He said, and I quote
A longer version of quoting of a person's saying. People frequently uses this mostly because they liked what the person said. Most of the people uses He/She said, but this is just a longer version. Mostly used in books, etc.
He said, and I quote: "Damn! The pizza is too hot!"
She said, and I quote: "I SHIT YOU NOT"
She said, and I quote: "I SHIT YOU NOT"