If I just want to state a quote that someone said, do I put it only in quotation marks, or do I italicize it too?
Example "You're never too old to become younger." - Mae West
Answer
According to the APA Help guide, use quotation marks to state an exact quote .
There are some examples in the Sample Paper, such as:
“Committed members are viewed as stable, productive, and more likely to accomplish organizational goals than their less committed colleagues” (Larkey & Morrill, 1995, p. 193).
Italics are used for:
- Titles of books
- Journal/Magazine/Newspaper titles
For more information on italics, please the Use of Italics page on the APA Style Blog.
For more examples of the proper use of italics, go to the APA Help guide and click on APA Citation Examples - References & In-Text.
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