/* Style the blockquote wrapper */
blockquote {
  background-color: #181818;
  border-left: 4px solid #b19777;
  padding: 20px 25px;
  margin: 20px 0;
  font-style: italic;
  color: #fff;
  position: relative;
  display: flex;                /* use flex for alignment */
  align-items: center;          /* center content vertically */
}

/* Left quote */
blockquote::before {
  content: "„";
  font-size: 28px;
  color: #b19777;
  margin-right: 10px;           /* space between quote and text */
  align-self: center;           /* vertically center */
}

/* Right quote */
blockquote::after {
  content: "“";
  font-size: 28px;
  color: #b19777;
  margin-left: 10px;
  align-self: center;           /* vertically center */
}

/* Text inside the quote */
blockquote p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 14px !important;
  line-height: 1.6 !important;
  text-align: left;             /* force left alignment */
  flex: 1;                      /* take available space between quotes */
}