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I'm writing a story that has a character telling a story in this story, they mention a label from a statue they remember vividly, can I write the label in a separate paragraph. I've noticed other books put pieces of information such as poetry into separate paragraphs and italicised, but I don't know if this can be done though a character's dialogue. I'd rather not write the label of the statue in a regular sentence, I want it in a separate paragraph, am I allowed to do this?

For example, could I do this:

> "I entered the courtyard and there stood a statue inscribed with words that I will never forget
> 
> _Warrior Boobikay 1900 - 2000 bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla. bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla._
> 
> And that I shall never forget. Bla."

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