Attributed Quote by Annie Potts

The attribution of a speaker is in fact a part of the quotation. Some statements simply are better if a certain famous person said…

— Gary Saul Morson

“Never say "quotes" when you mean "quotations.”

— G. Anthony Harvey

I quote others in order to better express myself.

— Michel de Montaigne

“Everything I say is a quote . . . technically.”

— Jonathan G. Wells

“[An example of misattribution:] If you don’t know the source of a quote, you can always make it sound better by attributing it to…

— Jakub Marian

When I'm talking to people I like to stop and quote myself. My quotes have a way of spicing up conversation.

— Brendan Behan

The trouble with being quoted a lot is that it makes other people think you're quoting yourself when in fact you're merely repeating yourself.

— Larry Wall

It is suggested that when you quote a quote, some information is provided as to the person, for example, because I might want to…

— Anonymous

Using quotations was at first quite spontaneous for me, but then this use became strengthened through reflection. But originally this practice came out of…

— Susan Sontag

We sometimes think of quotations as extracts from larger texts, but some quotations originated complete unto themselves.

— Gary Saul Morson

The most familiar quotations are the most likely to be misquoted. Some misquotations are still variable, some have settled down to false versions that…

— Carl Clinton Van Doren

You can read my stuff; there are not very many quotes. It's more impressionistic.

— Michael Finkel