“There is nothing sweeter in this sad world than the sound of someone you love calling your name.”

“Despereaux," she whispered.And then she shouted it, "Despereaux!"Reader, nothing is sweeter in this sad world than the sound of someone you love calling your name.Nothing.”

“‎There is nothing sweeter than finding the right person to love and cherish and to share your hopes and dreams with.”

“The point, dear Davis, is that sometimes what you want is nothing more than to put your name beside someone else's, someone whom you love. Stretch your name out alongside theirs as though it was you, lying next to them.”

“What did it sound like...having someone call your name across a crowded school yard? How did it feel to turn to the sound of your name, to see some smiling face or waving hand and know it was for you and you alone?" —Staggerlee”

“....and I'll know that this is what you live for - to hear someone say. "Let's go home," to hear someone you love call your name.”