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

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

Names are what people sometimes use to excuse their thoughts and actions towards you.

I never wanted to give up my given name. I'm proud of it, but the only problem was that no one remembered it. It was just a little too awkward, and they mispronounced it so frequently.

Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.

I love the name of honor, more than I fear death.

Naming is a privilege of reason and the province of bullies. We name to tame and to maim; to honor the great, the dead, and ourselves.

I like naming characters.

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

Naming my favorite books feels like naming a favorite child - impossible.