There are cultures in which it is believed that a name contains all a persons mystical power. That a name should be known only to God and to the person who holds it and to very few privileged others. To pronounce such a name either ones own or someone else's is to invite jeopardy. This it seemed was such a name.


The Thirteenth Tale (ed. Hachette UK, 2011) - ISBN: 9781409139058

Diane Setterfield Quotes

There are cultures in which it is believed that a name contains all a persons mystical power. That a name should be known only to God and to the...

There are cultures in which it is believed that a name contains all a persons mystical power. That a name should be known only to God and to the...

There are cultures in which it is believed that a name contains all a persons mystical power. That a name should be known only to God and to the...

There are cultures in which it is believed that a name contains all a persons mystical power. That a name should be known only to God and to the...