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Varying your sentence patternsEven if you choose a different verb for each quotation, the combination of author, verb and quote can become repetitious. One way to vary citations is occasionally to place the name of the source in a less prominent position, tucked into the quotation instead of calling, attention to itself at the beginning.
1. You can interrupt quotations by placing the citation in the middle.
"I made my mistakes," acknowledged Richard Nixon, "but in all my years in public service, I have never profited from public service. I have earned every cent."
But don't interrupt the quotation at just any point or else it may be awkward:
"The only prize much cared for," states Oliver Wendell Holmes, "by the powerful is power."
2. You can avoid the monotonous "X says that..." pattern by phrasing the citation as a subordinate clause or phrase.
In Henry Kissinger's opinion, "Power is 'the great aphrodisiac."'
3. In your quest for variety, avoid placing the citation after the quotation. The author's name at the end may weaken the statement and make it awkward.
"I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample underfoot," as quoted from the writings of Robert Ingersoll.
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