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55e210f What's your name,' Coraline asked the cat. 'Look, I'm Coraline. Okay?' 'Cats don't have names,' it said. 'No?' said Coraline. 'No,' said the cat. 'Now you people have names. That's because you don't know who you are. We know who we are, so we don't need names. self-knowledge names Neil Gaiman
17117d3 "Jason scratched his head. "You named him Festus? You know that in Latin, 'festus' means 'happy'? You want us to ride off to save the world on Happy the Dragon?" names Rick Riordan
2ed50b0 What's in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet. labels names personality William Shakespeare
1375797 I read in a book once that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but I've never been able to believe it. I don't believe a rose WOULD be as nice if it was called a thistle or a skunk cabbage. names power-of-words L.M. Montgomery
d020875 Names have power. names power Rick Riordan
376c9c3 "You used," he said, and then took a sharp breath, "to call me Augustus." names the-fault-in-our-stars perception John Green
ec1bf07 Call him Voldemort, Harry. Always use the proper name for things. Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself. names inspirational fuck J.K. Rowling
417990e "If he be Mr. Hyde" he had thought, "I shall be Mr. Seek." names Robert Louis Stevenson
cd0bcec "You know how hard it is to feel like an extreme falcon-headed combat machine when somebody calls you "chicken man"?" names humor sobriquet Rick Riordan
4b82bfe "Did someone just call me the ?" he asked in a lazy drawl. "It's Bacchus, please. Or Mr. Bacchus. Or Lord Bacchus. Or, sometimes, Oh-My-Gods-Please-Don't-Kill-Me, Lord Bacchus." names humor gods percy-jackson-and-the-olympians the-mark-of-athena dionysus the-heroes-of-olympus Rick Riordan
41c8084 Now you people have names. That's because you don't know who you are. We know who we are, so we don't need names. names inspirational cats Neil Gaiman
eb0ec46 You named your sword Fire? Fire? What kind of a boring name is that? You might as well name your sword 'Blazing Blade' and be done with it. Fire indeed. Humph. Wouldn't you rather have a sword called Sheepbiter or Chrysanthemum Cleaver or something else with imagination? names Christopher Paolini
7706d12 "Could you just call me Pigeon?" he asked the teacher when she read his name. "Does your mother call you Pigeon?" "No." "Then to me you are Paul." ... "Nathan Sutter," the teacher read. "My mother never calls me Nathan." "Is it Nate?" "She calls me Honeylips." names nicknames Brandon Mull
3fc0140 Simon's band never actually produced any music. Mostly they sat around in Simon's living room, fighting about potential names and band logos. She sometimes wondered if any of them could actually play an instrument. 'What's on the table?' 'We're choosing between Sea Vegetable Conspiracy and Rock Solid Panda.' Clary shook her head. 'Those are both terrible.' 'Eric suggested Lawn Chair Crisis.' 'Maybe Eric should stick to gaming.' 'But then we'd have to find a new drummer.' 'Oh, is what Eric does?... names lawn-chair-crisis clary-fray simon-lewis eric Cassandra Clare
ad511bf The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter, It isn't just one of your holiday games; You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES. First of all, there's the name that the family use daily, Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo or James, Such as Victor or Jonathan, or George or Bill Bailey - All of them sensible everyday names. There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter, Some for the gentlemen, some for the dames: Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter - But all of them sensible everyday names. But I tell you, a cat needs a name that's particular, A name that's peculiar, and more dignified, Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular, Or spread out his whiskers, or cherish his pride? Of names of this kind, I can give you a quorum, Such as Munkustrap, Quaxo, or Coricopat, Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellylorum - Names that never belong to more than one cat. But above and beyond there's still one name left over, And that is the name that you never will guess; The name that no human research can discover - But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess. When you notice a cat in profound meditation, The reason, I tell you, is always the same: His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name: His ineffable effable Effanineffable Deep and inscrutable singular Name. names individuality T.S. Eliot
ead76c8 It's poor judgment', said Grandpa 'to call anything by a name. We don't know what a hobgoblin or a vampire or a troll is. Could be lots of things. You can't heave them into categories with labels and say they'll act one way or another. That'd be silly. They're people. People who do things. Yes, that's the way to put it. People who *do* things. names supernatural monsters Ray Bradbury
