[Tex/LaTex] Centering problem in minipage

horizontal alignmentminipage

I want to center the quotations with a indent.
Here is the codes and results:

\begin{minipage}{0.7\textwidth}
\centering
“What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.”
\\―Karl Lagerfeld
\\“A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away.” 
\\― Eudora Welty
\end{minipage}
\\Photography is the strongest way to keep memories. In today’s world it is really easy....

Here is the result:
enter image description here

And I want to center the quatations according the page size. How can I modify?
Regards,

Best Answer

You should not use \\ for new paragraph. Use an empty line instead (or \par).

The quotes are put in a minipage of width 0.7\textwidth where the text is centered. But you also need to center the minipage on the page. (I have also replaced \textwidthwith \linewidth).

\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{center}
  \begin{minipage}{0.75\linewidth}
    \centering
    ``What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.''

    ---Karl Lagerfeld

    ``A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away.''

    ---Eudora Welty
  \end{minipage}%  
\end{center}
Photography is the strongest way to keep memories. In today’s world it is really easy....
\end{document}

enter image description here

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