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Topic : Non-dialogue sections: single quotes or double quotes? Should I write: I haven't met Sophia after our 'friendly' meeting. or I haven't met Sophia after our "friendly" meeting. - selfpublishingguru.com

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Should I write:

I haven't met Sophia after our 'friendly' meeting.

or

I haven't met Sophia after our "friendly" meeting.

The sight reminded me of a part of the Genesis that Mom used to read
to me: 'And God said, Let there be light, and there was light . . .’

or

The sight reminded me of a part of the Genesis that Mom used to read
to me: “And God said, ‘Let there be light’, and there was light . .
.’”

That's when my common sense kicked in. 'Hey what are you doing?' it
said . . .

or

That's when my common sense kicked in. "Hey what are you doing?" it
said . . .

I use double quotes for dialogue.

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Those (and dialogue) are all quotations. The first might be quoting Sophia or an unnamed sarcastic commentator or someone else. The second quotes Genesis. The third quotes the character's anthropomorphized common sense. All quotations.

So punctuate them like other quotations.

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