Note the punctuationThe use of special marks that are added to writing to separate phrases and sentences, to indicate that something is an exclamation, a question, etc. E.g.: "Who do you think I am?" he asked. (" ? .) in direct speech. In English the quotation marks are always at the top. Also pay attention to the use of commas and question marks etc.

"I'm coming home late tonight," she said and added, "don't expect me before 11."
"So late?" he asked.

If we quote within a quotation, the embedded quotation is inserted between single invertA structure in which a verb or an auxiliary precedes the subject. E.g.: "Here comes the sun."ed commas.

"He said, 'You'll never see me again,' and left." (American English)

Double quotation marks ("), as illustrated above, are usually used in American English, while the British prefer the single quote (') and place the comma outside the quotation marks.

'I'm coming home late tonight', she said and added, 'don’t expect me before 11.' (British English)

For a quotation inside a quotation in British English we use double quotation marks:

'He said, "You'll never see me again", and left.' (British English)

The difference between direct and indirect speech
The difference between direct and indirect speech Reporting: basic sentence structures