[An example of misattribution:] If you don’t know the…

A mode of thought does not become 'critical' simply by attributing that label to itself, but by virtue of its content.

— Alan Sokal

“Perhaps the most powerful and appealing aspect of another's words, however, is simply their convenience. Whether distilled in the briefest apophthegm, or spread out…

— Jasper Siegel Seneschal

“For the most difficult way to be retweeted, or, liked: be thought-provoking. For the easiest way: quote Oprah, or, the Bible.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Of course, you cannot just blurt out a quote whenever you feel like it. For a quote to have the desired effect, it must…

— Jakub Marian

“about that too, ma’am,” he said, writing up her citation, “but what made”

— Barbara Brown Taylor

“If only stupid people could have the mere intelligence to shut up while discussing serious matter, the world would go along so much better !”

— Laure Lacornette

“My bones are my unique home.”

— Laure Lacornette

“Sous un ciel étoilé On ne peut qu’aimer la vie.”

— Laure Lacornette

“Speaking one’s mind once is more honorable than quoting a thousand men.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“For all I see, humanity is lost. It's devastatingly sad.”

— Laure Lacornette

“Sometimes I believe that in life every promise should be taken with suspicion, disbelief, even as a lie because it features knights in the…

— Slavisa Pavlovic

“Do you imagine that they're going to issue me a citation...what was your name again?" "Still Eve." "No, I'm sure it's something else. That…

— Rachel Caine

“In the United States, periods and commas go inside the quotation mark. In Britain, they go outside the quotation mark. Squiggly said, “No.” (United…

— Mignon Fogarty

We are ruled by quotations.

— Susan Sontag

Quotations can be valuable, like raisins in the rice pudding, for adding iron as well as eye appeal.

— Peg Bracken