An indirect quotation is a statement by the writer of what another person said but in the writer's words, not the actual words of the original speaker. For example "Judy said she would drop by after she got off work". A direct quotation uses the exact words of the speaker. for example "'I'll come over when I get off work' said Judy".
A quotation is using another persons words. Quotations are placed in quotation marks is they are short. As in this example: Nathan Hale said "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my county." If a quotation is long, it can be indented or italicized.
when you say what someone else/something else said word for word surrounded by quotation marks eg:
"What is quotation?" is me quoting you
cotation