I need to quote a sentence for my essay:?

Question

"his grandfather was an old decorated Colonel and revered by the town and his grandmother, who sold candy animals to support the family, could deliver even the most outrageous, superstitious tale with conviction." I would only like to quote starting from "his grandmother, how would I do that?

Answer 1

How about....

His grandmother was a graceful woman who led an extraordinary life.  Her soft eyes were kind  and filled with wisdom; her smile, warm and inviting.  Her hair was a crisp white and reminded him of of snowy winters at grandma's.  After years of creating candy animals to support her family, her hands were not as strong as they once were.  The lines on her face told a story of a lifetime of laughter... and tears. Even still, this saint of a woman could deliver the most outrageous tale of superstition to the most sceptic audiences, overturning previous convictions and thwarting all logic.  

Just my little piece for you....  Hope it helps.

Oh, as a writer I would suggest that you focus on description first.  Let the reader "get to know" the grandparents... more about the character, personality of the people you are writing about.

  

You have time to let the reader know other details later on....

Good luck!... and remember to have fun with this.  You've begun to develop two awesome people here... Let us know more about them...

Answer 2

"...his grandmother, who sold candy animals to support the family, could deliver even the most outrageous, superstitious tale with conviction."

The three dots can be used anywhere in a quote and it demonstrates part of the quote been removed

hoped this helped =D

Answer 3

His grandfather was a Colonel, much decorated and respected by the townspeople. His grandmother sold candy animals to support the family and she could deliver even the most outrageous superstitious tale with conviction. She liked particularly to dwell on the idea that all kittens born in May should be drowned, followed closely by an allusion to  girls going mad through staring at the full moon.

I wouldn't introduce a whole story or it will spoil the track of your original tale, which sounds as though it will be very interesting. If you wanted you could have part of your story illustrating what happened when one of her "tales" came true.

  (By the way, both superstitions that I put are genuine in the sense that I knew people who believed firmly in them. What about : on New Year's eve only a dark man could be the first to enter your house after the stroke of midnight. If you wished you could use the old name for new year's eve: Yul. That is why it is called Yule-tide, when Yul came to your house to bring good luck for the coming year. he came down the chimney and you put a log on the fire for him to step on as he entered. Of course you have to be an Anglo-Saxon to believe this. But I know people who would not let you into their house on New Year's Eve if you had the wrong coloured hair or were a female.)

Keep writing; I think that you have talent.

Answer 4

"...his grandmother - then finish"

the ... lets the reader know there was more to the quote prior to when you started.

Answer 5

"his grandfather was an old decorated colonel....his grandmother, who sold candy animals to support the family, could deliver even the most outrageous, superstitous tale with conviction."

Or just "his grandmother, who sold candy animals to support the family, could deliver even the most outrageous, superstitous tale with conviction."