What is the difference between directly quoting and paraphrasing? A direct quote is exactly what the author says. It needs quotations. Text that is paraphrased is reworded, rearranged, and does not need quotation marks.

Direct quotes are when characters are talking and paraphrasing are when they are not

. Direct quotes are reworded, rearranged, and do not need quotation marks. Text that is paraphrased is exactly what the author says and needs quotations

. Direct quotes are words you find in the dictionary while paraphrased words can be found in the thesaurus.