Quote by Jenny Baranick

It is almost always a greater pleasure to come across a semicolon than a period. The period tells you that that is that; if…

— Lewis Thomas

With educated people, I suppose, punctuation is a matter of rule; with me it is a matter of feeling. But I must say I…

— Abraham Lincoln

“We might also want to use a semicolon to hold together two sentences to avoid giving the reader too much time to think about…

— Jenny Baranick

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

— George Bernard Shaw

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

A semi-colon is used when a sentence could have been ended; But it wasn't.

— Ramandeep Singh

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

— Kurt Vonnegut

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

— Keith Hernandez

A semicolon is used when a sentence could have ended but then was continued. Take a minute and realize this is symbolizing millions of…

— Anonymous

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

It should come as no surprise that writers take an interest in punctuation. I have been told that the dying words of one famous…

— Lynne Truss

“So we’re seemingly in quite a pickle. Sometimes a period provides too much pause between these two sentences, but the comma doesn’t provide enough.…

— Jenny Baranick