8ea7fbe JAQUES: Rosalind is your love's name? ORLANDO: Yes, just. JAQUES: I do not like her name. ORLANDO: There was no thought of pleasing you when she was christened. shakespeare names humor jaques orlando rosalind William Shakespeare
d319a4d "Captain Phelan and I dislike each other," Beatrix told her. "In fact, we're sworn enemies." Christopher glanced at her quickly. "When did we become sworn enemies?" Ignoring him, Beatrix said to her sister, "Regardless, he's staying for tea." "Wonderful," Amelia said equably. "Why are you enemies, dear?" "I met him yesterday while I was out walking," Beatrix explained. "And he called Medusa a 'garden pest,' and faulted me for bringing her to a picnic." Amelia smiled at Christopher. "Medusa has been called many worse things around here, including 'diseased pincushion,' and 'perambulating cactus." names humor Lisa Kleypas
0dd8b20 "Glad you're back to normal. The makeup and the dress were a lot more intimidating than the dagger." "Get going, Sparky, before I skewer you." "Sparky?" names piper Rick Riordan
b3eb665 I confused things with their names: that is belief. names Jean-Paul Sartre
9da64b5 With Cats, some say, one rule is true: Don't speak till you are spoken to. Myself, I do not hold with that -- I say, you should ad-dress a Cat. But always keep in mind that he Resents familiarity. I bow, and taking off my hat, Ad-dress him in this form: O Cat! But if he is the Cat next door, Whom I have often met before (He comes to see me in my flat) I greet him with an oopsa Cat! I think I've heard them call him James -- But we've not got so far as names. names cats T.S. Eliot
9b46f1e Things separate from their stories have no meaning. They are only shapes. Of a certain size and color. A certain weight. When their meaning has become lost to us they no longer have even a name. The story on the other hand can never be lost from its place in the world for it is that place. story names Cormac McCarthy
b23420e Before a Cat will condescend To treat you as a trusted friend, Some little token of esteem Is needed, like a dish of cream; And you might now and then supply Some caviare, or Strassburg Pie, Some potted grouse, or salmon paste -- He's sure to have his personal taste. (I know a Cat, who makes a habit Of eating nothing else but rabbit, And when he's finished, licks his paws So's not to waste the onion sauce.) A Cat's entitled to expect These evidences of respect. And so in time you reach your aim, And finally call him by his name. names friendship bribery cats food T.S. Eliot
b5ea2d4 Letitia! What a name. Halfway between a salad and a sneeze. names Terry Pratchett
5ab2213 "No," said the cat. "Now, you people have names. That's because you don't know who you are. We know who we are, so we don't need names." -- names confidence funny-but-true Neil Gaiman
ca4fb26 Italians give their city sexes, and they all agree that the sex for a particular city is quite correct, but none of them can explain why. I love that. London's middle-aged and male, respectably married but secretly gay. sex names David Mitchell
3338317 It's possible to name everything and to destroy the world. labels names life nomenclature control destruction Kathy Acker
853a587 If my name was Richard, I'd go by Richard or Rich...not Dick. Hell I'd even settle for being called Chard. names humor Simone Elkeles
1f63d44 "Suppose we pick a name for him, eh?" Caius Pompeius stepped over and eyed the child. "He looks a little like my proconsul, Marcus. We could call him Marcus." Josiah Worthington said, "He looks more like my head gardener, Stebbins. Not that I'm suggesting Stebbins as a name. The man drank like a fish." "He looks like my nephew Harry," said Mother Slaughter... "He looks like nobody but himself," said Mrs.Owens, firmly. "He looks like nobody." "Then Nobody it is," said Silas. "Nobody Owens." names Neil Gaiman
3668478 There were many words that you could not stand to hear and finally only the names of places had dignity. Certain numbers were the same way and certain dates and these with the names of the places were all you could say and have them mean anything. Abstract words such as glory, honor, courage, or hallow were obscene beside the concrete names of villages, the numbers of roads, the names of rivers, the numbers of regiments and the dates. names places Ernest Hemingway
ffbf722 I take thee at thy word: Call me but love, and I'll be new baptized; Henceforth I never will be Romeo. theatre shakespeare names poetry inspiration identity life love inspirational new-life birth resurrection theater name William Shakespeare
57a0cd4 "I know you," said Maddy. "You're -" "What's a name?" Loki grinned. "Wear it like a coat; turn it, burn it, throw it aside, and borrow another. One-Eye knows; you should ask him." "But Loki died," she said, shaking her head. "He died on the field at Ragnarok." "Not quite." He pulled a face. "You know there's rather a lot the Oracle didn't foretell, and old tales have a habit of getting twisted." "But in any case, that was centuries ago," Maddy said bewildered. "I mean - that was the End of the World, wasn't it?" "So?" said Loki impatiently. "This isn't the first time the world has come to an end, and it won't be the last either." names loki ragnarok Joanne Harris
