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The Quote Garden
Frequently Asked Questions
| digging up quotes since 1987 online since 1998 |
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Q: Are all the quotes verified?
Short A: No, there are likely some mistakes, please tell me if you find one.
Long A: The quotes are from various sources, many submitted by visitors, and not all have been verified for original source so wordings and attributions might be wrong. Reporting of errors is greatly appreciated.
Quote A: “Quotation, n.: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.” ~Ambrose Bierce
Q: What are your guidelines of use?
Short A: Don't copy my entire site.
Long A: Quotegarden.com is an original compilation encompassing more than two decades of hard work. The site design and categorization are copyrighted. Please do not reproduce entire categories or large portions of the site without permission and acknowledgment. Thank you for your respect in cooperation.
Quote A: “What is right is often forgotten by what is convenient.” ~Bodie Thoene
Q: May I use a few of the quotes?
Short A: Of course, that's what they're here for.
Long A: If you need permission to use a particular quote, that request would need to go through the original author or their publishing company. I do not have authority to grant permission on behalf of other authors. The only thing you would need my permission for is to use all the quotations in a particular category, as a whole. If you use a few quotes and would like to credit the site feel free to do so, it is greatly appreciated but not required. Please remember to attribute the original author or indicate when author is unknown, and to quote with respect.
Quote A: “I have gathered a posie of other men's flowers and nothing but the thread which binds them is my own.” ~Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
Q: Can you answer my copyright questions?
Short A: No.
Long A: The most frequently asked question is on copyright and permissions, from people working on projects to be published. If you need permission to use a particular quote, that request would need to go through the original author or their publishing company. I am not familiar with the copyright guidelines for using individual quotations in published materials such as greeting cards and calendars. Some cases might be covered under fair use, but if in doubt you will probably want to request permission. An exception is material from authors who died more than 95 years ago, in which case the copyright has likely expired. As far as I am aware, compilations such as this site and other published quotation anthologies are covered under fair use. To learn more, visit the U.S. Copyright Office's extensive FAQ at copyright.gov or search Google for copyright, fair use, or fair dealing.
Quote A: “All my best thoughts were stolen by the ancients.” ~R.W. Emerson
Q: May I link to your site?
Short A: Yes.
Long A: Of course you may link to me! You can use a text link to the homepage or any individual pages, or there are linking images if you prefer. Please note that I do not participate in link exchanges.
Quote A: “A journey of a thousand sites begins with a single click.” ~Author Unknown
Q: Will you link to my site?
Short A: Probably not.
Long A: I do not participate in link exchanges. The few links I do have on my site are to my favorite quotation sites and some in acknowledgment of those who have helped me. If you are the author of a quote on my site and would like me to link your attribution to your website, please email me.
Quote A: “One of the Internet's strengths is its ability to help consumers find the right needle in a digital haystack of data.” ~Jared Sandberg
Q: Can I submit a quote?
Short A: Yes but I might not use it.
Long A: You may submit a quotation by emailing it to me. However, because I receive so much email it often takes me a long time to get around to reviewing the submissions. Please do not be offended if I do not post your quote to the site. The Quote Garden is a personal collection of quotes I like the best, not a listing of every quote I can find. Just because I don't post it doesn't mean it's not a good quote or that I don't think others would enjoy it, it just means that I choose not to add it to my collection.
Quote A: “If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.” ~Toni Morrison
Q: How do I report an error?
Short A: Please email me, see "How do I contact you?"
Quote A: “It is very easy to forgive others their mistakes; it takes more grit to forgive them for having witnessed your own.” ~Jessamyn West
Q: What is your citation information?
Short A: www.quotegarden.com
Long A: Below is the website information for citations, if you need it for a works cited list or bibliography. Please keep in mind that some quotes on this site have not been verified. It's always best in scholarly writing to quote from the original source whenever possible. The Quote Garden is meant to be casual enjoyment for word lovers, not an academic reference.
- Author, editor name: Terri Guillemets
- Website title: The Quote Garden
- Original date of publication: March 18, 1998
- Date of most recent update: displayed at bottom of each page
- URL: http://www.quotegarden.com (or as displayed at bottom of each page)
- Print version: none
- Sponsor: none
- Author affiliation: none
- Publisher: self-published
- Place of publication: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Quote A: “Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it. Autograph your work with excellence.” ~Author Unknown
Q: Can I advertise on your site?
Short A: Yes, using Google AdWords.
Long A: I only accept advertising through Google AdWords. Use an existing account or sign up at http://adwords.google.com. You can have your ads on this site and other sites within minutes.
Quote A: “Doing business without advertising is like winking at a girl in the dark. You know what you are doing, but nobody else does.” ~Steuart Henderson Britt
Q: How do I contact you?
Short A: By email, please read the long answer.
Long A: Feedback and inquiries are always welcome but I receive lots of email so be aware that sometimes it takes me quite a while to reply and I may not be able to reply to all messages. Please read all the questions on this page before contacting me as answers to the majority of emails I receive are already provided here. My address is 
gmail.com
Quote A: “Then there's the joy of getting your desk clean, and knowing that all your letters are answered, and you can see the wood on it again.” ~C.A. Johnson
Q: What does this quote-related word mean?
Short A: See the quote glossary for 70+ terms and definitions.
Quote A: “A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience.” ~Miguel de Cervantes
Q: Who is the creator of this site?
Short A: My name is Terri, you can view my personal page here.
Quote A: “Most collectors collect tangibles. As a quotation collector, I collect wisdom, life, invisible beauty, souls alive in ink.” ~Terri Guillemets
Q: What is the history of The Quote Garden?
Short A: Digging up quotes since 1987, online since 1998.
Long A: The Quote Garden began in 1987 when I was 13 years old and read The Scarlet Letter. As I was reading, I noticed some sentences that I really liked and wrote them on a notepad as I went along. And that is where my passion for quotes began. From then on I obsessively wrote down any short excerpts I liked and kept my collection on paper and in WordStar for CP/M as well as turning my favorites into amateur mini-posters and taping them to my bedroom walls. In early 1998 I began sharing my collection with the world by starting a site on GeoCities and learning HTML. Both the site and my obsession with quotes grew quickly with this new platform for sharing. I moved to quotegarden.com in 2001 and continue to this very day maintaining the site by typing every quote and piece of code from scratch into Notepad, and carrying paper and pen with me everywhere I go in case I see anything quotable! Believe it or not, I have yet to finish placing my entire collection online, there are still many quote-scribbled scraps of paper here and there, torn-edged articles with highlighting, etc which I will eventually get around to posting.
Quote A: “There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'.” ~Dave Barry
Q: Are you on Facebook?
Short A: No, but I am on Twitter, @quotegarden.
Quote A: “The Internet is just a world passing around notes in a classroom.” ~Jon Stewart
Q: What is your privacy policy?
Short A: I respect your privacy, please read the long answer as well.
Long A: The only personal information I see for my visitors is email addresses for people who send me an email message. The Quote Garden will never sell or share your email address. Please note there are third-party services associated with this site that may affect your privacy. Click the links below to view the privacy policies of those sites and services.
Quote A: “Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds.” ~John Perry Barlow
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