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Find a Quotation
| Online Quotation Sources |
- CU Oxford Reference Online : Quotations - Search four Oxford University Press quotation dictionaries
- Quotations at Bartleby.com - Search Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (1919), Simpson's Contemporary Quotations (1988), The Columbia World of Quotations (1996) and Respectfully Quoted: A Dictonary of Citations (1989)
- Quotations Page - Over 25,000 quotations from 3,000+ authors
| Print Quotation Sources |
The Reference Department in Norlin Library has many print volumes that include quotations from a variety of sources. Here is a short list of some of the titles available:
| Title | Call Number |
| Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (2002) | PN6081 .B27 2002 |
| New Penguin Dictionary of Modern Quotations (2003) | PN6081 .N498 2003 |
| Encarta Book of Quotations (2000) | PN6081 .E53 2000 |
| Quotations for All Occasions (2000) | PN6084.O3 Q68 2000 |
| Random House Webster's Quotationary (1999) | PN6081 .R29 1999 |
| Famous Lines | PN6081 .A656 1997 |
There are many more print volumes available, including many on quotations on specific topics or from particular groups (examples: war and conflict, Supreme Court, women, African Americans, Hispanics, etc). You can search Chinook for "quotation" in the Reference Collection, or go to the Reference Department shelves under the call number PN 6081.
You can also browse Chinook by subject categories to find a specific type of quotation
- African American Quotations
- Author's Quotations
- Love Quotations
- Motion Picture Quotations
- Religion Quotations
- Science Quotations
- U.S. President Quotations
- Women's Quotations
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Updated 6/08 SA
