1. How to Integrate Quotes into Our Writing

2. Option 1  Ex. Bryant demonstrates his view of nature when he writes, “to him who in the love of nature holds / communion with her visible forms, she speaks / a various language” (191).  Speaker + Verb (says, asks, told, writes, etc) + comma + quote  The speaker and verb may also come after the quote: “To him who in the love of nature holds / communion with her visible forms, she speaks / a various language,” Bryant writes (191).

3. Option 2  Introduce quote with a complete sentence + colon (:) (or period).  Ex. Longfellow establishes the cycles of nature through his use of repetition: “The tide rises, the tide falls” (196).  Note: Both your sentence to introduce the quote AND the quote must be COMPLETE SENTENCES.

4. Option 3  Roll the quote into your own sentence  No additional punctuation needed.  Ex. Thoreau believed that the lives of men are “frittered away by detail” (220).  The quoted part will NOT be a complete sentence.