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Naming Quotes (page 82)

John Berger quote: "If every event which occurred could be given a name, there..."
If every event which occurred could be given a name, there would be no need for stories. John Berger
There's a man who is my brother, I just don't know his name, But I know his home and family, Because I know we feel the same, And it hurts me when he's hungry, Or when his children cry, I too am a father, That little one is mine. It's about time we begin it, To turn the world around, It's about time we start to make it, The dream we've always known, It's about time we start to live it, The family of man, It's about time, It's about changes, And it's about time, It's about you and me together,... John Denver
The very names we use to describe ancient ideas or vanished forms of social organization would be quite meaningless if we had not known living men. Marc Bloch
(speaking of Ann Radcliffe) A work of art worthy of the name is one which gives us back the freshness of the emotions of childhood. Andre Breton
You're giving up the hunt for de Taillebourg?' Thomas asked. He had learned the priest's name from Robbie. 'No.' Robbie still had his head back as he stared at the magnificence of the transept's ceiling. 'I'll find him and then I'll gralloch the bastard.' Thomas did not know what gralloch meant, but decided the word was bad news for de Taillebourg. Bernard Cornwell
Kurt Vonnegut quote: "The name of the new religion," said Rumfoord, "is The Church..."
The name of the new religion," said Rumfoord, "is The Church of God the Utterly Indifferent. Kurt Vonnegut
Terry Prachett quote: "Letitia! What a name. Halfway between a salad and a sneeze."
Letitia! What a name. Halfway between a salad and a sneeze. Terry Prachett
Vladimir Nabokov quote: "Lolita is famous, not I. I am an obscure, doubly obscure,..."
Lolita is famous, not I. I am an obscure, doubly obscure, novelist with an unpronounceable name. Vladimir Nabokov
Whether Hindus or Greeks, Egyptians or Japanese, Chinese, Sumerians, or ancient Americans -- or even Romans, the most "modern" among people of antiquity -- they all placed the Golden Age, the Age of Truth, the rule of Kronos or of Ra or of any other gods on earth -- the glorious beginning of the slow, downward unfurling of history, whatever name it be given -- far behind them in the past. Savitri Devi
One grave in every graveyard belongs to the ghouls. Wander any graveyard long enough and you will find it - water stained and bulging, with cracked or broken stone, scraggly grass or rank weeds about it, and a feeling, when you reach it, of abandonment. It may be colder than the other gravestones, too, and the name on the stone is all too often impossible to read. If there is a statue on the grave it will be headless or so scabbed with fungus and lichens as to look like fungus itself. If one... Neil Gaiman
I`ve got a black woolen hat and it`s got Pervert written across the front of it. It`s the name of the clothing label. And I was with my wife and my baby at the supermarket and I didn`t think. I just put my hat on Clara`s head, because it was cold. And the looks. I couldn`t figure out why I was getting death looks. And then I realized my 10-month old baby`s wearing a hat with the word Pervert written on it and these people were like, `There`s Satan! There`s Satan out with his kid!` And then I... Ewan McGregor
I couldn't think of anything helpful to say, so I resorted to humor, my shield of last resort. 'Just please tell me they don't have a dog and a picket fence.'He smiled. 'No fence, but a dog, two dogs.''What kind of dogs?' I asked.He smiled and glanced at me, wanting to see my reaction. 'Maltese. Their names are Peeka and Boo.''Oh, shit, Edward, you're joking me.''Donna wants the dogs included in the engagement pictures.'I stared at him, and the look on my face seemed to amuse him. He laughed.... Laurell K. Hamilton
James Joyce quote: "Why is it that words like these seem dull and cold? Is it..."
Why is it that words like these seem dull and cold? Is it because there is no word tender enough to be your name? James Joyce
But I miss screamin' and fightin' and kissin' in the rain and it's 2 a. m. and I'm cursin' your name. You're so in love the you act insane, and that's the way I loved you. Taylor Swift
I also turn to homeopathic remedies for the treatment of indigestion, travel sickness, insomnia and hay fever just to name a few. Homeopathy offers a safe, natural alternative that causes no side effects or drug interactions. Cindy Crawford

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