The above is the result of some fiddling around with . The aim was to create an academic style with some popular science article influences. Here’s how to do it:

\newcommand qoutiepie[2] {
\begin{figure}
\begin{center}
\parbox{6.5cm}{
\parbox{0.4cm}{\Huge{``}}
\large {#1}''
\\ \flushright {#2}
}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
}

And called

\qoutiepie{Some pretty words followed by some more pretty words.}{Anonymous}

Looks good in a two-column article.