: Re: Spacing for quotes within quotes Character A is quoting characters B and C. Since character A is talking their words are enclosed in double quotes. Their rendition of characters B and C's

@Murray831

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I'll assume the first three words (then he said) introduce A's speech. If so, move them outside the quotation marks and follow with a comma.

Then he said, "…"

If A's speech continues over multiple paragraphs, start each paragraph with double quotes to indicate the continuation:

Then he said, "'I like apples,' said character B.
"'I prefer oranges,' said C.
"'But what about plums?' asked B.
"And that's all they talked about."

Or you could write the whole passage as one paragraph:

Then he said, "'I like apples,' said character B. 'I prefer oranges,' said C.' But what about plums?' asked B. And that's all they talked about."

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