The types of evidence you use will depend in part on the conventions of the discipline or audience for which you are writing. And quotations are only one type of evidence: well-balanced papers may also make use of paraphrases, data, and statistics.
The majority of your paper should still be your original ideas in your own words (after all, it’s your paper). But packing your paper with quotations will not necessarily strengthen your argument. You have probably been told by teachers to provide as much evidence as possible in support of your thesis. Use quotations at strategically selected moments. This handout will help you decide when and how to quote like a pro. Used ineffectively, however, quotations can clutter your text and interrupt the flow of your argument. Used effectively, quotations can provide important pieces of evidence and lend fresh voices and perspectives to your narrative.
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