Quotations for Writing

The Quotations Page claims to be "the oldest quotation site on the Web, established 1994. We have over 26,000 quotations online from over 3,100 authors, and more are added daily." That would make it probably the first on the WWW, which began about the same time. This resource also has a forum and a blog and several other features listed in the left column.

One feature interested me: My Page. If you register (free) with the site, you can automatically save quotations from any part of the website. Deletions from you personal list are also allowed at the click of a mouse. I can see how, after diligently searching out quotations on a particular subject, this would be an easier method to collect them in bulk instead of tedious individual cut-and-paste operations.

You might want to carefully read the site's disclaimer to determine if you can or cannot use the material found there in your own publication or manuscript. If not, at least this resource might point you toward a quotable primary source.