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.