Quotation Quotes

138 quotes by 92 authors

Indeed a good quotation hardly ever comes amiss. It is a pleasing break in the thread of a speech or writing, allowing the speaker or… — William Francis Henry King
Some lines are born quotations, some are made quotations, and some have "quotation" thrust upon them. — Gary Saul Morson
I wonder if "an" ever occurs before "haughty" except in a quotation, or whether you can make anything sound like a quotation by adding a… — Gary Saul Morson
The attribution of a speaker is in fact a part of the quotation. Some statements simply are better if a certain famous person said them. — Gary Saul Morson
Reframing an extract as a quotation constitutes a kind of coauthorship. With no change in wording, the cited passage becomes different. I imagine that the… — Gary Saul Morson
A knowledge of general literature is one of the evidences of an enlightened mind; and to give an apt quotation at a fitting time, proves… — James Ellis
The quotation-business is booming. No subdivision of the culture seems too narrow to have a quotation book of its own.... It would be an understatement… — James Gleick
ClichÃ©s are static, the emotion behind them long spent. If you are tempted to use them, here is a saying of my motherâ€™s: Fang pi… — Amy Tan
Too much traffic with a quotation book begets a conviction of ignorance in a sensitive reader. Not only is there a mass of quotable stuff… — Robertson Davies
We have in my country (Russia) a quotation: "It is impossible to make out of apology a fur coat. — Bernard Malamud
Fidelity to the subject's thought and to his characteristic way of expressing himself is the sine qua non of journalistic quotation. — Janet Malcolm
Quotation... A writer expresses himself in words that have been used before because they give his meaning better than he can give it himself, or… — Henry Watson Fowler
I get asked to read new works a lot, in the hope that I will give a quotation and I will only give a 'puff'… — Peter James
In places this book is a little over-written, because Mr Blunden is no more able to resist a quotation than some people are to refuse… — George Orwell
There is indeed a strange prejudice against Quotation. — James Boswell
Quotation is more universal and more ancient than one would perhaps believe. — James Boswell
Oh, nice one, honey. Yes. Clever. That's becoming quite a familiar quotation in its own right, isn't it? Maybe I should just add it to… — John Bartlett
The habit some writers indulge in of perpetual quotation is one it behooves lovers of good literature to protest against, for it is an insidious… — Ethel Smyth
Books of quotation are not only of importance to the reader for what they contain of matured thought, but also for what they suggest. Our… — Maturin Murray Ballou
The Quantum Universe has a quotation from me in every chapter - but it's a damn good book anyway. — Richard P. Feynman

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92 authors contributed a total of 138 Quotation Quotes, led by these top contributors: