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data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-as mw-list-item"><a href="https://as.wikiquote.org/wiki/%E0%A7%B1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF:%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%B0%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%BF" title="ৱিকিউদ্ধৃতি:আদৰণি – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="ৱিকিউদ্ধৃতি:আদৰণি" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bjn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bjn.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikipapadah:Salamat_datang" title="Wikipapadah:Salamat datang – Banjar" lang="bjn" hreflang="bjn" data-title="Wikipapadah:Salamat datang" data-language-autonym="Banjar" data-language-local-name="Banjar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Banjar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikiquote.org/wiki/%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF:%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%AE!" title="উইকিউক্তি:নতুনদের স্বাগতম! – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="উইকিউক্তি:নতুনদের স্বাগতম!" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikiquote.org/wiki/Viquidites:P%C3%A0gina_d%27acollida" title="Viquidites:Pàgina d'acollida – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Viquidites:Pàgina d'acollida" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikicit%C3%A1ty:V%C3%ADtejte" title="Wikicitáty:Vítejte – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Wikicitáty:Vítejte" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Croeso,_newydd-ddyfodiaid" title="Wikiquote:Croeso, newydd-ddyfodiaid – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Wikiquote:Croeso, newydd-ddyfodiaid" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Willkommen" title="Wikiquote:Willkommen – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Wikiquote:Willkommen" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikiquote.org/wiki/%CE%92%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B9%CF%86%CE%B8%CE%AD%CE%B3%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B1:%CE%9A%CE%B1%CE%BB%CF%89%CF%83%CF%8C%CF%81%CE%B9%CF%83%CE%BC%CE%B1" title="Βικιφθέγματα:Καλωσόρισμα – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Βικιφθέγματα:Καλωσόρισμα" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikiquote.org/wiki/Vikicitaro:Bonvenon_novuloj!" title="Vikicitaro:Bonvenon novuloj! – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Vikicitaro:Bonvenon novuloj!" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Bienvenidos" title="Wikiquote:Bienvenidos – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Wikiquote:Bienvenidos" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikisitaatit:Tervetuloa_Wikisitaatteihin" title="Wikisitaatit:Tervetuloa Wikisitaatteihin – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Wikisitaatit:Tervetuloa Wikisitaatteihin" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Bienvenue" title="Wikiquote:Bienvenue – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Wikiquote:Bienvenue" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikiquote.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%98%D7%95%D7%98:%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%99%D7%9D_%D7%94%D7%91%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9D" title="ויקיציטוט:ברוכים הבאים – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ויקיציטוט:ברוכים הבאים" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikiquote.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF:%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A4" title="विकिसूक्ति:नये आगंतुकों का स्वागत – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="विकिसूक्ति:नये आगंतुकों का स्वागत" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikicitat:Dobrodo%C5%A1lica" title="Wikicitat:Dobrodošlica – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Wikicitat:Dobrodošlica" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikid%C3%A9zet:%C3%9Cdv%C3%B6zl%C3%BCnk,_l%C3%A1togat%C3%B3!" title="Wikidézet:Üdvözlünk, látogató! – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Wikidézet:Üdvözlünk, látogató!" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikiquote.org/wiki/%D5%8E%D5%AB%D6%84%D5%AB%D6%84%D5%A1%D5%B2%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%AE%D6%84:%D4%B2%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%AB_%D5%A3%D5%A1%D5%AC%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%BD%D5%BF,_%D5%B6%D5%B8%D6%80%D5%A5%D5%AF%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80" title="Վիքիքաղվածք:Բարի գալուստ, նորեկներ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Վիքիքաղվածք:Բարի գալուստ, նորեկներ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Selamat_Datang" title="Wikiquote:Selamat Datang – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Wikiquote:Selamat Datang" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikivitnun:Velkomnir_n%C3%BDherjar" title="Wikivitnun:Velkomnir nýherjar – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Wikivitnun:Velkomnir nýherjar" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Aiuto:Benvenuto" title="Aiuto:Benvenuto – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Aiuto:Benvenuto" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AD%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%81%B8%E3%82%88%E3%81%86%E3%81%93%E3%81%9D" title="Wikiquote:ウィキクォートへようこそ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="Wikiquote:ウィキクォートへようこそ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Beginne_mit_Wikiquote" title="Wikiquote:Beginne mit Wikiquote – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Wikiquote:Beginne mit Wikiquote" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Welkom_voor_nieuwelingen" title="Wikiquote:Welkom voor nieuwelingen – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Wikiquote:Welkom voor nieuwelingen" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Bem-Vindo" title="Wikiquote:Bem-Vindo – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Wikiquote:Bem-Vindo" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikicitat:Bun_venit" title="Wikicitat:Bun venit – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Wikicitat:Bun venit" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sa mw-list-item"><a href="https://sa.wikiquote.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%83:%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D" title="विकिसूक्तिः:स्वागतम् – Sanskrit" lang="sa" hreflang="sa" data-title="विकिसूक्तिः:स्वागतम्" data-language-autonym="संस्कृतम्" data-language-local-name="Sanskrit" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>संस्कृतम्</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikicit%C3%A1ty:Vitajte" title="Wikicitáty:Vitajte – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Wikicitáty:Vitajte" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikinavedek:Dobrodo%C5%A1li,_novinci" title="Wikinavedek:Dobrodošli, novinci – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Wikinavedek:Dobrodošli, novinci" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ndihm%C3%AB:Mir%C3%AB_se_vini!" title="Ndihmë:Mirë se vini! – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Ndihmë:Mirë se vini!" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Wilujeng_sumping" title="Wikiquote:Wilujeng sumping – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Wikiquote:Wilujeng sumping" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:V%C3%A4lkommen" title="Wikiquote:Välkommen – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Wikiquote:Välkommen" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a 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title="Wikiquote:Reference desk">Reference desk</a><br/><span><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Requested_entries" title="Wikiquote:Requested entries">Request an article</a></span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Village_pump" title="Wikiquote:Village pump">Village pump</a><br/><span><a href="/wiki/Template:Village_pump_archives" title="Template:Village pump archives">Archives</a></span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Administrators%27_noticeboard" title="Wikiquote:Administrators' noticeboard">Administrators' noticeboard</a><br/><span><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Vandalism_in_progress" title="Wikiquote:Vandalism in progress">Report vandalism</a> • <a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Votes_for_deletion" title="Wikiquote:Votes for deletion">Votes for deletion</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="community-page-wrapper"><div style="padding:1ex;"> <table class="wikitable" style="margin: 0 0 0 1em; border: 1px solid navy;" align="right" width="175px"> <tbody><tr> <th><big>Wikiquote Policies and 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(guideline)</small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Fictional_characters" title="Wikiquote:Fictional characters">Fictional characters</a> (guideline)</small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Quotability" title="Wikiquote:Quotability">Quotability</a> (guideline)</small></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Conduct </th></tr> <tr> <td> <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Assume_good_faith" title="Wikiquote:Assume good faith">Assume good faith</a> (guideline)</small></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Operation </th></tr> <tr> <td> <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Blocking_policy" title="Wikiquote:Blocking policy">Blocking policy</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Bots" title="Wikiquote:Bots">Bots</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Deletion_policy" title="Wikiquote:Deletion policy">Deletion policy</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:GNU_FDL" title="Wikiquote:GNU FDL">GNU FDL</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikiquote:Policies and guidelines">Policies and Guidelines</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Proposed_deletion" title="Wikiquote:Proposed deletion">Proposed deletion</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Speedy_deletions" title="Wikiquote:Speedy deletions">Speedy deletions</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Username_policy" title="Wikiquote:Username policy">Username policy</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Babel" title="Wikiquote:Babel">Babel</a> (guideline)</small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Stub" title="Wikiquote:Stub">Stub</a> (guideline)</small></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Wikiquote" title="Wikiquote:Wikiquote">Wikiquote</a> is a free <b>compendium</b> of quotations written by people like you, hosted by the US based non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. To create a user account, visit. <a href="/wiki/Special:CreateAccount" title="Special:CreateAccount">Special:CreateAccount</a>. </p><p>There are three things you can do on Wikiquote. You can read it, you can edit it, and you can write it. </p><p>There are some things that <a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:What_Wikiquote_is_not" title="Wikiquote:What Wikiquote is not">do not belong</a> on Wikiquote, but apart from those, all other contributions are welcome. