The quote
                   Writers for the mass media rely on 
                   interviews. These produce quotes.
                   When you refer to what another source 
                   has said or written using exact words, 
                   it’s a quote.
                   It has quote marks around it.
                 Quote marks
                 Grammar reminder:
                  In the United States quote marks are 
                   always outside punctuation, except 
                   when using a colon or semicolon. 
                   Examples:
                 “Heavy snowfall is forecast for 
                 tomorrow,” according to meteorologist 
                 Irving Nern.
                 Jenson proposed “an array of solutions to 
                 stop high tuition”; the first step is a tax 
                 increase. 
                    Direct quotes
                     A direct quote uses quote marks 
                     (double quotes in the United States) to 
                     indicate the exact words a speaker 
                     used.
                     Writers or editors are ethically bound 
                     to change nothing with quote marks 
                     around it.
                     Some editors believe it’s OK to clear 
                     up bad grammar in quotes.
                    Direct quotes
                     If a writer or editor prefers to use other 
                     words, he or she must remove the 
                     quote marks. Example:
                    Nern said, “I plan to run for Congress as 
                    long as the people want me.”
                     You can change this, but you need to 
                     remove the quotes:
                    Nern said she will consider running for 
                    Congress as long as the voters want me.
                     This is called a paraphrase.
                     Partial quotes
                      A writer or editor may use some of the 
                      source’s actual words, and some of his 
                      or her own. Example:
                     Nern said she will run for Congress “as 
                     long as the people will have me.”
                      The first part of that does not use her 
                      exact words, so the sentence becomes 
                      a partial quote.