Darren Quote by Jeanette Winterson

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

— Neil Gaiman

I have a passion for the name of "Mary," For once it was a magic sound to me, And still it half calls up…

— Lord Byron

Names have a mysterious transforming power. Like a ring on a finger, a name may at first seem merely accidental, committing you to nothing;…

— Stefan Zweig

“As regards the prohibition on the utterance of the fairy name by mortals, either that of the species as a whole, or of individuals,…

— Lewis Spence

Naming a fairy is notoriously difficult, because they don't particularly like to be named. There are so many of them, and humans have always…

— Brian Froud

“Naming is a difficult and timeconsuming process; it concerns essences, and it means power. But on the wild nights who can call you home?…

— Jeanette Winterson

Magic is just a way of saying 'I don't know.'

— Terry Pratchett

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…

— Jeanette Winterson

“Let me tell you something, kid," said Mrs. H of Boston and Beacon Hill. "Magic is just a word for what's left to the…

— Catherynne M. Valente

There is no magic. There is only knowledge, more or less hidden.

— Gene Wolfe

There are cultures in which it is believed that a name contains all a persons mystical power. That a name should be known only…

— Diane Setterfield

I think every fantasy reader secretly believes they know how magic works.

— Lev Grossman