Quote by Michael Chabon Download Open image ““Meeting a namesake is one of the most delicate and most brief surprises.”” — Michael Chabon ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.4 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“Everyone should know what it is like to be called by name. By the name of the unique person one is at heart.” — Mary Balogh Copy Share Image
“A name is a powerful thing. It sets one apart and gives significance.” — Jessica Khoury Copy Share Image
“All of reading is really only finding ways to name ourselves, and, perhaps, to name the others around us so that they will no… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
“That monstrosity you honour with your name - which is also mine, thank you!” — Ford Madox Ford Copy Share Image
“I’m not exactly sure what I’d do, you know, but something interesting—something that’s all mine. Something that would make some kind of difference in… — Natalie Babbitt Copy Share Image
“The words we speak are important, powerful, and since names are spoken every day, directed at specific individuals, people often become what they are… — Gena Showalter Copy Share Image
“Take the initiative to introduce yourself. One morning I was sitting on a bike in a spinning class at my gym. There was a… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“Be yourself and you’ll discover a world of surprises, mysteries and strengths.” — Dee Dee Artner Copy Share Image
“We all have chance meetings with people, even with complete strangers, who interest us at first glance, suddenly, before a word is spoken.” — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“Use Names. Calling a person by name makes him/her feel recognized, appreciated, and special. It shows respect and that you are genuinely interested in… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
Entertainment is a sacred pursuit when done well. When done well, it raises the quality of human life. — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“Anyway, it's a pretty good story," I said. "You have to admit." "Yeah?" He crumpled up the Kleenex, having dispatched the solitary tear. "You… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
There were so many Pittsburgh poets in my hallway that if, at that instant, a meteorite had come smashing through my roof, there would… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“Badass.'" My grandfather sampled the flavor of the word. It did not seem to revolt him, but it was nothing he needed ever to… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
See you in the funny papers," he said. Jaunty, he reminded himself; always jaunty. In my panache is their hope for salvation. — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“I didn't want to be left alone with Timothy, not because I was afraid of him but because I was afraid that somebody would… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“He had already seized this particular day once, but he was prepared, if need be, to go ahead and seize the motherfucker all over… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“We figure he must have let him out. The perpetrator, I mean. He's blind and we figure he just wandered off and maybe got… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“Then I reminded myself that I was always willing to listen to arguments in favor of avoiding an unpleasant chore, and I shook my… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“Love great first lines and paragraphs. From The Yiddish Policemen's Union: Nine months Landsman's been flopping at the Hotel Zamenhof without any of his… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“Life blew in gusts from the hole in the side of the elephant with a rank smell and a comic flatulence.” — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
Not only would I never want to belong to any club that would have me for a member--if elected I would wear street shoes… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
