But what he didn't understand was that this dreamland was preferable,walking through this life half-sleeping,everything at arm's length or farther away. I understood those mermaids.I didn't care if they sang to me.All I wanted was to block out all the human voices as they called me name again and again,pulling me upward into light,to drown.
My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's.
For my part, I prefer my heart to be broken. It is so lovely, dawn-kaleidoscopic within the crack.
Houses are built to live in, not to look on; therefore, let use be preferred before uniformity, except where both may be had.
She had two lips like strawberries, and the seeds gave her kisses texture. I preferred kissing her over two scoops of vanilla ice cream.
How long have you been with Raphael?†“You ask a lot of questions for a dead woman.†“What can I say? I prefer to die well-informed.†-Venom and Elena
In theory it was, around now, Literature. Susan hated Literature. She'd much prefer to read a good book.
As long as we respond predictably to what feels good and what feels bad, it is easy for others to exploit our preferences for their own ends.
If people did not prefer reaping to sowing, there would not be a hungry person in the land.
It was a lame excuse, and I knew that wasn't the reason he was canceling. If he wanted to avoid me, I would have preferred he made up something about how he and the other guardians had to up Moroi security or practice top-secret ninja moves.