Naming Quotes

121 quotes by 113 authors

There are many forms of love and affection, some people can spend their whole lives together without knowing each other's names. Naming is a difficult… — Jeanette Winterson
Atticus said naming people after Confederate generals made slow steady drinkers. — Harper Lee
A Paradox, the doughnut hole. Empty space, once, but now they've learned to market even that. A minus quantity; nothing, rendered edible. I wondered if… — Margaret Atwood
Names are still magic; even Sharon, Karen, Darren, and Warren are magic to somebody somewhere. In fairy stories, naming is knowledge. When I know your… — Jeanette Winterson
I think your mythology would call them fallen angels. War and hate are their business, and one of their chief weapons is un-Naming - making… — Madeleine L'Engle
As a young man, I yearned for the day when, rooted in the experience that comes only with age, I could do my work fearlessly.… — Parker J. Palmer
And he began to see the truth, that Ged had neither lost nor won but, naming the shadow of his death with his own name,… — Ursula K. Le Guin
Yes it is,' said the Professor. 'Waitâ€”' he motioned to Richard, who was about to go out again and investigateâ€” 'let it be. It won't… — Douglas Adams
Hugh consoled me, saying, "Don't let it get to you. There are plenty of things you're good at." When asked for some examples, he listed… — David Sedaris
Responsibility to yourself means refusing to let others do your thinking, talking, and naming for you; it means learning to respect and use your own… — Adrienne Rich
What are their names? Psycho and Killer?" He shook his head. "Cupcake and Twinkie." My mouth dropped open. "You're kidding." A grin flitted across his… — Lisa Kleypas
The act of naming is the great and solemn consolation of mankind — Elias Canetti
We two remake our world by naming it / Together, knowing what words mean for us / And for the other for whom current coin… — A. S. Byatt
My darling, you are indisposed! You must remain abed for the next eight months. Little Buford - " "I am NOT naming our child Buford... — Cassandra Clare
Weapons are kept from women, but such a naming suggests that perhaps men fear our talents in war as well as our desire for peace. — Alice Hoffman
The argument is made that naming God is never really naming God but only naming our understanding of God. To take our ideas of the… — Peter Rollins
Even now, it's still hard for him to say it. I don't blame him. It's an icky word. Why couldn't whoever was in charge of… — Sarah Wylie
Something is missing: that's as close as I can come to naming the sensation, an awareness of missed or thwarted connections, or of a great… — Caroline Knapp
I had diverged, digressed, wandered, and become wild. I didn't embrace the word as my new name because it defined negative aspects of my circumstances… — Cheryl Strayed
Once you get to naming your laptop, you know that you're really having a deep relationship with it. — Cory Doctorow

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