“One of my first favorite books was 'The 12 Days of Christmas,' and I w...” — Lin-Manuel Miranda Quote

“One of my first favorite books was 'The 12 Days of Christmas,' and I would just go up to people and say, 'I can sing 'The 12 Days of Christmas,' and I would make them sit through me reciting it, and I'd go all the way, each time. I've always hooked into lyrics.”

“Biggie and Big Pun were the best storytellers of the '90s. I would get wrapped up in the narrative of what they were talking about.”

“I made a movie when I was 15 years old with all my friends. This is when IMDb was a little more lax with its proceedings, so it's listed as one of my projects. I was 15 years old; it's a terrible movie. I wrote 50 percent of it because I wanted to kiss this one girl, and I wrote a kissing scene for it.”

“What I found out on Christmas Day 1984, through biochemical evidence, was that telomeres could be lengthened by the enzyme we called telomerase, which keeps the telomeres from wearing down. After I found that out, I went home and put on Bruce Springsteen's 'Born in the USA,' which was just out, and I danced and danced and danced.”

“Making your Christmas cake in September is perfect, as too fresh a cake crumbles when cut.”

“Christmas is a time for slipping into familiar patterns.”