Quote by James Joyce

I shall write a book some day about the appropriateness of names. Geoffrey Chaucer has a ribald ring, as is proper and correct, and Alexander Pope was inevitably Alexander Pope. Colley Cibber was a silly little man without much elegance and Shelley was very Percy and very Bysshe.

I shall write a book some day about the appropriateness of n

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In this quote, the author expresses their belief in the importance of names and their appropriateness. They mention examples such as Geoffrey Chaucer, Alexander Pope, Colley Cibber, and Shelley, suggesting that these names perfectly align with their corresponding individuals' personalities or attributes. The author suggests that a person's name can convey a certain quality or character, emphasizing the significance of selection and the correlation between a name and its associated identity.

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