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Exclamation Quotes

One exclamation point to the next.

This is a small, funny genre — writers defending their own exclamation points as how people actually think, while someone else insists five exclamation marks in a row is proof of a mind coming undone.

I can't wait to play the Hammerstein shows. Things have been exploding in the last week, and that's going to be the exclamation point.

Quotes by Trey Anastasio

People complain about my exclamation points, but I honestly think that's the way people think. I don't think people think in essays; it's one exclamation point to another.

Quotes by Tom Wolfe

I used to enjoy using dots where they would be least expected, not at the end of a sentence but in the middle, creating the effect... of a skipped beat. It seemed to me the mind reacted - first!... in...

Quotes by Tom Wolfe

Five exclamation marks, the sure sign of an insane mind.

Quotes by Terry Pratchett

About Quotes

I write music with an exclamation point!

Quotes by Richard Wagner

It's always nice to end your sentences with an exclamation mark, and not a comma.

Quotes by Joey Santiago

Amalur's user interface is designed much like a massively multiplayer online role-playing game, liberally sprinkling yellow exclamation points and markers all over your mini-map in order to show you where to quest next.

Quotes by Jason Schreier

I met Betty Moore when she entered Mitchell High School as a freshman, and that was it - period, exclamation point!

Quotes by Gus Grissom

I don't think, in my entire 18 years as a student, I ever used an exclamation point in an academic paper.

Quotes by Faith Salie

Always Quotes

Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke.

Quotes by F. Scott Fitzgerald

I joined an improv comedy group. Ours was named 'Quick Fire!' with an exclamation point. It was when I auditioned for that team and got on it and felt like... I'll just say I felt like I was good at...

Quotes by Ellie Kemper

On signing day, my mom brought me the national letter of intent to Arkansas. I should feel like I'm making the right decision. You get that many people telling you that. I had been dreaming about it. I signed 'No'...

Quotes by DeAngelo Williams

I think President Obama has been an extraordinarily successful president, and that this period will record that with a bunch of exclamation points. But obviously, not everybody thinks that.

Quotes by Cass Sunstein

Frequently Asked Questions

What are these 'Exclamation' quotes about?
Exclamation points specifically — people defending their overuse, describing punctuation as rhythm, and one line joking that too many is a sign a mind is coming undone.
Why would someone search for quotes about exclamation points?
It's a small, specific bit of writing-craft trivia that people enjoy for its humor, especially anyone who's been told they overuse punctuation.
Do the quotes defend or criticize exclamation points?
Both — one writer insists exclamation points reflect how people actually think, while another jokes that five in a row signals a mind coming undone.
Is there a quote about punctuation as rhythm?
Yes — one describes placing dots mid-sentence to create a skipped beat, rather than saving them for the end.
Is this collection more serious or lighthearted?
Mostly lighthearted — it reads like writers poking fun at their own habits rather than making a serious argument about grammar.

There's also a quieter observation about punctuation as rhythm, dots placed to create a skipped beat mid-sentence instead of at the end.