Do not quote for the sake of quoting, be an embodiment of your quotes!

Being good at quoting does not mean avoiding having to think for yourself - it is understanding the meaning deeply and using those right words to get the message across.

This stream is the hip joint for quoting quotes that are forgotten at the end of a cup of coffee.

In quoting others, we cite ourselves.

"Quoting from Thomas Merton

Oh, I can't help quoting you, because everything that you said rings true.

Can't stand all these poisonous creatures, all these snakes and insects and fish and things. Wretched things, biting everybody. And then people expect me to tell them what to do about it. I'll tell them what to do. Don't get bitten in the first place. (quoting Dr. Struan Sutherland)

In his suicide note, Kurt Cobain wrote, "It's better to burn out than to fade away." He was quoting a Neil Young song about Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols. When I was twenty-four, I interviewed John Lennon. I asked him about this sentiment, one that pervades rock and roll. He took strong, outraged exception to it. "It's better to fade away like an old soldier than to burn out, " he said. "I worship people who survive. I'll take the living and the healthy.