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How to cite a quote from an anonymous secondary source
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In the last day or two, a couple of well-intentioned librarians have edited the quote. Currently, it lists the author as "Anonymous", and adds to the text: "(anonymous twitter joke mentioned in the book)"
It is a fairly popular quote, over 400 likes, and it has been used by a famous author, so I feel it clearly meets our standards for notability. You can see it here:
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9505657
I'm not quite sure whether to:
* leave the quote as-is
* remove all mention of it being a secondary source (just the quote, "Anonymous" author, attached to Hank Green's book)
* make the author field slightly more specific ("Anonymous as cited by Hank Green", "Anonymous Twitter User", or similar)
Thoughts?