Quotation Quote by Oscar Wilde

The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.

— W. Somerset Maugham

She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit.

— W. Somerset Maugham

Wit is that which has been often thought, but never before was well expressed.

— Samuel Johnson

A quotation is a handy thing to have about, saving one the trouble of thinking for oneself, always a laborious business.

— A. A. Milne

Quotation is a method of appropriation which is invincible, I think. It's not a procedure which displeases me, contrary to recycling.

— Susan Sontag

Quotations are feeble; you always regret making them.

— Dorothy Richardson

The point of quotations is that one can use another's words to be insulting.

— Carolyn Gold Heilbrun

Neatness of phrase is so closely akin to wit that it is often accepted as its substitute.

— Agnes Repplier

Quotations are useful in periods of ignorance or obscurantist beliefs.

— Guy Debord

Next to being witty, the best thing is being able to quote another's wit.

— Christian Nestell Bovee

A quote is one which spells out dope.

— Agou

Using quotations was at first quite spontaneous for me, but then this use became strengthened through reflection. But originally this practice came out of…

— Susan Sontag