be funny in a college essay

im writing a short essay on my culture. At the end im pointing out being 2 different cultures, and my last sentence of the essay is-
As Hannah Montana said, “you get the best of both worlds”.

is that appropriate?

Made me smile. And it’s very apropos. I see no problem.

Should be fine in context.

Doesn’t the period always go inside the quotes?

^^Correct. Good catch!

(There are exceptions, depending on which style manual you follow, but none that apply here.)

Humor is good. An attempt at humor which doesn’t work can be problematic. I’d get the opinion of several readers regarding whether or not the humor works before including it.