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Q&A Should I italicise when the protagonist quote other character's words?

For example in a story I'm writing a character says the following: “Be careful,” An-Mei said, ignoring my question. “No matter what, don't get close to her.” Later on the protagonist thinks...

1 answer  ·  posted 10y ago by Alexandro Chen‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T03:10:57Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/9354
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Alexandro Chen‭ · 2019-12-08T03:10:57Z (over 4 years ago)
For example in a story I'm writing a character says the following:

> “Be careful,” An-Mei said, ignoring my question. “No matter what, don't get close to her.”

Later on the protagonist thinks about this:

> I had decided to avoid the mountain at night. Be careful. Don't get close to her, An-Mei had said. But did why people fear her so much?

Should I italicize _Be careful. Don't get close to her_?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2013-11-12T16:00:25Z (over 10 years ago)
Original score: 0