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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.
I quote others only in order the better to express myself. •Michel De Montaigne Certain brief sentences read more
I quote others only in order the better to express myself. •Michel De Montaigne Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing remains to be said. •Jean Rostand I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
Quoting: the act of repeating erroneously the words of another.
Quoting: the act of repeating erroneously the words of another.
A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.
A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.
Quotations (such as have point and lack triteness) from the great old authors are an act of reverence on the read more
Quotations (such as have point and lack triteness) from the great old authors are an act of reverence on the part of the quoter, and a blessing to a public grown superficial and external.
I think we must.. quote whenver we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing.
I think we must.. quote whenver we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing.
One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.
One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.
Stronger than an army is a quotation whose time has come.
Stronger than an army is a quotation whose time has come.
I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.
I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.