Quote by Jhumpa Lahiri

“He wanted her. Her. Nothing could take that away from her. Ever. He wanted her, not the status he thought her purloined name could…

— Connie Brockway

“Telling people her name was always a bother. As soon as the name left her lips, the other person looked puzzled or confused.”

— Haruki Murakami

“And even later, when for the first time in her life she had lain in bed with a man and said his name involuntarily…

— Toni Morrison

“I couldn't help but notice that he'd pronounced her name differently, like her name, and only her name, contained all the good letters.”

— Morgan Matson

“She leaves parts of herself unnamed and unexamined, and then he will name them, and she will see herself clearly in his words and…

— Gabriel Tallent

“Something about him called to her, like one of her wounded beasts, and she could not turn him away. She needed his name and…

— Tracy Anne Warren

“Her name was Her, but what was hers? His name was His, and he presumed everything was his, including her, and he thought he…

— Rebecca Solnit

“He gave them nicknames, including a series of people he assigned the name Stupid.”

— C.J. Chivers

“when he called her Anne, it was the first time she felt as if the name was truly hers.”

— Julia Quinn

“She had not meant to name them, but she could not help herself; and having done so she thought, Let their names be symbols…

— Robin McKinley

“What the hell was up with her nicknames anyway? Sunshine. Daisy. Candy. All bright, sweet things. She should insist on being called Spider or…

— Cherrie Lynn

“Imagine the righteous dismay when Ann arrived. She got slapped with some family name—didn’t even get the extra e to ornament it a bit.”

— Gillian Flynn