“And I will not be beaten by that jackass."

"Jackass?" said Foaly, wounded. "My favorite uncle is a jackass.”

— Eoin Colfer

Source: The Atlantis Complex

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Irish author of children's books 1965

Jodi Lynn Anderson American children's writer

Source: Tiger Lily

“They said that I had sold out and Uncle Tom. And I said well, they deserve to have that view. But I have my thoughts. And I think they're race-hustling poverty pimps.”

J. C. Watts (1957) American politician

On declining to join the Congressional Black Caucus. Hannity & Colmes (1997)

“Mmm. O positive, my favorite.”
“Is it? I thought it was a cabernet sauvignon.”
“So it is,” said Adrian, straight-faced. “My mistake.”

Richelle Mead Bloodlines

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“I have drinks,” Hanson said, coming up behind Duvall.
“Why, Jimmy,” Duvall said. “That makes you my new favorite person.”

John Scalzi book Redshirts

Source: Redshirts (2012), Chapter 1 (p. 23)

“What day is it?"
It's today," squeaked Piglet.
My favorite day," said Pooh.”

A.A. Milne book Winnie-the-Pooh

Variant: What day is it?", asked Winnie the Pooh
"It's today," squeaked Piglet
"My favorite day," said Pooh
Source: Winnie-the-Pooh

“My favorite writers have been those who’ve said things well.”

Ray Bradbury (1920–2012) American writer

The Paris Review interview (2010)
Context: My favorite writers have been those who’ve said things well. I used to study Eudora Welty. She has the remarkable ability to give you atmosphere, character, and motion in a single line. In one line! You must study these things to be a good writer. Welty would have a woman simply come into a room and look around. In one sweep she gave you the feel of the room, the sense of the woman’s character, and the action itself. All in twenty words. And you say, How’d she do that? What adjective? What verb? What noun? How did she select them and put them together? I was an intense student.