When you're quoting a source, use quotation marks to indicate a character's thoughts, and make it clear in your prose that you are quoting thoughts, not speech: If you're writing fiction, you may style a character's thoughts in italics or quotation marks.28 Jun 2019
How do you write thoughts in writing?
If you're writing fiction, you may style a character's thoughts in italics or quotation marks. Using italics has the advantage of distinguishing thoughts from speech.28 Jun 2019
Do you italicize or quote thoughts?
Use quotation marks for both speech and thought. Quotation marks will identify these words as actually spoken or literally imagined as thought. Reserve quotation marks for speech alone. Don't use quotation marks for speech or thought.18 Aug 2020