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When you don't inherit an identity you have to define it on your own.

With families, no matter what kind you inherit, at some point you want to announce that you belong to it.

I don't want to lose my name because that's how I know myself. There is a legacy here.

My name is more important than myself.

I am very aware of my family name. I'm very aware of the legacy that that kind of carries with it. And I think that I didn't want to lose any kind of hold of that. And I think once you're born into something that you're proud of and that you're aware of, you don't take it lightly.

The one thing I want to leave my children is an honorable name.

As the youngest, I wanted to be my father's son and perpetuate the family name.

It's one of the hardest things in life - choosing your own name.

My name at birth was Carol Joan Klein. It would take me five decades to appreciate my surname and the history that came with it. Along the way, I would add an 'e' to Carol and acquire several more surnames.