Caught red-handed for exclamation abuse.

The night is falling down around us. Meteors rain like fireworks, quick rips in the seam of the dark... Every second, another streak of…

— Jodi Picoult

I think President Barack Obama has been an extraordinarily successful president, and that this period will record that with a bunch of exclamation points.…

— Cass Sunstein

No parent can consistently teach faith in Christ who profanes the name of Deity. Profanity is never heard in the well-ordered home. Swearing is…

— David O. McKay

Do we want blanks, asterisks and exclamation marks which people can fill in with their own imaginations, or are we prepared and strong enough…

— John Mortimer

And all those exclamation marks, you notice? Five? A sure sign of someone who wears his underpants on his head.

— Terry Pratchett

Charlotte slammed the paper down onto her desk with an exclamation of rage. “Aloysius Starkweather is the most stubborn, hypocritical, obstinate, degenerate—” She broke…

— Cassandra Clare

I want to change my punctuation. I long for exclamation marks, but I'm drowning in ellipses.

— Isaac Marion

“Ellipses," according to Henry, are "fucking excellent." The exclamation mark is just a weird guy who talks too loudly.”

— Cath Crowley

Five exclamation marks, the sure sign of an insane mind.

— Terry Pratchett

Numbersign questionmark you" and "Asterisk exclamation point the world.

— Daniel Handler

I love to accent movement. The eye goes to where the white is - you know, the glove. And the feet, if you're dancing,…

— Michael Jackson

How shall I ever tell Aunt Shaw?' she whispered, after some time of delicious silence. 'Let me speak to her.' 'Oh, no! I owe…

— Elizabeth Gaskell

“(I know, multiple exclamation marks are the sign of a deranged mind, but I’ve reached the age where I no longer care.)”

— Clive Maxfield

“I like you, period." "I like you, exclamation point.”

— Olivia Cunning

20 or 30 exclamation points can go a long way to making the tone of your email excited and cheerful.

— Sarah Cooper