Nameless Quote by Teju Cole

“What's in a name?”

— William Shakespeare

“I’ve been called a skank, a whore, a whinger, and a slut.”

— Michael Robotham

“If we’re going to be . . . working together, at least I should know what to call you. Unless you simply prefer answering…

— Jeaniene Frost

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

— Catherine Doyle

“People don't always need a name.”

— Edward Averett

“It was quiet and smooth -a gazelle trapped in the body of a wart hog.”

— Jonathan Evison

“They say that nameless things change constantly -that names fix them in place like pins. But without a name, a thing isn't quite real…

— Holly Black

“A Scot can turn a perfectly decent name into a head-butt.”

— David Mitchell

“Let’s start with my surname: Shteyngart. A German name whose insane Sovietized spelling, eye-watering bunching of consonants (just one i between the h and…

— Gary Shteyngart

“If my name were Ouch, it would pain me to introduce myself. As it is now, I only find my name mildly tortuous.”

— Jarod Kintz

“That thing has a name?”

— J.K. Rowling

“Why, you stuck up, half-witted, scruffy-looking Nerf herder.”

— George Lucas