.testimonial-quote {
   font-size: 16px;
}

.testimonial-quote blockquote {
   /* Negate theme styles */
   border: 0;
   margin: 0;
   padding: 0;
   background: none;
   color: gray;
   font-family: Georgia, serif;
   font-size: 1.5em;
   font-style: italic;
   line-height: 1.4 !important;
   margin: 0;
   position: relative;
   text-shadow: 0 1px white;
   z-index: 600;
}

.testimonial-quote blockquote * {
   box-sizing: border-box;
}

.testimonial-quote blockquote p {
   color: #75808a;
   line-height: 1.4 !important;
}

.testimonial-quote blockquote p:first-child:before {
   content: '\201C';
   color: #81bedb;
   font-size: 7.5em;
   font-weight: 700;
   opacity: .3;
   position: absolute;
   top: -.4em;
   left: -.2em;
   text-shadow: none;
   z-index: -300;
}

.testimonial-quote cite {
   color: gray;
   display: block;
   font-size: .8em;
}

.testimonial-quote cite span {
   color: #5e5e5e;
   font-size: 1em;
   font-style: normal;
   font-weight: 700;
   letter-spacing: 1px;
   text-transform: uppercase;
   text-shadow: 0 1px white;
}

.testimonial-quote {
   position: relative;
}

.testimonial-quote.right cite {
   text-align: right;
}