Give the first line additional paragraph indentation only if a paragraph actually began there in the source material. Sometimes when using a direct quote you will want to leave out part of the original. If you omit the last part of a sentence, or a whole sentence, use four periods. Always be absolutely accurate in using direct quotations . Get in the habit of checking each word carefully as you take verbatim notes for possible use as direct quotations.
Most students quote too much.
Their papers are a mosaic of other peoples' words rather than a fabric of meaning expressed in their own words. If you quote more than a few words from one of your sources, make something of the quotation . Introduce it carefully, saying why you think it is worth quoting. Then present it. When you have presented it, talk about it a little.