Fallen Quote by Stephen Vincent Benet

I have fallen in love with American names, the sharp names that never get fat.

— Stephen Vincent Benet

I have fallen in love with American names, The sharp names that never get fat, The snakeskin-titles of mining-claims, The plumed war-bonnet of Medicine…

— Stephen Vincent Benet

Us ladys are skinny some not but most are and we get called twig bones and that hurts how would you feel if you…

— Lexi

I've always been aware that to be named after someone from the past carries with it all kinds of bittersweetness.

— Morris Gleitzman

In real life, there are names that surprise us because they don't seem to suit the person at all.

— Krzysztof Kieslowski

Sticks and stones may break our bones, but names will break our spirit.

— James Howe

People seem to have a great love for names. For to know a great many names seems to look like knowing a good many…

— Herman Melville

Americans have a wonderful way of just butchering everyone's names.

— Hong Chau

At present our only true names are nicknames.

— Henry David Thoreau

Growing up in Holland, I always thought my name was boring, but in the U.S., all of a sudden I have a very cool…

— Michiel Huisman

I hate ridiculous names; my weird name has haunted me all my life.

— Peaches Geldof

I feel for people with crazy names. It's been a challenge, but if that's my struggle, I can live with it.

— Molly Qerim