[Air-L] quotations on line

Michael Zimmer michael.zimmer at nyu.edu
Sat Sep 8 09:40:37 PDT 2007


I haven't tried it with this quote, but sometimes you can find a  
phrase through Google Book Search which will provide a text with  
proper citations.

-mz


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Michael Zimmer, PhD (New York University)
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On Sep 8, 2007, at 12:32 PM, Barry Wellman wrote:

> I yet again ran into frustration trying to find the source  
> (publication,
> date) for a quotation. Finding the quote is easy. In this case:
>
> Gene Fowler, "Writing is easy. All you do is stare at a blank sheet of
> paper until little drops of blood form on your forehead."*
>
> But when was it uttered or written. The many quotation pages on the  
> web
> seem Never to give sources. (Methinks, many just copy from each  
> other.)
>
> They seem to be aimed at giving sound-bytes to speakers, bloggers,  
> etc.
>
> Barlett's QUotations was sterling on this in print days. Does it still
> exist?
>
> Any other advice?
>
> *A cognitive psych research question: is writing easier with  
> screens and
> word processing than in the old days of blank pages, pens and  
> typewriters?
>
>  Barry Wellman
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