2904c4d He was comparing you to the butterflies that you both adore and cherish, and he said you were special for the same reasons: you were rare, exotic and entirely you. He said you're beautiful exactly the way are now. names true-love love inspirational exotic cecelia-ahern Cecelia Ahern
e1715eb Many who have learned from Hesiod the countless names of gods and monsters never understand that night and day are one words names nomenclature noumena phenomena Heraclitus
c2cd2f2 The ideal has many names and beauty is but one of them. names ideal W. Somerset Maugham
ae36a00 "Take the back door," she said. "Claire, you and your strang friend-" "Eve," they both said simultaneously, and Eve held out her fst for a bump. "Or, you could call me Eve the Great, Mistress of All She Surveys. Eve for short." names eve-rosser fall-of-night Rachel Caine
8386d9f No man, no power, can bind the action of wizardry or still the words of power. For they are the very words of Making, and one who could silence them could unmake the world. names wizard Ursula K. Le Guin
a57ef69 She never called her son by any name but John; 'love' and 'dear', and such like terms, were reserved for Fanny. names mothers sons funny-and-random sobriquet Elizabeth Gaskell
c4902ba That looks like a tree, let's call it a tree,' said Coyote to Earthmaker at the beginning, and they walked around the rootdrinker patting their bellies. names uncut-block yggdrasil Jack Kerouac
45498e5 "Is everyone with one face called a Milo?" "Oh no," Milo replied; "some are called Henry or George or Robert or John or lots of other things." "How terribly confusing," he cried. "Everything here is called exactly what it is. The triangles are called triangles, the circles are called circles, and even the same numbers have the same name. Why, can you imagine what would happen if we named all the twos Henry or George or Robert or John or lots of other things? You'd have to say Robert plus John equals four, and if the four's name were Albert, things would be hopeless." "I never thought of it that way," Milo admitted. "Then I suggest you begin at once," admonished the Dodecahedron from his admonishing face, "for here in Digitopolis everything is quite precise." names mathematics Norton Juster
cee5e86 Miltons were, on the whole, the most enthusiastic poet followers. A flick through the London telephone directory would yield about four thousand John Miltons, two thousand William Blakes, a thousand or so Samuel Colleridges, five hundred Percy Shelleys, the same of Wordsworth and Keats, and a handful of Drydens. Such mass name-changing could have problems in law enforcement. Following an incident in a pub where the assailant, victim, witness, landlord, arresting officer and judge had all been called Alfred Tennyson, a law had been passed compelling each namesake to carry a registration number tattooed behind the ear. It hadn't been well received--few really practical law-enforcement measures ever are. poets names law-enforcement Jasper Fforde
4fb2f5c She is a famous artists' model who claims to have been christened Topaz - even if this is true there is no law to make a woman stick to a name like that. names Dodie Smith
e63f25f I speculate over some of the Anglo nomenclature of birds: Wilson's snipe, Forster's tern . . . : What natural images do these names conjure up in our minds? What integrity do we give back to the birds with our labels. names nomenclature naming Terry Tempest Williams
9e5d440 Living so that you beautify your name, even if it wasn't beautiful to begin with... making it stand in people's thoughts for something so lovely and pleasant that they never think of it by itself. names L.M. Montgomery
aac2974 He walked through the woods like a young Adam, naming creation. I learned to shape my mouth to the words--sasumuneash for cranberry, tunockuquas for frog. So many things grew and lived here that were strange to us, because they had not been in England. We named the things of this place in reference to things that were not of this place--cat briar for the thickets of vine whose thorns were narrow and claw-like; lambskill for the low-growing laurel that had proved poisonous to some of our hard-got tegs. But there had been no cats or lambs here until we brought them. So when he named a plant or a creature, I felt that I heard the true name of the thing for the first time. names nature Geraldine Brooks
318a58f Lying in his parents' house, in the middle of the night, she told him the whole story, about meeting Dimitri on a bus, finding his resume in the bin. She confessed that Dimitri had gone with her to Palm Beach. One by one he stored the pieces of information in his mind, unwelcome, unforgivable. And for the first time in his life, another man's name upset Gogol more than his own. names jhumpa-lahiri the-namesake Jhumpa Lahiri
