Punctuating quotes

My quick question is about when people are quoting a thought:

For example: "I think we thought, Oh yeah, this is going to be a walk in the park."

That's how I have it, with no single quotes but a capital 'O'

What's the proper way to do it (AP style-wise)?

 

the only way i know it is there should be a single quote mark before 'Okay....(and then another after) park.'"

reason: because the thought is like a quote within the quote.

 

shockey's right.

 

aren't i most of the time, ijag? ;D ;D ;D

 

Works for me. Thanks guys.

 

If by most of the time you mean not so much, then yes, shockey.

 

ouch. not even a crumb. that hurts, sister friend. :-[

 

You can always paraphrase when in doubt, i.e.

Joey Fastballs and the Batswingers thought Friday's game would be a walk in the park.
But the Podunk Popflies had other plans, and won their first game of the season over the Batswingers.....

 

missing a space between that single and double quote?

 

Our desk would change that to say Joey Fastballs and the Batswingers said they thought ...

"You don't know what they thought," would be the explanation. "You only know what they said they thought."

I would be curious to know how many other copy editors take the same approach and don't make exceptions even for obvious examples like this one, where it's almost impossible to convince me the team would "lie" about thinking they would have a cakewalk.

 

That's been beat into my head, J_D. Sorry.

 

And whoever beat that into your head was correct.