Joss Whedon

Don’t give people what they want, give them what they need.

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.

Make it dark, make it grim, make it tough, but then, for the love of God, tell a joke.

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.

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

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

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.

You either have to write or you shouldn't be writing. That's all.

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

People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy.

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

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

As we all know, blinking lights means science.

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

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