blockquote {
  background-color: rgba(108, 117, 125, 0.05);
  border-left: 5px solid #6c757d;
  border-radius: 6px;
  padding: 40px 20px 20px 30px; /* Even more top padding */
  margin: 20px 0 20px 15px;
  position: relative;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
}

/* Left dot from Option 3 */
blockquote::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  width: 15px;
  height: 15px;
  background-color: #6c757d;
  border-radius: 50%;
  left: -10px;
  top: 15px;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
}

/* Opening quote from Option 4 */
blockquote::after {
  content: '"';
  font-size: 4em;
  position: absolute;
  left: 10px;
  top: 5px;
  opacity: 0.3;
  color: #6c757d;
  line-height: 0.8;
}

/* Closing quote from Option 4 */
blockquote p:last-child::after {
  content: '"';
  font-size: 4em;
  position: absolute;
  right: 10px;
  bottom: -25px;
  opacity: 0.3;
  color: #6c757d;
  line-height: 0.8;
}

blockquote p {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}