When someone tells you a piece of their life, they're giving you a gift, not granting you your due.

Practice makes the master.

I've always liked the moonless night best. It's easier to say things in the dark. It's easier to be yourself.

We need time to relax and enjoy ourselves too, no matter how dark the story. The occasional humorous moment helps with that. That's one of the things that Joss Whedon excels at in his storytelling.

Do you just want to get by? Or do you want to make me proud?

The boy grows upward, but the girl grows up.

A poet is a musician who can't sing.