8.20 quotation & quote ¶

Synopsis:

\begin{quotation}
  text
\end{quotation}

or

\begin{quote}
  text
\end{quote}

Include a quotation. Both environments indent margins on both sides by \leftmargin (i.e., \rightmargin is set to \leftmargin), and the text is right-justified.

They differ in how they treat paragraphs:

• In the quotation environment, paragraphs are indented by 1.5em and the space between paragraphs is small, 0pt plus 1pt.
• In the quote environment, paragraphs are not indented and the vertical space between paragraphs is the rubber length \parsep (see list).

Here is a quotation using the quote environment:

\begin{quote} \small\it
  Four score and seven years ago \ldots\
  
  Now we are engaged \ldots
  
  But, in a larger sense, \ldots
  
  \hspace{1em plus 1fill}---Abraham Lincoln
\end{quote}

Because it uses quote, there will be \parsep space between each paragraph, and the paragraphs won’t be indented. If we had used quotation, each paragraph would be indented and there would be only that small amount of stretch between paragraphs.

The quote and quotation environments are implemented as lists (see list). The csquotes and quoting packages provide additional functionality and parameters.