Which of the following is true about a direct quote of a writer’s words? . a. you do not need to give an in-text citation for it; it is clearly a quote.. b. you must always use quotation marks around a direct quote, no matter where it appears in the paper.. c. direct quotes are not as powerful or interesting as paraphrases.. d. you should do more than just string together a lot of quotes. you must draw conclusions from them..