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[A] delightful compendium of dubious quotations ... No one who writes or speaks for a living should be without it.

Universal Press Syndicate [More]

It's difficult to verify a quote, even with the Internet at our disposal, and Keyes has done a superb job of researching the subject.

Knoxville News Sentinel [More]

Ralph Keyes doesn't provide just the origins of several hundred well-known lines but their history - who altered or improved them, why someone else got credit.

Dallas Morning News [More]

Keyes (The Post-Truth Era) aims not only to set the record straight about who said what and when but to tell the story of how each quote was conceived and evolved over time.

Library Journal [More]

Keyes’s impressive research turns up evidence not only of widespread misquotation, but also of misappropriation of even some of our most beloved lines.

Saturday Evening Post [More]

If you care whether the words you repeat in speeches, writing, or conversation are accurate, or you just like a fascinating read, check this book out.

US Airways Magazine [More]

An impressive amount of research has gone into Keyes’s engrossing book. ... Anyone who loves words will love this book.

Yellow Springs News (Ohio) [More]

Read a reference book from cover to cover? That sounds like something only someone with nothing better to read would do. But I bet if you pick up a copy of Ralph Keyes's The Quote Verifier: Who Said What, Where, and When, you'll get sucked into it, too.

Richmond Times-Dispatch [More]

This book would be a good purchase for people who like to use quotes (in speeches, newsletters, classes) and want to be correct. It would make a great reference for any student or writer, as well as anyone who wants to know more about the history of our favorite expressions.

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