Please edit or correct or delete this quote. (part 6)

[Frank]

This comment https://www.goodreads.com/author/quot... is misattributed to Francis M. Wilhoit (1920 -- 2010) . It was actually written (2018) by me, Frank Wilhoit (1958 -- ); the original source is here: https://crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/...

I think the best thing to do would be to remove the quote.

[Emily]

Please do not delete your post; it messes up the numbering.

49. Christo wrote: "Please can you fix that, you are the only book search who misattribute it."

Anyone can add quotes to Goodreads. Thanks for reporting this. I have combined this with the correct quote.
Whenever Google updates their caching it should eventually go away. If someone adds it to the wrong author again, we can combine it again.

50. Nikki wrote: "Please delete both quotes by nikki algoe, I wrote them when I was younger and it's just terrible. Thank you in advance!"

Seems someone else (or you) has already done this

51. I changed the book

52. Frank wrote: "I think the best thing to do would be to remove the quote."

I changed the name to yours. Since it has a like and it is valid, there is no reason to remove it.

[Nikki]

That's odd, I can still see them when I search up my name.

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

Nikki wrote: "That's odd, I can still see them when I search up my name."

This is what I get when I click on your link
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/sear...

Parts of this site are heavily cached.

If you are still seeing the quotes somewhere could you provide another link?:)

[Jordan]

There are typos in this quote:
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1042...

for example:
- "east" should be capitalized
- "slave revolts" not "slave results"
- "inclination" not "incarnation"

It should read:
"In fact, however, an act of civil disobedience, like any move towards reform, is more like the first push up a hill. Society's tendency is to maintain what has been. Rebellion is only an occasional reaction to suffering in human history; we have infinitely more instances of forbearance to exploitation, and submission to authority, then we have examples of revolt. Measure the number of peasant insurrections against the centuries of serfdom in Europe--the millennia of landlordism in the East; match the number of slave revolts in America with the record of those millions who went through their lifetimes of toil without outward protest. What we should be most concerned about is not some natural tendency towards violent uprising, but rather the inclination of people, faced with an overwhelming environment, to submit to it."

Thank you!

[Mike]

I found the first result that pops up when looking for quotes by Thomas Jefferson is that the Goodreads quote page, which is all well and good. Also, one of the first quotes, "Do you want to know who you are?" etc. (here: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/2162...) is misattributed and was debunked on the Monticello website's Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia who knows how long ago: https://monticello.org/site/research-... .

The quote is actually by Polish writer Witold Gombrowicz in Diary Vol 2 (1957-1961) published in 1989.

[Laurel]

Hello, I would like to have this quote edited or deleted, whichever is easier. The second word should be "debates" and not "debated"- apologies.

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1046...

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

#56 - done by someone
#59 - done

[Pradipa]

Hi, there is an error in this quote.

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1046...

I should have added the preceding lines. The full quote should have been:

Economics [...] maximizing models are really arguing is that “people will always seek to maximize something,” [...] All they really add to analysis is a set of assumptions about human nature. The assumption, most of all, that no one ever does anything primarily out of concern for others; that whatever one does, one is only trying to get something out of it for oneself. In common English, there is a word for this attitude. It’s called “cynicism.” Most of us try to avoid people who take it too much to heart. In economics, apparently, they call it “science.”

Thank you in advance!

[Rivvy]

Please remove the "good day" quote from my author profile that has the quotation mark at the end of the attribution. You'll see it is a duplicate of a correct "good day" entry. Thank you for your help.

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

Rivvy wrote: "Please remove the "good day" quote from my author profile that has the quotation mark at the end of the attribution. You'll see it is a duplicate of a correct "good day" entry. Thank you for your h..."

Hi

No likes & a duplicate so removed.

[Rivvy]

Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ wrote: "Rivvy wrote: "Please remove the "good day" quote from my author profile that has the quotation mark at the end of the attribution. You'll see it is a duplicate of a correct "good day" entry. Thank ..."

Thank you.

[Liz]

This quote is misattributed to Heraclitus, but not found in any of his known writings. I think the actual author is unknown, but it is widely and falsely attributed to Heraclitus.

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1622...

[Kevin]

Please delete this quote from my author page. Thank you. https://www.goodreads.com/author/quot...

[Kevin]

Please delete this quote:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quot...

I asked 15 hours ago. I was told to click the delete button, but there is no delete button. There is only a Like button. Thank you.

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

Kevin wrote: "Please delete this quote:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quot...

I asked 15 hours ago. I was told to click the delete button, but there is no delete button. There is only a Lik..."

I am not seeing any quotes under your name. If you are still seeing the quote it may be a caching issue.

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

Corinne wrote: "https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8480...

13 "famous" "inspirational" quotes all under one quote and one author"

13 quotes bundled together aren't a proper quote so deleted.

[Ray's]

Hello librarians,

I added a quotation, but the first (single) inverted comma was automatically removed. It's actually necessary, as the quotation contains direct speech.

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1050...

If someone could replace the opening single inverted comma that was removed, that would be great. Thank you.

[Emily]

#71 It will not save with that punctuation as the first character. If someone has a workaround I will use it.

[Mantvydas]

#71, added it with space symbol code. Not sure if you want to keep it this way, but I can't think of a better workaround.
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1050...

[rivka, Former Moderator]

The HTML for an apostrophe (or basic single quote) is

& # 39 ; (without the spaces)

Done.

[Emily]

rivka wrote: "The HTML for an apostrophe (or basic singe quote) is

& # 39 ; (without the spaces)

Done."

Thanks for the tip!!!

[Ray's]

Thank you! 🙏

[Michael]

Please delete these quotes...

