hp-blurbs.tex

\makeatletter
\newlength{\beforeblurbskip}
  \setlength{\beforeblurbskip}{.5\baselineskip}
\newlength{\afterblurbskip}
  \setlength{\afterblurbskip}{.5\baselineskip}
\newlength{\blurbwidth}
  \setlength{\blurbwidth}{.6\textwidth}
\newlength{\blurbrule}
  \setlength{\blurbrule}{.4\p@}
\newcommand{\blurbsize}{\small}
\newcommand{\blurbflush}{flushright}

\newcommand{\blurbfontsize}[1]{\def\blurbsize{#1}}
\newcommand{\blurbposition}[1]{\long\def\blurbflush{#1}}
\newcommand{\blurbtextposition}[1]{\def\textflush{#1}}
\newcommand{\blurbsourceposition}[1]{\def\sourceflush{#1}}

\newcommand{\@blurbrule}{\rule[.5ex]{\blurbwidth}{\blurbrule}}

\newcommand{\@blurbtext}[1]{%
  \begin{minipage}{\blurbwidth}\begin{\textflush} #1\par
    \ifdim\blurbrule>\z@ \@blurbrule \else \vspace*{1ex} \fi
  \end{\textflush}\end{minipage}}

  \newcommand{\@blurbsource}[1]{%
  \begin{minipage}{\blurbwidth}
    \begin{\sourceflush} #1\par
  \end{\sourceflush}\end{minipage}}

\newcommand{\blurb}[2]{
	\vspace{\beforeblurbskip} 
	{\blurbsize
	\begin{\blurbflush}
		\begin{minipage}{8cm} \@blurbtext{#1}\\ \@blurbsource{#2} \end{minipage}
	\end{\blurbflush} 
	\vspace{\afterblurbskip}}}
\makeatother

\thispagestyle{empty}
\blurb{“[...A] terrific series, subtle and dramatic and stimulating.”}{David Brin}
\blurb{“Oh Thoth Trismegistus, oh Ma’at, oh Ganesha, oh sweet lady Eris… I have not laughed so hard in years!”}{Eric S. Raymond}
\thispagestyle{empty}