diff --git a/doc/manual/introduction.xml b/doc/manual/introduction.xml
index 48e29c0d8..7759cd65a 100644
--- a/doc/manual/introduction.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/introduction.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 <chapter>
   <title>Introduction</title>
 
+  <epigraph>
+    <para><quote>The number of Nix installations in the world has grown to 4,
+        with more expected.</quote></para>
+  </epigraph>
+
   <para>
     Nix is a system for software deployment.  It supports the
     creation and distribution of software packages, as well as the installation
diff --git a/doc/manual/style.css b/doc/manual/style.css
index bf34c87e9..27cc2e102 100644
--- a/doc/manual/style.css
+++ b/doc/manual/style.css
@@ -202,3 +202,9 @@ td.varname, td.tagname, td.paramname
   font-weight: bold;
   vertical-align: top;
 }
+
+div.epigraph
+{
+    font-style: italic;
+    text-align: right;
+}
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