O henry Quote by Cath Crowley

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

— Isaac Marion

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

— L.R.W. Lee

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

“Are my words ever actually audible, or do they just echo in my head while people stare at me, waiting? I want to change…

— Isaac Marion

I caution against beginning or ending a quotation with ellipses

— Bill Walsh

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

— Kerry Winfrey

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

— Isaac Marion

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

“An excessive use of exclamation marks is a certain indication of an unpractised writer or of one who wants to add a spurious dash…

— Anonymous

“That's why they came up with the emoticon, too—the emoticon being the greatest (or most desperate, depending how you look at it) advance in…

— Lynne Truss

“Good communication has just a little to do with eloquence. It's character that makes it more successful. Harsh words nicely articulated are sharp enough…

— Israelmore Ayivor

I recently heard of someone studying the ellipsis (or three dots) for a PhD. And, I have to say, I was horrified. The ellipsis…

— Lynne Truss