj...”

“It may not feel too classy, begging just to eat But you know who does that? Lassie, and she always gets a treat So you wonder what your part is Because you're homeless and depressed But home...”

“Humor keeps us alive. Humor and food. Don't forget food. You can go a week without laughing.”

“You're going to burn in a very special level of hell. A level they reserve for child molesters and people who talk at the theater.”

“There’s a fine line between support and stalking and let’s all stay on the right side of that.”

“If you're going to make a science fiction movie, then have a hover craft chase, for God's sake.”

“Two things that matter to me. Emotional resonance and rocket launchers.”

“As we all know, blinking lights means science.”

“You take people, you put them on a journey, you give them peril, you find out who they really are.”

“Recognizing power in another does not diminish your own.”

“My soul is wrapped in harsh repose, Midnight descends in raven-colored clothes, But soft... behold! A sunlight beam Butting a swath of glimmering gleam. My heart expands, 'tis grown a bulge...”