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Reading" data-mw-thread-id="h-Reading"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Reading"></span>Reading<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Reading"></span></h2></div> <p>Reading is usually simple. Go to the <a href="/wiki/Main_Page" title="Main Page">Main Page</a>, find a subject that looks interesting, and start exploring. There's also a search box at the top right of every page. </p><p>If you read something, and you like it, why not drop a note on the page's talk space? First select the "<b>Discuss this page</b>" link to get to the talk page, then select <b>Edit this page</b> on the talk page. We always love to get a bit of positive feedback! </p><p>If there's a quote you're looking for, or a topic we don't cover, just ask us at the <a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Reference_desk" title="Wikiquote:Reference desk">reference desk</a>, or add the topic to our list of <a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Requested_entries" title="Wikiquote:Requested entries">requests</a>. </p><p>If you have a question about how Wikiquote works, take a look at our <a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:FAQ" title="Wikiquote:FAQ">frequently asked questions</a>. If that doesn't answer your question, you can ask it at the <a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Village_pump" title="Wikiquote:Village pump">village pump</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Editing" data-mw-thread-id="h-Editing"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Editing"></span>Editing<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Editing"></span></h2></div> <p>Anyone can edit pages on Wikiquote, including this one—just select the <b>Edit this Page</b> link on the top or bottom of this page if you think it needs improvement. You don't need special credentials, you don't even need to be <a href="/wiki/Special:UserLogin" title="Special:UserLogin">logged in</a>. You can try your hand at editing in our <a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Sandbox" title="Wikiquote:Sandbox">sandbox</a>: <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:Sandbox&action=edit">Edit the sandbox</a>. </p><p>A simple way to start helping is just to use Wikiquote as you would any other dictionary of quotations, but when you spot a problem—a spelling mistake, perhaps, or an unclear sentence, then go in and fix it. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_bold" class="extiw" title="w:Wikipedia:Be bold">Be bold</a> in updating pages - if you can see a way of improving a page, just do it. </p><p>You might find this a bit scary! See <a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Replies_to_common_objections" title="Wikiquote:Replies to common objections">Replies to common objections</a> for an explanation of why the system still works. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Writing" data-mw-thread-id="h-Writing"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Writing"></span>Writing<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Writing"></span></h2></div> <p>Editing our existing set of knowledge is great, but we'd like you to contribute your knowledge too. You can <a href="/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page" title="Help:Starting a new page">start a brand-new page</a>, or find an existing page and add an entirely new section to it. Don't worry too much about making mistakes—if you do get something slightly wrong, then you, or anyone, can always fix it later. </p><p><i>Note:</i> If you don't want your writing to be edited mercilessly and redistributed at will, then don't submit it. All contributions to Wikiquote are considered to be released under the <a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:CC_BY-SA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikiquote:CC BY-SA">Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License‎</a> (CC BY-SA) and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:GNU_Free_Documentation_License" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:en:GNU Free Documentation License">GNU Free Documentation License</a> (GFDL). This ensures that Wikiquote will remain freely distributable forever. Do not submit copyrighted work unless you have permission from the author to license it under the CC BY-SA. See <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyrights" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Copyrights">Wikipedia:Copyrights</a> for more information. </p><p>We've got a few <a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikiquote:Policies and guidelines">policies and guidelines</a> you might want to look at. You are encouraged to follow the <a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Template" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikiquote:Template">template</a>. Also, the project is focused on building an <i>encyclopedia of quotations</i>, so there are many things that <a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:What_Wikiquote_is_not" title="Wikiquote:What Wikiquote is not">Wikiquote is not</a>. </p><p>Have fun! </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="For_more_information" data-mw-thread-id="h-For_more_information"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-For_more_information"></span>For more information<span data-mw-comment-end="h-For_more_information"></span></h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Introductory_list_of_links" data-mw-thread-id="h-Introductory_list_of_links-For_more_information"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Introductory_list_of_links-For_more_information"></span>Introductory list of links<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Introductory_list_of_links-For_more_information"></span></h3></div> <p>Here are a few links to more introductory information: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:About" title="Wikiquote:About">About the project</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Help:Contents">Help pages</a> – help on editing, starting new articles, and many other topics</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:FAQ" title="Wikiquote:FAQ">Wikiquote FAQs</a> – frequently asked questions about the site</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Reference_desk" title="Wikiquote:Reference desk">Reference desk</a> – where to ask questions about quotes or sources</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Village_pump" title="Wikiquote:Village pump">Village pump</a> – where to ask questions about Wikiquote itself</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Shortcuts" title="Wikiquote:Shortcuts">Shortcuts</a> – list of links to policy pages and their corresponding abbreviations</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikiquote:Policies and guidelines">Policies and guidelines for contributors</a> – list of links to Wikiquote policy pages</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 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