#favorite

most men and women, by birth or nature, lack the means to advance in wealth or power, but all have the ability to advance in knowledge. ↗

— Pythagoras

#men

She is a mortal danger without meaning to be one; she's exquisite without giving ita thought; shes a trap set by nature, a rose in which love lies in ambush! Anyone who has seen her smile has known perfection. She creates grace without movement and makes all divinity fit into her slightest gesture. And neither Venus in her shell, nor Diana striding in the great, blossoming forest, can compare to her when she goes through the streets of paris in her sedan chair. ↗

— Edmond Rostand

#love

At a normal high school, having class outside on a gorgeous May day is usually pretty awesome. It means sitting in the sunshine, maybe reading some poetry, letting the breeze blow through your hair...At Hecate Hall, a.k.a. Juvie for Monsters, it meant I was getting thrown in the pond. ↗

— Rachel Hawkins

#ya-contemporary #ya-paranormal #awesome

And you, Percy, are my favorite son. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#percy-jackson #poseidon #sibling-rivalry #battle

Hush, little students, we'll say the word, Mama's gonna buy you a mockingbird. And if that mockingbird won't sing, Mama's gonna write down everything. And so that book won't look the same, Mama's gonna add a brand-new name. ↗

— Daisy Whitney

#ya-contemporary-fiction #contemporary

I hated cranberry sauce, but for some reason my mom persisted in her lifelong belief that it was my very favorite food, even though every single Thanksgiving I politely declined to include it on my plate. ↗

— John Green

#favorite-food #food

When I was 20, Shostakovich was my favorite composer. I still find his Fifth Symphony wonderful, with its outstanding themes and rhythms. That's the piece that made me want to be a classical composer. ↗

— Dave Brubeck

#composer #favorite #fifth #find #his

That's sort of like asking a parent who their favorite child is. It's very hard to determine. Sometimes I'll get feedback from somebody who liked this part of the show. Others like another part of the show. ↗

— Lance Burton

#asking #child #determine #favorite #feedback

My favorite book is always the one I'm working on at the moment. ↗

— Caroline B. Cooney

#book #favorite #i #moment #working

Oh, I love to lie. That's one of my favorite things in the world, coming up to somebody, especially press people, and telling them some enormous lie that couldn't possibly be true. ↗

— Alice Cooper

#coming #enormous #especially #favorite #favorite things