Which quotation has the correct punctuation and capitalization?

In A, the quoted words continue the sentence after “said she,” so “never” correctly begins with a lowercase letter, and the period belongs inside the closing quotation mark. In B and D, a comma should come before the direct quotation, which begins a complete quoted statement. In C, “The” should be lowercase because the quoted phrase continues the sentence after “known as.”

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