Quote by Lynne Truss

“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

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

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

— Mark Twain

“What is it about us lady authors and our fascination for the exclamation mark?”

— E.A. Bucchianeri

A tired exclamation mark is a question mark.

— Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

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

— L.R.W. Lee

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

— Kerry Winfrey

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

— Faith Salie

Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke.

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

What editors are obliged to appear to say that

— Naomi Wolf

I love putting the exclamation point on a game.

— Morten Andersen

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