Block Quotations

• Citations of 40 words or more are called block quotations. These quotations begin on a new line, the entire block is indented and single spaced.
• A colon is used to introduce a block quotation, and quotation marks are not inserted. However, the final punctuation mark is after the parentheses.

 Sample

It has been said that if you don’t use your brain it will go to waste.  Just like a muscle it will atrophy:

The key to keeping the brain sharp is the same as it is for any muscle in the body:  You have to use it or you’re going to lost it.  But while scientists agree that mental activity will help buff up the brain, there is a wide variety of opinions on the best way to go about engaging the mind (Boland, p. 34).