Direct quotations work the same way that clauses do. The sentence is followed by the special root tita-, which marks the end of the quote. Tita- is inflected like any other element of the larger sentence, and the quote as a whole plays the role in the larger sentence which the inflection declares.
Indirect quotes are of course ordinary clauses.
Example 4.35. I Said
Ofta pa kieaae xughitun titaun. I+agent belief earth+experiencer finished+now+change-to quote+change-to. "The Earth ends now," I said. (direct quote)
Ofta pa kieaae xughitun hepe. I+agent belief earth+experiencer finished+now+change-to clause+exist. I said that the Earth ends now. (indirect quote)