74927da I suppose it's the name: there's a deal in the name of a tune. names George Eliot
b8810c7 I hate people who collect things and classify things and give them names and then forget all about them. That's what people are always doing in art. They call a painter an impressionist or a cubist or something and then they put him in a drawer and don't see him as a living individual painter any more. names hate people living classify collectors cubism cubist drawer impressionism impressionist painter naming individual collect forget John Fowles
c5fad45 ...nameless hideous monsters are freaking terrifying. You always fear what you don't know, what you don't understand, and the first step to having understanding of something is to know what to call it. It's a habit of mine to give names to anything I wind up interacting with if it doesn't have one readily available. Names have power--magically, sure, but far more important, they have psychological power. Something horrible with a name holds less power over you, less terror, than something horrible without one. names Jim Butcher
1eb51c8 New Rule: Don't name your kid after a ballpark. Cubs fans Paul and Teri Fields have named their newborn son Wrigley. Wrigley Fields. A child is supposed to be an independent individual, not a means of touting your own personal hobbies. At least that's what I've always taught my kids, Panama Red and Jacuzzi. names humor bad-decisions baseball chicago chicago-cubs naming sports-fans parenting parents children sports Bill Maher
4cd5705 Stories, no matter how simple, can be vehicles of truth; can be, in fact, icons. It's no coincidence that Jesus taught almost entirely by telling stories, simple stories dealing with the stuff of life familiar to the Jews of his day. Stories are able to help us to become more whole, to become Named. And Naming is one of the impulses behind all art; to give a name to the cosmos we see despite all the chaos. names chaos stories Madeleine L'Engle
228c52b And you're Cameron Wolfe. That' gotta start meaning somethin' boy. That's gotta start churnin' inside us, making us wanna be someone for those names, and not just another couple of guys who amounted to nothin' but what people said we would. No way. We're getting' out of that. We have to. We're gonna crawl and moan and fight and bite and bark at anything that gets in our way or tries to hunt us down and shoot us. All right? names be-someone hunt-us-down shoot-us bite someone fight Markus Zusak
dbcc8f6 Eventually he begins to practice his new signature in the margins of the paper. He tries it in various styles, his hand unaccustomed to the angles of the N, the dotting of the two i's. He wonders how many times he has written his old name, at the top of how many tests and quizzes, how many homework assignments, how many yearbook inscriptions to friends. How many times does a person write his name in a lifetime - a million? Two million? names the-namesake Jhumpa Lahiri
c6ec676 It's a funny thing about names, how they become a part of someone. names individuality memories remembrance Lois Lowry
9056421 A name could be either a ghost or a portent depending on which side of time you were standing. The name Whaletown had become a mere specter of the past, a crepuscular Pacific shimmer, but the name Desolation Sound still hovered in the liminal space and felt to her both oracular and haunted. names Ruth Ozeki
ca0f6c6 Were you and Hope the only ones at that school to have normal names? What was with those people--Buffy, Kiki, Dede, Muffin?' 'Well, dear, they'd already used up the good names for the dogs,' Faith countered archly, and turned off the light. names wealthy nicknames Katherine Hall Page
4d7bdcb She liked books, but the hours spent in small-town libraries were tedious, and she began the first list when she was eight or nine as a means of distraction. A list of names, eventually expanding to ten or twelve pages: Lilia, Gabriel, Anna, Michelle. In every town her name was different. libraries names Emily St. John Mandel
f161285 Despite a few exceptions, I have found that Americans are now far more willing to learn new names, just as they're far more willing to try new ethnic foods... It's like adding a few new spices to the kitchen pantry. names kitchen spices food Firoozeh Dumas
ac8b0a1 I like that, well before T.S. Eliot expressed himself on the matter, Samuel Butler stated that the severest test of the imagination was naming a cat. names imagination naming pets Sigrid Nunez
50a31a3 Of all the abominable abbreviations I think Carrie the most repulsive! names nicknames Georgette Heyer
40d3a16 "The names of the list mean something. Every one. They mean something to me." "Everyone means something to someone." names ww2 Julie Orringer
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