Thread:Mf99k/@comment-4904721-20130819170949

Please use commas before quotations. Colons should be used if the sentence before the quote is independent or if the quote is over 7 words long.

http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/quotation_%28speech%29_marks_colon_or_comma.htm

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/engagement/index.php?category_id=2&sub_category_id=1&article_id=44

http://www.vappingo.com/word-blog/colon-or-comma-before-quotation-marks/ 