Sample Articles from Past Issues of The "Quote... Unquote" Newsletter

The Vagueness is All – the problem of slippery attributions examined and Rees's first law of quotations introduced.

Quote Thievery – a trick of the quotation publishing trade exposed.

The Differently-Sized Person Sings – musings and insights on the origins and evolution of a popular modern proverb.

Black Sheep – the true source of the most famous parliamentary jibe of recent years.

End of the Trail – the meaning and relevance of the inscription on G.K. Chesterton's gravestone.

Share Your Quote with A Friend – Marilyn Monroe's perspective on money woes.

The King of Terrors – words of comfort... "Death is nothing at all...I have only slipped away to the next room...."

Slipping the Surly Bonds... – a happy coincidence of the right quotation for the right occasion.

My Quotation and I – an outstanding choice of quotation in a head of state's speech.

Tatoo Raider – researching a revealing quotation.

An Inconvenient Quotation – The Misattributing Something to Mark Twain Award.