How do I include quotations in essays?

There are several ways of including quotations in essays. I believe the best way is to use lots of quotations and ensure that they are embedded in your answer as to keep the argument smooth. Here is a good example of embedding quotations: - When Humpty Dumpty 'had a great fall,' the author is demonstrating... Here is a bad example: - When the author writes that Humpty Dumpty 'had a great fall,' we are shown that... Constant inclusions of short quotations is a great way to show off your vast knowledge of the text, and is a way of consistently showing off your awareness of the importance of providing textual evidence to support your arguments. Longer quotations can be used as well, and sometimes it is appropriate to separate them from the rest of the text. For example: - Much can be said from the following quotation: 'Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; All the king's horses and all the king's men Couldn't put Humpty together again.' From the quotation, we can see that..... This separation allows for the essay to not be disrupted by large banks of quotations. This keeps it structurally interesting, and also can lead onto more detailed discussion of the quotation.