epigraph

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It opens with this epigraph: “I have always been an observer of myself. For years, at the mercy of others. Not anymore.”

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Salon

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

An epigraph from “Leaves of Grass” sits comfortably alongside curse words in an ancient tongue.

From New York Times

He said that in the hours after Lear’s death, he was looking through his biography, “Even This I Get to Experience,” and was struck by the epigraph.

From Los Angeles Times