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On your Works Cited Page (MLA) or Reference List (APA), identify yourself as the author using the format for an unpublished paper (or published, if you have published it!) Cite any indirect sources indicating yourself as the author.
The MLA (Modern Language Association) style of writing requires you to cite the name of the author and the page number when citing quotes in essays. If you're citing poetry, then you'll have to cite the lines of poetry instead of page numbers. Unlike in APA style, you do not have to provide the year the quote was written in the actual body of your essay, though you will need to do so in a detailed references page at the bottom of your essay.