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->''"I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognise wiser than oneself."''

-->--'''W. Somerset Maugham '''

->[[SelfDemonstratingArticle ''"Tut, tut! Now half of the article has been pushed under the window. That's not good!"'']]

->''"Oh my God! TVTropes used one of my quotes!"''

-->-- '''Murdoc Niccals''', {{Gorillaz}}

This is another case of Too Much Of A Good Thing, and an instance where the WikiMagic gets a bit out of control, ''[[{{Fantasia}} Sorcerer's Apprentice]]''-style. It gets even worse when they leave out the indent markup ([=-->=]), leaving the text normal-sized and indistinguishable from the body. That is usually fixed, though, but people don't always catch it.

-->-- '''TV Tropes Wiki''', "[[TipsWorksheet Edit Tip #16]]"

->''"Tut, tut! Now half of the article has been pushed under the window. That's not good!"''

-->-- '''RalphWaldoEmerson'''

-->-- '''Ralph Waldo Emerson'''

If you find a page like this, please consider moving most or all of the quotes to the QuotesWiki.

->''Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.''
-->--'''Denis Diderot'''

->''A short saying oft contains much wisdom.''
-->--'''Creator/{{Sophocles}}'''

->''By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote. In fact, it is as difficult to appropriate the thoughts of others as it is to invent.''
-->--'''Ralph Waldo Emerson'''

-> ''I hate quotation. Tell me what ''you'' know.''
-->--'''Also Ralph Waldo Emerson'''

->''I can remember a reporter asking me for a quote, and I didn't know what a quote was. I thought it was some kind of soft drink.''
-->--'''Joe [=DiMaggio=]'''

->''I thought it was a character from...oh wait, that's a spoiler.''
-->--'''@/GlennMagusHarvey'''

->''A witty saying proves nothing.''
-->--'''Creator/{{Voltaire}}'''

-->--'''Murdoc Niccals''', {{Gorillaz}}

->''The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.''

->''Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.''

->''Most of the time there's room for just one more on top...''
-->--'''{{Uncyclopedia}}''' on '''Creator/OscarWilde''' on quotes

->''Some for renown, on scraps of learning dote, And think they grow immortal as they quote.''

->''What's the use of a good quote if you can't change it?''

->''Life itself is a quotation.''
-->--'''Creator/JorgeLuisBorges'''

->''This page uses a lot of quotes.''
-->--'''CaptainObvious'''

->''One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.''
-->--A. Bronson Alcott

->''More than one page-top quote just gets in the way. Use the Quotes page for the rest.''
-->--'''TV Tropes Wiki''', "[[TipsWorksheet Edit Tip #16]]"

->''Tut, tut! Now half of the article has been pushed under the window. That's not good!''
-->--'''TV Tropes Wiki''', "[[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment TV Tropes More Like TV Quotes]]"

->''Oh my God! TVTropes used one of my quotes!''

-->--'''JorgeLuisBorges'''

A [[WikiTropes Wiki Trope]] about that lesser dreaded malady of the Wiki: page quote overdose. On occasions, a brief and snappy {{Epigraph}} at the header of the page can far more easily capture the gist of a trope than the descriptive text below it. And maybe another quote can serve to give a different angle on the trope. But then someone else just happens to find this ''really bonzer'' new quote that is positively sidesplitting, and, rather than be so bold as to slice out a previous quote, they just append it to the rest of them.

-->--'''{{Sophocles}}'''

-->--'''{{Voltaire}}'''

-->--'''OscarWilde'''

-->--'''{{Uncyclopedia}}''' on '''OscarWilde''' on quotes

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-->-- '''[[WebOriginal/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]]'''

-->-- '''{{Linkara}}'''

-->--'''Murdoc Niccals''', The {{Gorillaz}}

-->--'''[[DoctorWho The Doctor]]'''

-->--'''Jorge Luis Borges'''

-->''Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.''
--->--'''Denis Diderot'''

-->''A short saying oft contains much wisdom.''
--->--'''{{Sophocles}}'''

-->''By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote. In fact, it is as difficult to appropriate the thoughts of others as it is to invent.''
--->--'''Ralph Waldo Emerson'''

--> ''I hate quotation. Tell me what ''you'' know.''
--->--'''Also Ralph Waldo Emerson'''

-->''I can remember a reporter asking me for a quote, and I didn't know what a quote was. I thought it was some kind of soft drink.''
--->--'''Joe [=DiMaggio=]'''

-->''I thought it was a character from...oh wait, that's a spoiler.''
--->--'''@/GlennMagusHarvey'''

-->''A witty saying proves nothing.''
--->--'''{{Voltaire}}'''

-->''"Always be wary of people who use quotes." I don't know who said that.''
--->--'''Murdoc Niccals''', The {{Gorillaz}}

-->''The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.''
--->--'''W. Somerset Maugham '''

-->''Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.''
--->--'''OscarWilde'''

-->''Most of the time there's room for just one more on top...''
--->--'''{{Uncyclopedia}}''' on '''OscarWilde''' on quotes

-->''Some for renown, on scraps of learning dote, And think they grow immortal as they quote.''
--->--'''Edward Young'''

-->''What's the use of a good quote if you can't change it?''
--->--'''[[DoctorWho The Doctor]]'''

-->''Life itself is a quotation.''
--->--'''Jorge Luis Borges'''

-->''This page uses a lot of quotes.''
--->--'''CaptainObvious'''

-->''More than one page-top quote just gets in the way. Use the Quotes page for the rest.''
--->--'''TV Tropes Wiki''', "[[TipsWorksheet Edit Tip #16]]"

-->''Tut, tut! Now half of the article has been pushed under the window. That's not good!''
--->--'''TV Tropes Wiki''', "[[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment TV Tropes More Like TV Quotes]]"

-->''Oh my God! TVTropes used one of my quotes!''
--->--'''{{Linkara}}'''

--->--'''Captain Obvious'''

-->''Tut, tut! Now half of the article has been pushed under the window. That's not good!''
--->--'''TV Tropes Wiki''', "[[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment TVTropes More Like TVQuotes]]"

--->--'''GlennMagusHarvey'''

-->''Who knows. This quote is just for show.''
--->---'''Anonymous'''

--->--'''[[DoctorWho The Doctor]]]'''