Quote by Jean Shepherd

“Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites, representing nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.”

— Kurt Vonnegut

I love the semicolon; it's unnecessary, but graceful and sophisticated.

— Brian P. Cleary

I use a whole lot of half-assed semicolons; there was one of them just now; that was a semicolon after 'semicolons,' and another one…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

How hideous is the semicolon.

— Samuel Beckett

I'm pretty sure when I need a comma; I'm not so sure about a semicolon.

— Keith Hernandez

You practically do not use semicolons at all. This is a symptom of mental defectiveness, probably induced by camp life.

— George Bernard Shaw

“Academics love the semicolon; their hankering after logic demands a division which is more emphatic than a comma, but not quite as absolute a…

— Victor Klemperer

“Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is…

— Kurt Vonnegut

I have great respect for the semicolon; it is a mighty handy little fellow.

— Abraham Lincoln

“The semicolon is a much neglected beast”

— Randall McCutcheon

“If colons and semicolons give themselves airs and graces, at least they also confer airs and graces that the language would be lost without.”

— Lynne Truss

Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is…

— Kurt Vonnegut