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Some to the fascination of a name,
Surrender judgment hoodwinked.
Some to the fascination of a name,
Surrender judgment hoodwinked.
I cannot say the crow is white,
But needs must call a spade a spade.
I cannot say the crow is white,
But needs must call a spade a spade.
In England, I'm a horror movie director. In Germany, I'm a filmmaker. In the US, I'm a bum.
In England, I'm a horror movie director. In Germany, I'm a filmmaker. In the US, I'm a bum.
I know there's a Derby out there with my name on it.
I know there's a Derby out there with my name on it.
If the fairest features of the landscape are to be named after men, let them be the noblest and worthiest read more
If the fairest features of the landscape are to be named after men, let them be the noblest and worthiest men alone.
I was learning the importance of names -- having them, making them -- but at the same time I sensed read more
I was learning the importance of names -- having them, making them -- but at the same time I sensed the dangers. Recognition was followed by oblivion, a yawning maw whose victims disappeared without a trace.
They certainly give very strange names to diseases.
They certainly give very strange names to diseases.
The Eskimos had 52 names for snow because it was important to them; there ought to be as many for read more
The Eskimos had 52 names for snow because it was important to them; there ought to be as many for love.
One forgets words as one forgets names. One's vocabulary needs constant fertilizing or it will die
One forgets words as one forgets names. One's vocabulary needs constant fertilizing or it will die