Support for Indie Authors discussion

Hii all,
I've been wondering if i can you someone's quote in my book?

Yes. As long as it is quoted with attribution. There is a gray area on the length allowed based on content.

YMMV

Just letting you know that I moved this into the Author Help folder.

Thanks!
Ann

Depends on whose quote and for what. Is this fiction or non and what is the context and original quote?

it's fiction

You have to be careful... If you quote a song, then you can get into copyright trouble. If you use a literary quote, make sure you really check that it's safe to use and you cite it properly.

You may want to strongly consider consulting a copyright lawyer.

Or you might opt for paraphrasing the quote, putting it in your own words with something like " so-and-so once said something like..." as the attribution.

I mean, after all, Ambrose Bierce once said something to the effect of "quoting others is the act of repeating what someone else said and getting it wrong."

[See what I did there?]

thanks for your advices. I'll definitely be careful with using quotes. :)
indeed, the better option is to rephrase a quote. this is a good idea.

Rephrasing without attribution can be plagiarism. There's a lot to take into consideration. Without more context, I'll have to agree with Dwayne in that you might consider speaking to a copyright lawyer.