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“Father calls me William sister calls me Will Mother calls me Willie but the fellows call me Bill!”
“Adam gave names to all cattle and to the fowl of the air and to every beast of the field.”
“And lo! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest.”
“He left the name at which the world grew pale To point a moral or adorn a tale.”
“A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches.”
“I cannot tell what the dickens his name is.”
“But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him And makes me poor indeed.”
“What's in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.”
“True or not, it's important to have stories ― they are what give us the right to walk the earth and have a name.”
“My name,” I whispered in her ear, and she shivered with pleasure. “Say my name again. Not in anger, or disgust, but as you did just now. As if I am the only man in the world who can satisfy you.~Li...”
“Sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me.”
