One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.

One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.

You could compile the worst book in the world entirely out of selected passages from the best writers in the read more

You could compile the worst book in the world entirely out of selected passages from the best writers in the world.

Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.

Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.

He presents me with what is always an acceptable gift who brings me news of a great thought before unknown. read more

He presents me with what is always an acceptable gift who brings me news of a great thought before unknown. He enriches me without impoverishing himself.

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.

Quoting: the act of repeating erroneously the words of another.

Quoting: the act of repeating erroneously the words of another.

Quotations offer one kind of break in what the eye can see, the ear can hear.

Quotations offer one kind of break in what the eye can see, the ear can hear.

You could compile the worst book in the world entirely out of selected passages from the best writes in the read more

You could compile the worst book in the world entirely out of selected passages from the best writes in the world.

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation. •George Bernard Shaw It is better to read more

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation. •George Bernard Shaw It is better to be quotable than to be honest. •Tom Stoppard Now we sit through Shakespeare in order to recognize the quotations. •Orson Welles Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.