A motto or quotation, as at the beginning of a literary composition, setting forth a theme.
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a quotation at the beginning of a book, chapter, etc., suggesting its theme
quotation, quote, citation
1. repeat, recite, reproduce, recall, echo, extract, excerpt, proclaim, parrot, paraphrase, retell
2. refer to, cite, give, name, detail, relate, mention, instance, specify, spell out, recount, recollect, make reference to, adduce
3. estimate, state, tender, set, offer, bid
noun
(Informal) quotation, passage, excerpt, reference, extract, citation
The artist, like the saint shows us how to love.
To love, one must make oneself invisible.
Nancy Willard
Epigraph (A list poem)
jump start
motto
quotation
theme
repeat
echo
proclaim
cite
name
detail
instance
specify
adduce
state
offer