Quote by Sheri Holman

“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

“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 had not been the sort to have cared about the naming of things that existed well without it…”

— Thomm Quackenbush

“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

“gave their (right) names to things without seeing them;”

— Laozi

“The nickname had irritated and pleased her at the same time. It made her feel foolish, but she was aware that in renaming her…

— Jhumpa Lahiri

“She wrote his name on a piece of paper and lit it with a match. The letters curled as they turned dark and misshapen…

— Eric Overby

“The first two letters of her name were M and E and I thought, Yes! Finally, a name I can relate to.”

— Jarod Kintz

“I know names aren’t important. It’s the person behind them.”

— Jessica Lawson

“We lose names of things. Then the things they named.”

— Marianne Boruch

“Young man, names are powerful things. You don’t just go around using them for no reason.”

— Rick Riordan

“You didn't care about the .... the name.' 'Not the name.'. He led my gaze, unfaltering, unblinking. 'Just the girl.”

— Catherine Doyle