How To Cite In Text Quotes & Sayings

The sweetest of all sounds is praise. — Xenophon

What did I really think fifteen years ago? A nonbeliever, I felt guilty in the midst of all those believers. And since it seemed to me that they were in the right, I decided to believe, as you might decide to take an aspirin: It can't hurt and you might get better. — Umberto Eco

I never taught him to break his thumb."
"That's Gansey for you. Only learns enough to be superficially competent."
"Loser," Ronan agreed, and he was himself again. — Maggie Stiefvater

Peace on earth (Luke 2:14) is salvation for, not from, the world. — Markus Barth

To see through the illusion of duality, remember that fear and darkness have no substance in themselves, for they do not indicate the presence of a second universal force, but are only names given to the one Light unperceived. — Eric Micha'el Leventhal

The Shiv Sena was the handiwork of a cartoonist named Bal Thackeray, whose main target was south Indians, whom he claimed were taking away jobs from the natives. Thackeray lampooned dhoti-clad 'Madrasis' in his writings and drawings; while his followers attacked Udupi restaurants and homes of Tamil and Telugu speakers. — Ramachandra Guha

We cannot consume our way into personal growth. Yet, millions of us have bought into this cynical concept of faux identity. — Jane Velez-Mitchell

Because of the accumulation of objects, things are never quite the way I want them to be. There has always been a lack of, well, clarity. — B. D. Wong

Books to me are not expanded journal articles, but reading experiences, and the academics who tend to read in order to cite in their writing
rather than read for enjoyment, curiosity, or simply because they like to read
tend to be frustrated when they can't rapidly scan the text and summarize it in one sentence that connects it to some existing discourse in which they have been involved. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb

My interest in acting was overwhelming, but I wasn't thinking, "I'm going to California and I'm going to become a movie star." Things were different then. I lived just for the moment, and whatever happened, happened. — Louise Fletcher

I couldn't see well enough to play (baseball) when I was a boy, so they gave me a special job - they made me an umpire. — Harry S. Truman

The persuasion of a friend is a strong thing. — Homer

Long before we even lose our lives, we lose our souls. Tragic but true. Some carry on - willing to make the sacrifices, putting what is perceived as important before anything else. Some tread into the dark - wasting moments of grace, letting themselves suffer from their own decisions or the other's domination. Some continue to love, give too much, and not leave even a little love for themselves. — Joanne Crisner

Reading for writers is like training for athletes. — Linda Sue Park

God always puts somebody in your life at the right moment. — Christian Hosoi