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Sobriquet Quotes

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J.R. Ward
“That's you," Wrath said. You shall be called the Black Dagger warrior Dhestroyer, descended of Wrath son of Wrath."

"But you'll always be Butch to us," Rhage cut in. "As well as hard-ass. Smart-ass. Royal pain in the ass. You know, whatever the situation calls for. I think as long as there's an ASS in there, it'll be accurate."

"How about bASStard?" Z suggested.

"Nice. I feel that.”
J.R. Ward, Lover Revealed

J.R. Ward
“What is your name?" she murmured.
He cocked an eyebrow at her and then went back to staring at his brother. "I'm the evil one, in case you haven't figured it out."
"I wanted your name, not your calling."
"Being a bastard's more of a compulsion, really. And it's Zsadist. I am Zsadist.”
J.R. Ward, Lover Eternal

“Do you want to know why men name their penis? So the most important decisions in their life aren't made by a stranger.”
Linda Howard, After the Night

Cassandra Clare
“Hey Baby.
Baby? You're kidding me, right?
I was trying it out. No?
No.”
Cassandra Clare, City of Ashes

Rick Riordan
“Annabeth: Hey, Seaweed Brain.
Percy: Will you stop calling me that?
Annabeth: You know you love it.”
Rick Riordan

Rachel Caine
“You. O Positive. How many exits?"
"What?...Oh shit, did you just call me by my bloodtype?”
Rachel Caine, The Dead Girls' Dance

“Did I mention I've finally decided on a nickname for you?"
"I didn't know you were looking."
Well, I've given the matter some serious thought."
"And what have you come up with?"
"Cookie," I anounced proudly.
Xavier scrunched up his face. "No way."
"You don't like it? What about Bumblebee?"
"Worse."
"Snookie-Wookie?"
"Do you have any cyanide?"
"Well, some of us are just a bit hard to please.”
Alexandra Adornetto, Halo

Herman Melville
“Call me Ishmael.”
Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, The Whale

Rick Riordan
“You know how hard it is to feel like an extreme falcon-headed combat machine when somebody calls you "chicken man"?”
Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid

James Patterson
“They call me, The Sharkalator”
James Patterson

“I'm so unfamiliar with the gym, I call it James!”
Ellen DeGeneres

Jeaniene Frost
“You called her Kitten? And she let you? She put me in a coma for three days when I called her that? My balls never recovered from her smashing them into my spine?" "And well she should have," Bones agreed. "She's my Kitten, and no one else's”
Jeaniene Frost, One Foot in the Grave

“Do you mind if I ask you a question, darlin'?"

"Only if you stop calling me darlin'"

"Now where I come from that's a term of endearment."

"Really? Well, where I come from motherfucker is a term of endearment. Want me to start calling you that?”
Shelly Laurenston

Julie James
“The bastard—no other name was necessary, from now on the man formerly known as J.D. would simply be called The Bastard, The Prick, or The Shithead.”
Julie James, Practice Makes Perfect

Janet Evanovich
“Ranger is an unusual name," she managed. "Is it a nickname?"
It's a street name," Ranger said. "I was a Ranger in the army."
I heard about them Rangers on TV," Grandma said. "I heard they get dogs pregnant."
My father's mouth dropped open and a piece of ham fell out.
My mother froze, her fork poised in midair.
That's sort of a joke," I told Grandma. "Rangers don't get dogs pregnant in real life."
I looked at Ranger for corroboration and got another smile.”
Janet Evanovich, Three to Get Deadly

Elizabeth Gaskell
“She never called her son by any name but John; 'love' and 'dear', and such like terms, were reserved for Fanny.”
Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South