Wherever I was, I was happy. At peace. I knew that everyone I cared about was all right. I knew it. Time didn't mean anything, nothing had form, but I was still me, you know? And I was warm, and I was loved, and I was finished. Complete. I don't understand about theology or dimensions, or any of it, really, but I think I was in heaven. And now I'm not. I was torn out of there. Pulled out by my friends. Everything here is hard, and bright, and violent. Everything I feel, everything I touch this is hell. Just getting through the next moment, and the one after that knowing what I've lost...

— Joss Whedon

Why anybody gets my sense of humor I never know, but I do know that when they do, I keep them as close as I possibly can.

— Joss Whedon

Why aren’t you asking a hundred other guys why they don’t write strong women characters? I believe that what I’m doing should not be remarked upon, let alone honored… Because 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 is in every culture is not a true part of the human condition. It is life out of balance, and that imbalance is sucking something out of the soul of every man and woman who is confronted with it. We need equality. Kinda now. 'So, why do you write these strong female characters?' Because you’re still asking me that ques

— Joss Whedon

Why do you write strong female characters? Because you're still asking me that question.

— Joss Whedon

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

— Joss Whedon

You can't take the sky from me.

— Joss Whedon

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

— Joss Whedon

You know, I was always an early morning or late night writer. Early morning was my favorite; late night was because you had a deadline. And at four in the morning you make up some of your most absurd jokes.

— Joss Whedon

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.

— Joss Whedon

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

— Joss Whedon