Mother Named Quotes

“I am Tyrion, of House Lannister. Men call me the Imp.” “My mother named me Shae. Men call me … often.”

— George R.R. Martin

My mother named me for Marty Robbins.

— Marty Stuart

“My mother named me Shae. Men call me … often.”

— George R.R. Martin

My mother named me after her favorite actor, Joel McCrea, and dressed and presented me as her avatar. I'm sure she wanted…

— Joel Grey

People often ask me when there's going to be a Mrs. Zach Braff. It's a confusing question sometimes because many people don't…

— Zach Braff

[Wishing her mother had named her Beulah:] At least you did not sit on your beulah.

— Fannie Hurst

“Rino’s mother is named Raffaella Cerullo, but everyone has always called her Lina. Not me, I’ve never used either her first name…

— Elena Ferrante

I know Mother named me after a railroad man, but it's too late now, I'm afraid. Much, much too late.

— Hoagy Carmichael