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    When writing a work of prose is it necessary to put the thoughts of a character into quotation marks or italics?

    Question #59530. Asked by trident87. (Sep 22 05 6:34 PM)


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    		Thoughts
    You can surround thoughts with quotation marks or not, according to your preference.
    • “My heart is filled with bile,” thought Aoife.
    • My heart is filled with bile, thought Aoife.

    http://www.sparknotes.com/writing/style/topic_156.htm

    Sep 22 05, 7:51 PM

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