A Character Quoting vs. Paraphrasing

If a character slightly paraphrases something from a book, is it okay to say that he’s “quoting” it, rather than “paraphrasing,” if 1) the variations are so minor that they don’t change the meaning at all, and 2) what he is quoting is a translation in the first place, and not in the language of the original text? The term “paraphrasing” seems superfluous and distracting to me for such a case. Let me be more concrete and show you what I mean. Let’s take this as an example – first the section of the passage to be quoted, and then the actual quoting by the character:

That would not have occurred if it was not for the tribe. It was a shameful thing to have happened, but was necessary. What we have now because of it is joy and laughter.

“It would have never happened if it were not for the tribe!” he shouted, quoting what he had read: “It was shameful to have happened, but it was necessary. What we have now because of it is joy and laughter!”

I’m leaving out the single quotes, because it’s not an exact quote, just really close to it. The matter I'm questioning is whether it should be "paraphrasing" there, rather than "quoting."

Thank you.