Quotes by Firefly I thought that a man can be an enemy of other men, of the moments of other men, but not of a country: not of fireflies, words, gardens, streams of water, sunsets. Jorge Luis Borges sunsetfireflycountry Well, what I don't get is why do we exist? I don't mean how, but why.' I watched the fireflies of his thoughts orbit his head. He said, 'we exist because we exist. . .we could imagine all sorts of universes like this one, but this is the one that happened. Jonathan Safran Foer orbitfireflymean I really love `Serenity.' I'm really proud of it and excited to see it my guys on the big screen, bringing something new to it. But `Firefly' was a different animal, something I will regret losing until the day they put me in a box, because I did have a lot of good stories I wanted to tell. Joss Whedon fireflyregretanimal Shiny, let's be bad guys! Joss Whedon bad-guysfireflyguy You can't take the sky from me. Joss Whedon fireflyfreedomsky If you can't do something smart, do something right. Joss Whedon serenityfireflysmart Half of writing history is hiding the truth. Joss Whedon fireflytruthwriting Psychic, though? That sounds like something out of science fiction. We live in a space ship, dear. Joss Whedon psychicsfireflyspace I am a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar! Joss Whedon serenityfireflywind I don't think of myself as a lion. You might as well, though, I have a mighty roar. Jubal Early fireflylionsthinking You know, with the exception of one deadly and unpredictable midget, this girl is the smallest cargo I've ever had to transport. Yet by far the most troublesome. Does that seem right to you? Jubal Early fireflygirldoe Take my love, take my land Take me where I cannot stand I don't care, I'm still free You can't take the sky from me Take me out to the black Tell them I ain't comin' back Burn the land and boil the sea You can't take the sky from me There's no place I can be Since I found Serenity But you can't take the sky from me. Joss Whedon fireflylandsea When you’re telling a story, you’re trying to connect to people in a particular way … The way in which you guys have inhabited this world, this universe, has made you part of it, part of the story. You are living in Firefly. When I see you guys, I don’t think the show is off the air. I don’t think there’s a show; I think that’s what the world is like. … The story is our lives. Joss Whedon fireflyairthinking We'll never make Firefly again, because that was a thing that existed and is now gone. And Serenity isn't Firefly, and whatever comes next won't be, either. But I would love to tell more stories of this universe and to hang out with these people on and off for the rest of my career. Joss Whedon fireflycareerspeople Ain't all buttons and charts, little albatross. Know what the first rule of flying is? Well I s'pose you do, since you already know what I'm 'bout to say. I do. But I like to hear you say it. Love. Can know all the math in the 'verse but take a boat in the air that you don't love? She'll shake you off just as sure as a turn in the worlds. Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down...tell you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens...makes her a home. Joss Whedon fireflyhomefall People always say I write a lot of pop culture references. Can somebody please count the pop culture references in 'Firefly?' Because I don't know how to put this to you, but there was one. I referenced The Beatles in the pilot. Joss Whedon fireflywritingpeople Captain, I think you have a problem with your brain being missing. Joss Whedon fireflymissingthinking Okay, uh, I'm lost. I'm angry. And I'm armed. Joss Whedon okayfireflylost Time for some thrillin' heroics. Joss Whedon firefly Doctor, I'm taking your sister under my protection. If any thing happens to her, anything at all, I swear to you I will get very choked up. Honestly, there could be tears. Joss Whedon serenityfireflydoctors«12345»
