In They Say I Say, The Art of Quoting, Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein, the authors of the book, point out some very useful and helpful tips when it comes to quoting. Quoting other’s work within your own makes the reader know that what you are stating is in fact true. Using quotes adds creditability as well as reliability, you can sort of serve it as evidence to your case. I found this to be a very helpful tip because I never really saw quotes that way, I never used them to back up what I was saying. After reading this text it made me realize I should incorporate them more into my writing pieces (without over doing it of course). Graff and Birkenstein also pointed out that whenever using quotes you must be sure to introduce the quote as well as explain why that claim connects with what you’re trying to prove. This is beneficial to know because you don’t want to drop the quote at the end of a paragraph and call it good. You want to back up the quote and show its importance to your writing piece. I also really liked how within the text they added little templates for introducing quotations. It’s very helpful, if you’re ever struggling to add quotes to your own work you can just reflect back on those templates provided.