If this interpretation of nashamah by the rabbis is right…

God creates each soul differently, so that when all the mud is finally cleared away, His light will shine through it in a beautiful,…

— M. Scott Peck

When my grandmother was alive, she used to tell me that every time God creates a soul in heaven, he creates another to become…

— Lurlene McDaniel

“From the moment Adam named his wife ‘Eve’ her defining moment was eminently predictable. Almost inevitably, it was going to revolve around an incident…

— Anne Hamilton

“Throughout the ancient world, naming was a sacred act. It was the word by which a child was called into his calling. It was…

— Anne Hamilton

“For the Hebrews, names provided a direct link with the Creator. They understood words as being the creative fire of God, the ‘black fire…

— Anne Hamilton

“...to limit the meaning of Aslan simply to lion from Turkish is to miss its deep northern resonances and the song of the snowflakes…

— Anne Hamilton

“You know, I should start thinking on names. I have to be over two months gone. A name is important. Especially for this baby.”…

— Catherine Anderson

I never went after character payments. I'm pretty much terrible at naming characters, so I usually name them after people I know.

— Billy Lawrence

If I do manage to come up with a scheme [to naming], however, I stick to it, which is why my cats are named…

— Ursula Vernon

Naming one thing after another cannot, logically, increase the chances of the new thing turning out like the old thing.

— Ned Beauman

“When it comes to naming things, vanity and flattery are dull motivations best suited for deciding on a child’s middle name. Much more interesting…

— J. Maarten Troost

“The passion for naming things is an odd human trait. It is strange that men always feel so much more at ease when they…

— George Gaylord Simpson

“This is connected with the conception of naming as a process that is, so to speak, occult. Naming seems to be a _strange_ connection…

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

There are many lessons to learn. Naming just one is next to impossible. However, learning to love and be loved is a good starting…

— Faith Hill

“Language itself is a major resource in the naming of what cannot be named”

— David Simpson