Quote help

ChrisN · May 11, 2008, 07:53 PM

Hi, for a research paper I am doing I found a nice quote by langston hughes that I want to end it with.
“Hold fast to dreams for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.”
but i dont know how to cite it, if anyone can help me thanks

ChrisN

lag1090 · May 11, 2008, 08:46 PM

What source did you find it from? Citations typically include the first word of the source or the author's last name.

Usually, MLA citations are done like this:

"Short, three line or less quote text" (Source Pg#).

Here's some more research paper citation info:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/03/

Badandy · May 11, 2008, 08:55 PM

www.easybib.com

ssshhh, it's my secret.

lag1090 · May 11, 2008, 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Badandy

www.easybib.com

ssshhh, it's my secret.

Oh, forgot about that one. You tend to do things by hand when you've grown accustomed to manual citation. It's just easier than having to input all of the info into a citation parser, then copy it back into your paper and adjusting the formatting.

SamIchi · May 11, 2008, 09:16 PM

http://thinkexist.com/quotation/hold..._a/180472.html

That's a great site. You can create an account and save your fav quotes.

Is it from one of his poems?

May 11, 2008, 07:53 PM	#1
ChrisN macrumors 65816 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Demarest, NJ	Quote help Hi, for a research paper I am doing I found a nice quote by langston hughes that I want to end it with. “Hold fast to dreams for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.” but i dont know how to cite it, if anyone can help me thanks ChrisN __________________ 24" iMac Alu 2.8GHz, 13" MacBook White 2.0GHz, 8Gb iPhone 1st gen day 1, 8Gb iPhone 3G, 8GB iPod Nano 4G Orange.
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SamIchi macrumors 68020 Join Date: Aug 2004	http://thinkexist.com/quotation/hold..._a/180472.html That's a great site. You can create an account and save your fav quotes. Is it from one of his poems? __________________ Visit my uber site www.DesignBySamLi.com SAMink@CafePress
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May 11, 2008, 08:46 PM	#2
lag1090 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NJ	What source did you find it from? Citations typically include the first word of the source or the author's last name. Usually, MLA citations are done like this: "Short, three line or less quote text" (Source Pg#). Here's some more research paper citation info: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/03/
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