Montgomery College Libraries, Nursing Academic Tutorial

Quotations longer than four typed lines of prose or three typed lines of poetry in your paper (not necessarily in the original source) require the following format:

● Indent all lines of the quotation one inch (or ten spaces) from the left margin. Use the normal right margin and do not single space.

● Use a colon at the end of your introduction to the quote.

● Do not use quotation marks; the indentation tells readers that the words are taken directly from the source.

● The punctuation ending the last sentence is placed after the last word of the sentence,

not after the parenthetical citation.

Example:

In Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, the most poignant defense of Willie Loman comes from his wife, Linda:

He's not the finest character that ever lived. But he's a

human being, and a terrible thing is happening to him.

So attention must be paid. He's not to be allowed to fall

into his grave like an old dog. (56)

Note: Avoid long quotations when possible. Try summarizing the source material instead.