Borders Quote by Stephen Jay Gould

No matter what any of the grammar teachers say, punctuation is an arbitrary matter. It should be used to make sentences clear.

— Andy Rooney

The reason it's worth standing up for punctuation is not that it's an arbitrary system of notation known only to an over-sensitive elite who…

— Lynne Truss

Punctuation is over rated a fly on the page of the book can change it all to hell.

— Stanley Victor Paskavich

Punctuation saves lives.

— Alla

Punctuation has its own philosophy, just as style does, although not as language does. Style is a good understanding of language, punctuation is a…

— George Sand

From the reader's point of view, punctuation provides a map for one who must otherwise drive blindly past the by-ways, intersections, and detours of…

— Mina P. Shaughnessy

The reason to stand up for punctuation is that without it there is no reliable way of communicating meaning.

— Lynne Truss

In writing, punctuation plays the role of body language. It helps readers hear you the way you want to be heard.

— Russell Baker

Punctuation, is? fun!

— Daniel Keyes

Punctuation is biological. It is the physical indication of the body-rhythms which the reader is to acknowledge.

— Muriel Rukeyser

Punctuation is a courtesy designed to help readers to understand a story without stumbling.

— Lynne Truss

Ordinary speciation remains fully adequate to explain the causes and phenomenology of punctuation.

— Stephen Jay Gould