.pillar-quote {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #ffffff;
}

/* Circular quote background */
.pq-accent {
  display: none;
}

.pq-ellipse {
  display: none;
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  background: var(--blue);
  border: 6px solid var(--red);
  border-radius: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  z-index: 0;
}

/* Inner grid sits above the ellipse */
.pq-grid {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

/* ---- Left column ---- */
.pq-left {
  max-width: 600px;
}

.pq-title {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  font-size: 1.6em;
  line-height: 1.15;
}

.pq-body {
  color: var(--blue);
  line-height: 1.55;
  font-size: 0.92em;
}

.pq-body p {
  margin: 0 0 16px;
}
.pq-body p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.pq-body strong {
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--blue);
}

/* ---- Right column ---- */
.pq-right {
  position: relative;
  color: var(--white);
  padding: 56px 16px 76px;
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

.pq-quote-wrap {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 520px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 8px 2px;
}

.pq-quote-text {
  font-size: 0.95em;
}
.pq-quote-cite {
  font-size: 0.78em;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 49.9375em) {
  .pillar-quote {
    padding-bottom: 0;
  }
  .pq-right {
    padding: 100px 1.1rem 100px;
    background: var(--blue);
    border-top: 4px solid var(--red);
    margin-top: 35px;
  }
  .pq-quote-text {
    font-size: 0.9em;
  }
}

.pq-quote-wrap .quote-mark {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
}
.pq-quote-wrap .quote-mark.open {
  top: -28px;
  left: -44px;
}
.pq-quote-wrap .quote-mark.close {
  bottom: -198px;
  right: -4px;
}

.pq-quote-text {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 1em;
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: var(--white);
  margin: 0 0 16px;
}

.pq-quote-cite {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: block;
  color: var(--white);
  opacity: 0.85;
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 0.82em;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

/* ============================
   Medium and up: inline quote on circle
   ============================ */
@media screen and (min-width: 50em) {
  .pillar-quote {
    padding-top: 100px;
    padding-bottom: 100px;
  }

  .pq-ellipse {
    display: block;
    top: 50%;
    right: auto;
    bottom: auto;
    left: 51.6%;
    width: 78%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
  }

  .pq-right {
    margin-top: 0;
    padding: 0 8% 0 4%;
  }

  .pq-title {
    font-size: 2em;
    line-height: 1.1;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
  }

  .pq-body {
    font-size: 1em;
    max-width: 480px;
  }

  .pq-quote-wrap {
    margin-left: clamp(3.5rem, 15vw, 30rem);
    max-width: none;
    padding: 0;
  }

  .pq-quote-text {
    font-size: 1.3em;
  }
  .pq-quote-cite {
    font-size: 0.95em;
  }
}

/* ============================
   Large and up: desktop layout
   ============================ */
@media screen and (min-width: 64em) {
  .pq-right {
    width: auto;
    max-width: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0 8% 0 4%;
    border-radius: 0;
  }

  .pq-quote-wrap {
    width: 27rem;
    padding: 0;
  }
  .pq-quote-wrap .quote-mark.open {
    top: -80px;
    left: -20px;
  }
  .pq-quote-wrap .quote-mark.close {
    bottom: -90px;
    right: -10px;
  }

  .pq-quote-text {
    font-size: 1.5em;
  }
  .pq-quote-cite {
    font-size: 1.05em;
  }
}

/* ============================
   Large and up: hero proportions
   ============================ */
@media screen and (min-width: 64em) {
  .pillar-quote {
    height: 723px;
    min-height: 723px;
    padding-top: 0;
    padding-bottom: 0;
  }

  .pq-grid {
    min-height: 723px;
  }

  .pq-title {
    margin-bottom: 36px;
  }

  .pq-body {
    font-size: 1.05em;
  }

  .pq-quote-wrap .quote-mark.open {
    top: -40px;
    left: -40px;
  }
  .pq-quote-wrap .quote-mark.close {
    bottom: -250px;
    right: -50px;
  }

  .pq-quote-text {
    font-size: 1.65em;
  }
}