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Q&A Attributing quotes to fictional characters

Let's say, for example, that I want to post my favourite quote from Babylon 5 somewhere: "I'm not saying what I'm saying. I'm not saying what I'm thinking. As a matter of fact, I'm not thinking...

1 answer  ·  posted 11y ago by Adam Lear‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:59:31Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/8440
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Adam Lear‭ · 2019-12-08T02:59:31Z (almost 5 years ago)
Let's say, for example, that I want to post my favourite quote from _Babylon 5_ somewhere:

> "I'm not saying what I'm saying. I'm not saying what I'm thinking. As a matter of fact, I'm not thinking what I'm thinking." - John Sheridan, _Babylon 5_

How can I make it clear in the attribution that this is a line spoken by a character rather than an excerpt from a book called _Babylon 5_ written by a guy named John Sheridan?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2013-07-18T20:59:25Z (over 11 years ago)
Original score: 15