<figure class="cbq-rail">
  <blockquote>
    <p>Constraints don't kill creativity — they sharpen it.</p>
  </blockquote>
  <figcaption>— Maya Chen</figcaption>
</figure>

.cbq-rail {
  max-width: 340px;
  padding: 14px 18px;
  position: relative;
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  color: #e0deff;
  transition: padding-left 0.25s ease;
}

.cbq-rail::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #7c6cff, #2eb88a);
  border-radius: 3px;
  opacity: 0.5;
  transition:
    opacity 0.25s ease,
    width 0.25s ease;
}

.cbq-rail:hover::before {
  opacity: 1;
  width: 5px;
}

.cbq-rail blockquote {
  margin: 0;
}

.cbq-rail p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  font-style: italic;
}

.cbq-rail figcaption {
  margin-top: 10px;
  font-size: 12px;
  color: #b8b6d4;
  font-style: normal;
}