“ Captain Phelan and I dislike each other, Beatrix told her. In fact, we’re sworn enemies.Christopher glanced at her quickly. When did we become sworn enemies?Ignoring him, Beatrix said to her sister, R… Lisa Kleypas
“ Suppose we pick a name for him, eh? Caius Pompeius stepped over and eyed the child. He looks a little like my proconsul, Marcus. We could call him Marcus. Josiah Worthington said, He looks more like m… Neil Gaiman
“ Living so that you beautify your name, even if it wasn't beautiful to begin with … making it stand in people's thoughts for something so lovely and pleasant that they never think of it by itself. L.M. Montgomery
“ Nameless hideous monsters are freaking terrifying. You always fear what you don't know, what you don't understand, and the first step to having understanding of something is to know what to call it. I… Jim Butcher
“ Jason scratched his head. You named him Festus? You know that in Latin, ‘festus’ means ‘happy’? You want us to ride off to save the world on Happy the Dragon? Rick Riordan
“ What does ‘United States of America’ mean? That we’re some states, we’re united somehow, and that we’re in America. America could be anywhere on the continents of North or South America, so that’s not… Erin O'Riordan
“ A monster, some called her. But in the shadows, only said in whispers, she was an angel in red. Emory R. Frie
“ So, does that make me your girlfriend?”“Do you want to be?”“I’ve never liked that word, actually. It sounds so juvenile. ”He shot her a worried look. “Is there another term you’d prefer?”“I’ve always… Mary Jane Hathaway
“ A snake was never called by its name at night, because it would hear. It was called a string. Chinua Achebe
“ She gave me money to buy condoms, and instead I bought a book of baby names. That’s life. That’s love. That’s fiscally irresponsible. Dark Jar Tin Zoo
“ That's what America's all about, man, if it's about anything. You can choose your own name. Michael Ventura
“ The Great Stone at the center of the Somme memorial has this inscription: “Their name liveth for evermore.” The memorial contains 73,077 names, the names of young men who were robbed of life. Note tha… Nel Noddings
“ Well," Mr. Cheeseman interjected. "Perhaps there's an easy solution to this. Maybe Captain Fabulous has an alter ego.""What's an alter ego?" asked Gerard."It's a superhero's true but secret identity,"… Cuthbert Soup
“ I don’t always feel what I know I should feel.My thought crosses the river I swim very slowlyBecause the suit men made it wear weighs it down. Alberto Caeiro
“ Even now, it's still hard for him to say it. I don't blame him. It's an icky word. Why couldn't whoever was in charge of naming things call cancer 'sugar' and sugar, 'cancer'? People might not eat so… Sarah Wylie
“ Zombie!” Sammy calls. “I knew it was you.”Zombie?“Where are you taking him?” Ben says to me in a deep voice. I don’t remember it being that deep. Is my memory bad or is he lowering it on purpose, to s… Rick Yancey
“ Goldenrod Moram had a first name that sounded like it belonged in the middle of a fairy tale, where she would be the dazzling princess in need of rescuing. Sarvenaz Tash
“ A book is like a large cemetery upon whose tombs one can no longer read the effaced names. On the other hand, sometimes one remembers well the name, without knowing if anything of the being, whose nam… Marcel Proust
