The cello is not one of my favourite instruments. It has such a lugubrious sound, like someone reading a will.
Rome is one of my favourite cities in the world.
My favourite sport is cheerleading!
My favourite movie is: "Dr Strangelove". (I haven't seen any films released in the past 2-5 years, I'm afraid: I don't do TVcinema).
People must not be forced to adopt me as their favourite author, even for their own good.
What shapes our lives are the questions we ask, refuse to ask, or never think to ask.
I've published over 100 books - and that is divided about 5050 adult and young adult. Lately, I have been writing more YA, which is such a great genre to write it. I don't have a favourite (I usually say it's the last book I've written), but certain books do stick in the mind. My very first YA novel, The Children of Lir, will always be special to me, and, of course The Alchemyst because it was a series I'd wanted to write for ages.
A Passage to India. It is my favourite movie.
The less you know, the more you believe.
I used to say that theatre was my favourite thing. But the more I do film, the more I appreciate it.
I think that my favourite animal is a baby possum, or a joey. The face of a really little joey is so divine - so, so gorgeous.
[What's my favourite book?] It changes all the time.
I mean if it wasn't for The Beatles, none of this, none of the music we listen to would even exist. They're my favourite band of all time.
I've chosen Peter Pan by JM Barrie as my favourite children's book.
Fred didn't have a favourite colour. He was just pleased that he could see all of the colours in the colour chart. That was his wish for everyone. Fred wanted people to experience the joy of seeing vivid colours - in nature: the greens and browns of the mountains; in their work: the orange, red and black of the back of the retina; and in life.
Fortunately, many people also enjoy a stand-alone as a sample of something new, like trying the special at a favourite restaurant one night instead of going for the usual.
My favourite things are jokes, friendliness and feeling comfortable.
Paint is something that I use with my hands and do all those tactile things. I really don't like oil because you can't get back into it, or you make a mess. It's not my favourite thing. . . pencil is more my medium than wet paint.
Farmers' markets are one of my favourite sources for Christmas goodies.
Eating good food is my favourite thing in the whole world. Nothing is more blissful.