epigraph

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“When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers,” reads the epigraph to Sara Pennypacker’s superb novel “The Lions’ Run.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

It is as Caro says in the book’s epigraph: “One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day has been.”

From Slate • Sep. 16, 2024

I use John Pesando’s remark as the epigraph, “Every whistleblower is an amateur playing against professionals.”

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2024

Wilkerson’s husband, Brett, is mentioned only briefly in the book’s epigraph and acknowledgments, but he is central to the movie’s emotional arc.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2024

I open to the epigraph, a quote by Wendell Berry: "In the circle of the human we are weary with striving, and are without rest."

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour