[header] How to cite a direct quotation [title] Enclose the quotation using double quotation marks. [step] Use this method if you are quoting fewer than 4 lines of prose or 3 lines of verse within your text. [title] Provide the name of the person you are quoting and specific page numbers (if applicable) within the text. 
[step] If the name of the person or page numbers are not used in your sentence, include the person's last name and/or the pages within two parentheses following the quotation. [substeps] If you are quoting verse, include the line numbers.