Writing Quote by Anonymous

So far as good writing goes, the use of the exclamation mark is a sign of failure. It is the literary equivalent of a…

— Miles Kington

Exclamation points are the most irritating of all. Look! they say, look at what I just said! How amazing is my thought! It is…

— Lewis Thomas

“is only one thing more mortifying than having an exclamation mark removed by an editor: an exclamation mark added in.”

— Lynne Truss

One should never use exclamation points in writing. It is like laughing at your own joke.

— Mark Twain

“Love the overuse of exclamation points!!!! Yes!!! They add a lot of emphasis!!! to what your character is saying!!!”

— L.R.W. Lee

I don't think, in my entire 18 years as a student, I ever used an exclamation point in an academic paper.

— Faith Salie

“He used three exclamation points? That kind of irresponsible punctuation must mean something's up.”

— Kerry Winfrey

“I long for exclamation marks, but I'm drowning in ellipses.”

— Isaac Marion

“It was not an exclamation so much, I think, as it was a warding off, an exertion of language upon ignorance and disorder.”

— N. Scott Momaday

People criticised me for using too many exclamation marks and the word 'awesome' too much, but that's just me.

— Ella Woodward

A tired exclamation mark is a question mark.

— Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

People complain about my exclamation points, but I honestly think that's the way people think. I don't think people think in essays; it's one…

— Tom Wolfe