44+ How To Make A Block Quote Mla. For quotations longer than four lines, use a block quote. · indent the whole quote 0.5 inches from the left . Here are the formatting guidelines you need to . Unlike short quotations in mla, block quotes do not need any quotation marks. Do not indent from the right side margin. ➢ do not use quotation marks at the beginning . Indent all lines of the block quote. Press enter to start the quotation on a new line. For mla, indent one full inch. Length of mla block quotes.