Wright directly alludes to the Bible in the epigraph of "Native Son". E. L. Doctorow used the quotation as the epigraph to his novel "Ragtime". The quotation is given in full as the epigraph to the novel. The verse serves as an epigraph to "", literary critic Erich Auerbach's most famous book. The book consists of a foreword, epigraph, and a maps section, followed by 19 chapters. The same Palahniuk quote was used as an epigraph. Hemingway quotes part of the meditation (using Donne's original spelling) in the book's epigraph. This is evident from the epigraph inscriptions found in "Vaikuntha Perumal Temple" near Uthiramerur. That further suggests the aptness of Wright's epigraph. The book carries an epigraph from Hamlet 1.v.98. She used that quote as an epigraph for her blog. The book's epigraph is Romans 9&colon;25. Each chapter of "Dune" begins with an epigraph attributed to the Princess Irulan. The very first metaphysical overtone readers are confronted with encompasses the epigraph. The epigraph was written by Pietro Bembo.