epigram

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Among the manuscripts, personal notes and correspondence is the unfinished draft of the third book in the Parable series, “Parable of the Trickster,” which begins with an epigram that has been attributed to Butler herself.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2022

Reading it one discovers a whole tradition of love poetry, epigram and elegy, movingly brought into English and then beautifully printed and bound by Washington’s own Mage Publishers.

From Washington Post • Oct. 23, 2019

The thing begins with an epigram: “We dedicate this to the energy of we — greater than any one of us, but inside all of us.”

From The Verge • Aug. 15, 2019

Both toss in an epigram about the truth right at the top: “Author” quotes Federico Fellini, while “J.T. LeRoy” cites Oscar Wilde.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2019

He laughed and quoted a little Greek epigram about honesty being a dangerous virtue, and, to my surprise, opened the door and ushered me in.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt