Quick Help: Deciding to quote, paraphrase, or summarize

• wording that is so memorable or powerful, or expresses a point so perfectly, that you cannot change it without weakening the meaning
• authors’ opinions you wish to emphasize
• authors’ words that show you are considering varying perspectives
• respected authorities whose opinions support your ideas
• authors whose opinions challenge or vary greatly from those of others in the field

• passages in which the details, but not the exact words, are important to your point

• long passages in which the main point is important to your point but the details are not