TAILIEUCHUNG - The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations

What is a “quotation”? It is a saying or piece of writing that strikes people as so true or memorable that they quote it (or allude to it) in speech or writing. Often they will quote it directly, introducing it with a phrase like “As——says” but equally often they will assume that the reader or listener already knows the quotation, and they will simply allude to it without mentioning its source (as in the headline “A rosè is a rosè is a rosè,” referring obliquely to a line by Gertrude Stein) | The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Preface What is a quotation It is a saying or piece of writing that strikes people as so true or memorable that they quote it or allude to it in speech or writing. Often they will quote it directly introducing it with a phrase like As-says but equally often they will assume that the reader or listener already knows the quotation and they will simply allude to it without mentioning its source as in the headline A rosè is a rosè is a rosè referring obliquely to a line by Gertrude Stein . This dictionary has been compiled from extensive evidence of the quotations that are actually used in this way. The dictionary includes the commonest quotations which were found in a collection of more than 200 000 citations assembled by combing books magazines and newspapers. For example our collections contained more than thirty examples each for Edward Heath s unacceptable face of capitalism and Marshal McLuhan s The medium is the message so both these quotations had to be included. As a result this book is not like many quotations dictionaries a subjective anthology of the editor s favourite quotations but an objective selection of the quotations which are most widely known and used. Popularity and familiarity are the main criteria for inclusion although no reader is likely to be familiar with all the quotations in this dictionary. The book can be used for reference or for browsing to trace the source of a particular quotation or to find an appropriate saying for a special need. The quotations are drawn from novels plays poems essays speeches films radio and television broadcasts songs advertisements and even book titles. It is difficult to draw the line between quotations and similar sayings like proverbs catch-phrases and idioms. For example some quotations like The opera ain t over till the fat lady sings become proverbial. These are usually included if they can be traced to a particular originator. However we have generally omitted phrases

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