when to capitalize words in quotation marks
Capitalize the first word in a quotation if the quotation is a complete sentence or if it is an interjection, an incomplete question, or fragmentary response. A quotation is not capitalized if it is not a complete sentence and is part of the larger sentence. Correct: I believe it was a far, far better thing to have confessed the crime. (This quotation from Dickens is part of the larger sentence and is not a complete sentence in itself.)