“Oh… Adrian, I've got one more favor to ask you. A big one."

"Fondue?" he asked hopefully.”

“i asked him
why is it that you
are so greatly favored
ask rather
said warty bliggens
what the universe
has done to deserve me”

Don Marquis (1878–1937) American writer

“Life favors the specific ask and punishes the vague wish.”

Timothy Ferriss book Tools of Titans

“Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones.”

Montesquieu (1689–1755) French social commentator and political thinker

““If you show her too much favor she will be punished. If you touch her, we’re all dead,” Ty said.
“Why?” Einstein asked.
“Because this is one of those cultures that is psychotic about female reproductive organs.””

Neal Stephenson book Seveneves

“Well look he's from Texas -- to the best of my knowledge, there's a lot of oil in Texas, right? So, he gets a lot of money from the oil companies, and he's against ethanol and everything you're else talking about. And I'm not I'm totally in favor. And you know it's a big industry here, it's a big industry. You know if that industry is upset Iowa's got problems.”

Donald J. Trump (1946) 45th President of the United States of America

“No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man's permission when we require him to obey it. Obedience to the law is demanded as a right; not asked as a favor.”

Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, 26th president of the United States

“A sixty - eight, he wants you to go down on him but he won't return the favor. It would be sixty-nine but he owes you one.”

Lisa Kleypas (1964) American writer

“Miroku: Kagome, are you worrying about me?
Kagome: I guess so.
Miroku: In that case, I have a favor to ask of you: please bear my child.”

Rumiko Takahashi (1957) manga artist

“I know that no reader ever asks a question. A writer must force his favors upon his readers.”

Jan Neruda (1834–1891) Czech poet, theater reviewer, publicist and writer