# Pull Quote A pull quote is a short passage lifted from an article and displayed prominently in editorial layout. Editors often adjust a pull quote so it reads well outside its paragraph, demonstrating the practical need for a standalone surface. Atomic Markdown moves that decision upstream: the author specifies the transformation once inside the source so every downstream presentation can use the same controlled realization. Related: [[wiki/Author-Side Extraction|Author-Side Extraction]], [[wiki/Reader-Side Annotation|Reader-Side Annotation]], [[wiki/Transformational Extraction|Transformational Extraction]], [[wiki/Provenance|Provenance]]. ## Simple Reminders, Quotations, and Thoughts > “A good quotation does not merely decorate an argument; it contains one in miniature, which is why it is quotable.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *The Argument in Miniature, 2026* [[reminders/Writing/Why a Good Quotation Is Quotable by Bryant McGill|Why a Good Quotation Is Quotable by Bryant McGill]] > “A good quotation does not merely decorate an argument; it contains one in miniature.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *The Argument in Miniature, 2026* [[reminders/Writing/A Good Quotation Contains an Argument in Miniature by Bryant McGill|A Good Quotation Contains an Argument in Miniature by Bryant McGill]] > “A quotation spine gives the author something prose generation usually lacks: a compact set of convictions against which the entire article can be tested.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *The Argument in Miniature, 2026* [[reminders/Writing/A Quotation Spine Tests the Entire Article by Bryant McGill|A Quotation Spine Tests the Entire Article by Bryant McGill]]