How to Cite a Direct Quote With More Than Four Lines

APA Style

• 1

  Begin the quotation on a new line in your essay. This quote should be indented one half-inch from the left margin, which is the same location where a new paragraph would be located.

• 2

  Type the entire quotation you will be using on this new margin. The quote should be free-standing, meaning in its own paragraph.

• 3

  Omit quotation marks. Because the quote is by itself within your essay, no quotation marks are needed.

• 4

  Maintain double-spacing throughout the quotation.

• 5

  Place the parenthetical citation after the closing punctuation mark.

MLA Style

• 6

  Begin the quotation on a new line in your essay. This quote should be indented one inch from the left margin.

• 7

  Type the entire quotation that you will be using on this new margin. The quote should stand alone in its own paragraph.

• 8

  Omit quotation marks.

• 9

  Maintain double-spacing throughout the entire quotation.

• 10

  Place the parenthetical citation after the closing punctuation mark.