Quotes

How are Gridogram quotes selected?

When a player discovers the hidden quote, it should make them smile, think, remember or feel something.

Some quotes are well-known, some more obscure. But the preference is for well-known ones. Players get a warm glow from recognising a quote early and solving the grid more easily, that’s a good thing.

Preference is for quotes without proper nouns, but they can feature in well-known quotes.

If a quote is too lengthy, it can’t go in a Gridogram. The aim is to keep grids at max 5ｘ4 letters, but occasionally a quote that requires a more challenging 5ｘ5 grid makes the cut.

Common misquotations are avoided. Darth Vader said “No, I am your father”, not “Luke, I am your father”. Sometimes primary sources can be fun to check.

A substantial effort is made to ensure quotes are attributed to an original source. A Gridogram with the lines
But sooner or later the man who wins
Is the man who thinks he can!
would cite Thinking by Walter D. Wintle. Derivatives like “Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can”, with different attributions, are avoided.

Quotes only use words a majority of people will recognise. Which rules out much of Robert Burns, and that is just a shame. Gridogram will have no “Wee, sleekit, cow’rin, tim’rous beastie”. 🐁

When alternative spellings are possible, quotes stick to their origin.
🇬🇧 Quotes originally in British English or said by a British person use British spelling.
🇺🇸 Quotes originally in American English or said by an American use American spelling.

Bridges are crossed as they are encountered... The Steve Irwin 🇦🇺 Gridogram didn’t have any ambiguous spelling!