Names have power.

Names have power. In certain cultures, just speaking a man's name gives you mastery over him.

— Bentley Little

Words have meaning and names have power

— Anonymous

Before you can kill a demon, you have to be able to say it's name. Names have power. While the word Alzheimer's terrorizes us,…

— Terry Pratchett

First rule of magic: Don't let anyone know your real name. Names have power.

— Neil Gaiman

Tell me who you are. You need not tell me your name. Names have power, even human ones. Tell me where you live and…

— Robin McKinley

True names,” said September wonderingly. “These are all true names. Like, when your parents call you to dinner and you don’t come and they…

— Catherynne M. Valente

Stacy Schiff is that rare combination: a first-rate historian and a brilliant storyteller. Using a wide range of sources, she spins straw into gold,…

— Rick Riordan

Every time that God navigates my ship, there's nothing cerebral going on. There's very little thought. It's almost as if I have the directions.…

— Lauryn Hill

“It occurred to Raule that all children were monsters in the world and were instinctively aware of it. They were reminded of their anomalous…

— K.J. Bishop

Some day I'm gonna be gone and people will be listening to my songs and conjuring me up. In order for that to happen,…

— Tom Waits

Magic and art tend to share a lot of the same language. They both talk about evocation, invocation, and conjuring.

— Alan Moore

The notion of sitting down and conjuring up, not only words in which to clothe thoughts but thoughts worthy of being clothed--the whole thing…

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

I loved 'The Conjuring' so much. It's really scary.

— Leigh Whannell

[Football is] a game that requires the constant conjuring of animosity.

— Vince Lombardi

“A magician must always value his magic effects more than himself, because after few years audience may not remember his name but they will…

— Amit Kalantri