Alcove 9: An Annotated List of Reference Websites

Literatures in English: Quotations

Bartleby.com's Quotations Collection
An extensive compilation of resources covering phrases, proverbs, and quotations from ancient to modern times. A full citation is provided for the source of each quotation. Each resource can be searched individually or search all collectively:
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (1919)
Columbia World of Quotations (1996)
Simpson's Contemporary Quotations (1988)
Respectfully Quoted (1989)

Creative Quotations
Features a database of more than 50,000 proverbs and quotations by famous individuals. Users can search quotations by keyword, date or month, nationality, or profession. Citations are usually fairly complete.

The Internet Public Library - Quotations Reference
Provides resources to help identify or find interesting quotations.

LibrarySpot - Quotations
Provides a directory to sites devoted to quotations.

Quotations
Thousands of quotations organized by topic or speaker with a keyword search feature. Author of the quote is provided, along with one-sentence biographical information. There is rarely a specific citation to the exact source of the quote.