Jessamyn West Quote

I understand why one wants to know the names of what he loves... Naming is a kind of possessing, of caressing and fondling.


Hide and Seek (1973)


I understand why one wants to know the names of what he loves... Naming is a kind of possessing, of caressing and fondling.

I understand why one wants to know the names of what he loves... Naming is a kind of possessing, of caressing and fondling.

I understand why one wants to know the names of what he loves... Naming is a kind of possessing, of caressing and fondling.

I understand why one wants to know the names of what he loves... Naming is a kind of possessing, of caressing and fondling.