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1035...

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1035...

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7677...

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7677...

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7677...

[rivka, Former Moderator]

Michael wrote: "Please delete these quotes..."

Duplicate request has been removed. To avoid confusion, please only post requests once. If a day or two have gone by with no reply, it's fine to bump your request up by responding to the same thread. Goodreads Librarians are volunteers, and some requests may take some time to get a reply.

[Michael]

Alright. Thanks for the info.

[Liz]

rivka wrote: "Michael wrote: "Please delete these quotes..."

Duplicate request has been removed. To avoid confusion, please only post requests once. If a day or two have gone by with no reply, it's fine to bump..."

Hi, I posted mine a bit over a week ago. It's the one about Heraclitus.

[Jo]

Please correct the attribution for this quote: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7883...

The correct author is Jean-Michel Basquiat. Thanks!

[Mantvydas]

#81, changed. Jean Michel Basquiat was definitely the original author of the quote.

[Jo]

Mantvydas wrote: "#81, changed. Jean Michel Basquiat was definitely the original author of the quote."

Thanks!

[David]

Hello!

The quote "A noble man..." found here:

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/3971...

Is attributed incorrectly to Marcus Aurelius. This is a direct quote from Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. Published 1858.

https://archive.org/details/lifethoug...

[Steve]

Hi, the author of this quote is wrong, the original author is unknown to me, but the one mentioned is definitely wrong.

Fake Quote:
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1050811

Proof:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zf18...

[Emily]

#60 done
#64/80 done
#84 done
#85 done
Let me know of any that may have been missed.

[Cami]

Hi, please help to delete my duplicated quote here: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1051...

And edit this quote: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1051... to remove the (~Florian) bit, and change the tag to 'humor' instead.

Thank you for the help! So sorry for the trouble ^^;;

[V.G.]

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1792...

"Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures."
"Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures." -- often attributed to Emerson. Actually "Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures" by Jessamyn West in her 1957 book To See the Dream. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=E...

Site for reference where a teacher in CA corrects misattributed quotes associated with Emerson or Thoreau online. >>

https://sites.google.com/view/mreverh...

[Austin]

Hello librarians,

Please delete this quote. I added it and it contains errors. There are no likes.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quot...

Thank you!

[Emily]

Austin wrote: "Hello librarians,
Please delete this quote. I added it and it contains errors. There are no likes."

Please wait at least a day before bumping your post.
That said, were you planning to re-add the quote? If so, what should it say, and we will edit it.

[Emily]

#87-88 done

[Emily]

Austin wrote: "Thank you Emily! I am sorry, I just wanted to correct the errors before any "likes" were added. I wanted to remove the quotation marks from the beginning and the end. I also wanted to remove the "a..."

The quotation marks are inserted by default and we can't remove them.
Conventionally, we add quotes separately if they occur in different parts of the book. If they are all the same passage, they can be on the same quote.
I can delete part of this quote and you can add the second one separately, if you'll tell me exactly which one should be which.

[Emily]

Corinne wrote: "https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9754..."

#95 done

Austin wrote: "Thank you Emily. The quotes are different passages, so please delete them all. Thanks very much again and sorry for the trouble."

I went ahead and deleted it since my comments may not have been clear.

[Allie]

I recently added this quote (https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1053...) to goodreads, but, quite absentmindedly, I did not notice that the wrong quote was in my clipboard until after it was pasted and posted. I meant to post “I want to dig out what is ancient in me/ the mistaken-for-monster/ its ophidian prowl/ its raven-cursed rudiment – let it teach me how to be unafraid again.” This correction would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance for any corrective help, and I apologize for the trouble!

[Matthew]

Hello,

The quotes below are in the wrong author page

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quot...

The quotes should go this the following author

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

Ashlyn wrote: "Please delete this quote as it spoils the book.

https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes...

thank you"

Duplicate post. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Please only post requests in one place. If your request hasn't been answered in a couple of days it is fine to bump it up.

Personally, I am not going to delete this quote as it has a like & I'm not sure if contains spoilers is a valid reason on Goodreads.

I think you may have to wait for the moderator to rule on this one, sorry.

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

#95 Deleted at request of author seeing there were no likes.
#96 Hi. I had to think about this one. :)
I've left the other quote as there is nothing wrong with it- you can just delete it from your personal quotes. Can you check for me if I have displayed this correctly.
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1054...
& I can add the name of the book this quote came from if you want.
#99 & 100 not true quotes + no likes, so deleted.

[rivka, Former Moderator]

Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ wrote: "I'm not sure if contains spoilers is a valid reason on Goodreads."

I wouldn't consider it enough of a reason in general, no.

I have also removed the duplicate request.

[lethe]

Ashlyn wrote: "Must I really track down the ONE person who liked it and have them remove the like?"

I believe that would go against the Author Guidelines.

[Amanda]

Please remove the "Laura" from the end of this quote. It is just the first word in the next sentence and doesn't add anything to the quote itself.

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8158...

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

Amanda wrote: "Please remove the "Laura" from the end of this quote. It is just the first word in the next sentence and doesn't add anything to the quote itself.

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8158......"

Single word removed. :)

[Amanda]

Please add the apostrophes to the beginning and end of this quote. It's a quote of a conversation, so I think it would be correct to have the apostrophes indicate the beginning and end of the quote-within-a-quote. (Or if that isn't correct, let me know what is correct/update the quote to be correct)

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1054...

[rivka, Former Moderator]

Post with a link to specific user has been removed. Links to individual users, their reviews, etc. are not allowed in this group.

Off-topic posts have also been removed.