Quoting means using the exact words of someone else and putting them in quotation marks.
You use quotes to incorporate other people's words when you want to convey the exact message of the original source. This could be because the quote contains particularly powerful or historically significant language or because you want to critique or comment on the original language.
What It Looks Like In Your Paper:
“Eva said yes, but inside she disagreed and remained convinced that Sula had watched Hannah burn not because she was paralyzed, but because she was interested” (Morrison 78).
Then You Must Provide Complete Citation:
Morrison, Toni. Sula. Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
What It Looks Like In Your Paper:
“I have my mind… and a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge” (Martin, 1996, p. 103).
Then You Must Provide Complete Citation:
Martin, G. R. R. (1996). A Game of Thrones. New York: Bantam Books.