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

You could have names like Hatred; you could have names that mean something like Suffering or Poverty. So names are not just names: names have real meaning, and they tend to tell the world about the circumstances of your parents at the time that you were born.

If one is to be called a liar, one may as well make an effort to deserve the name.

When you have a name that means scares, you have to live with that.

I make up names for people all the time - it's part of writing. Very often, the name comes with the character, along with of a sense of who they are and what they do.

A name, of course is like a piece of clothing, isn't it? It gives you an impression right away.

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

I am terrible with people's names.

I was named for my grandmother. It's an evil-eye name, to protect you from bad things.

I've slipped on occasion into the realm of irresponsible invective, but I try to avoid it and generally recant when I fall short. Because name-calling does nothing to improve understanding or move the political debate forward.