.middle{
 text-align:center;
 vertical-align:middle;
}

.middle_left{
 text-align:left;
 vertical-align:middle;
}

blockquote {
    position: relative;
    padding: 30px 15px 8px 15px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    background: #efefef;
    color: #555;
}

blockquote:before{
    display: inline-block;
    position: absolute;
    top: 5px;
    left: 3px;
    content: "“";
    color: #cfcfcf;
    font-size: 90px;
    line-height: 1;
}

blockquote p {
    padding: 0;
    margin: 10px 0;
    line-height: 1.7;
}

blockquote cite {
    display: block;
    text-align: right;
    color: #888888;
    font-size: 0.9em;
}